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Miriam Tey
Miriam Tey (born 16 December 1960) is a Spanish editor, writer and political activist. She served as vice-president of the Societat Civil Catalana until replaced by Álex Ramos year 2019[1][2] and is an outspoken opponent of Catalan nationalism and the separatist movement. Personal lifeMiriam Tey was born in Barcelona, Spain on December 16, 1960.[3] She has one adult son.[3] Tey is the sister-in-law of diplomat, Jorge Moragas.[4] CareerTey began working at the publishing house, Tusquets Editores, when she was 19 years old.[3] After working at Tusquets Editores, she worked as the literary director at the publishing house, Columna Edicions.[3] While working at Columna Edicions, Tey founded Ediciones del Bronce, a publisher of foreign books translated into Spanish.[3] After leaving Columna Edicions, Tey founded El Cobre Ediciones.[3] From 2003 to 2004, Tey served as director of Spain's Instituto de la Mujer, a public institute to further equality and women's rights.[4] In 2003, El Cobre Ediciones published a novel by Hernan Migoya called Todas Putas (All Whores). The book caused a public backlash, and Tey received significant criticism regarding her perceived conflict as the publisher of the book and director of Instituto de la Mujer.[5] Tey defended Todas Putas as a work of fiction, but ultimately withdrew the book.[5] ActivismIn 2015, she was a founding member of Centro Libre. Arte y Cultura (CLAC), a cultural and educational center founded to promote Catalan culture, art, and freedom of expression in Spain.[6] Miriam Tey has served as vice-president of Societat Civil Catalana since 2017.[4] With Societat Civil Catalana and Josep Ramon Bosch, Tey worked to convince Manuel Valls to campaign in Spain's 2019 local elections as a Citizens candidate.[7][8] Tey is an outspoken opponent of Catalan separatism, arguing that those in favor of separatism don't accurately reflect the wishes of the majority.[9] References
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