The Volem acollir protest (meaning "We want to welcome you") was celebrated on 18 February 2017 in Barcelona. According to the city's police, 160,000 people attended the march, and according to the organisers, 500,000 attended. It was organised by the group Casa nostra, casa vostra Our home, your home) in order to ask institutions and administrations for a more active role in terms of the European migrant crisis. The intention was for it to be the largest protest in Europe and they achieved the goal. On the dame day, 70,000 people and 900 entities were added to the Casa nostra, casa vostra protest.