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The all-disabled party shaking up politics in Córdoba, Argentina
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/sep/02/all-disabled-party-tenemos-much-para-dar-mayoral-election-cordoba-argentinaWith many unpaved roads, a mostly inaccessible fleet of buses and potholes galore, Córdoba is one of the most difficult cities in Argentina for people with disabilities. So Juncos and his colleagues are using a political strategy that has never been tried before in the country, and likely anywhere in the world. They have formed a political ticket made up entirely of people who are either disabled, or specialists in disabilities....
But despite its occasionally boisterous culture, Córdoba remains firmly rooted in its conservative religious origins. Many are resistant to challenging established social roles – which has been especially detrimental to the disabled, according to Martin Carranza Torres, president of Juncos’ Liberal Republican party. “Many people here would rather leave the disabled on the steps of the cathedral begging for money than let them take charge of their own lives,” he says....
The Liberal Republican party would seem an unlikely backer of for a disability campaign: in Argentina, the term “liberal” refers to an ideology closer to libertarianism. “Many people were surprised that a ticket like we’ve put together didn’t come from a socialist party,” says Carranza Torres. “But it makes perfect sense. What we’re proposing is an urban policy that allows disabled people to be more self sufficient, more free.”
After Córdoba’s provincial election on 5 July, Carranza Torres heard from a fellow campaigner, Horacio Magnin, who is hearing impaired. Magnin and his long-time friend Juncos were sick of lobbying the city government to little effect. They wanted to change things from the inside – and Carranza Torres convinced his party to back them. The 14 candidates will appear on a single ticket for Córdoba’s 13 September mayoral election, under the name Tenemos Mucho Para Dar (We Have Much to Give).
But despite its occasionally boisterous culture, Córdoba remains firmly rooted in its conservative religious origins. Many are resistant to challenging established social roles – which has been especially detrimental to the disabled, according to Martin Carranza Torres, president of Juncos’ Liberal Republican party. “Many people here would rather leave the disabled on the steps of the cathedral begging for money than let them take charge of their own lives,” he says....
The Liberal Republican party would seem an unlikely backer of for a disability campaign: in Argentina, the term “liberal” refers to an ideology closer to libertarianism. “Many people were surprised that a ticket like we’ve put together didn’t come from a socialist party,” says Carranza Torres. “But it makes perfect sense. What we’re proposing is an urban policy that allows disabled people to be more self sufficient, more free.”
After Córdoba’s provincial election on 5 July, Carranza Torres heard from a fellow campaigner, Horacio Magnin, who is hearing impaired. Magnin and his long-time friend Juncos were sick of lobbying the city government to little effect. They wanted to change things from the inside – and Carranza Torres convinced his party to back them. The 14 candidates will appear on a single ticket for Córdoba’s 13 September mayoral election, under the name Tenemos Mucho Para Dar (We Have Much to Give).
We should do that here. We could call it the Blue Party, like the Green Party but blue like an accessible parking sign.
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It would naturally grow with aging Boomers. 