Personalities from the world of culture and politics, among which the deputy Izquierda Unida, Gaspar Llamazares , writers and Rosa Regás Almudena Grandes, writer and economist Jose Luis Sampedro and journalist Ignacio Ramonet, have called for "urgent" to citizenship for that "group and organize" against the "abuses" against workers, the unemployed, pensioners and small and medium entrepreneurs.
"The call we do because we believe it is urgent to raise awareness of public opinion, it is urgent that citizens go to Action" says the text of the statement to be presented in Madrid on Saturday.
The signatories, nearly thirty writers, artists, academics, trade unionists and politicians, claim that democracy, justice, environment and welfare are threatened because, in their view, counts less and less the people's opinion , financiers never held accountable for the damage they cause, the companies do not comply with environmental legislation with the excuse of the crisis, while measures are being implemented to overcome the crisis are by shifting the main cost of it on his " victims. "
addition, it accused the Governments, political parties and national and international institutions whose only recipe for ending the crisis is to reduce the income of the majority of the population, the reduction of social and labor rights, the "sacrifice" of the Welfare State and the "bottleneck" of small and medium businesses that do not have the same resources as large companies to deal with the crisis.
also blame the large companies of "blackmail" the government.
In this sense, says that "right-wing governments, and some progressive social base as English, are capitulating in front these powers is now called 'markets' but they really are inbred interests of owners of large corporations and financial institutions. "
At the same time, accuse these governments of "demobilize the citizenry," saying that there is another solution to the crisis, a "hoax" which signatories deny, they claim that "there are more effective policies to come out of it" .
CANCELLATION OF REFORM OF PENSIONS AND SAVINGS
They propose a "minimum program" that provides for the cancellation of reforms to "weaken" the public pension system and the opening of negotiations "do not put on the table in spending cuts, but strategies to increase the income of social security system, by creating employment, especially among women, and recovery wages.
also provides for the "cessation or repeal" of the reform savings banks and nationalizing banks as both banks that do not perform the function of finance productive activities, the creation of a public bank and a "plan urgent and extraordinary financing "for self-employed and SMEs.
also opt for "a tax reform based on the taxation of large fortunes and property, on the profits of banks, big business, and on speculative financial transactions, as well as an "urgent plan against the underground economy."
They point to the need for implementation of measures to prevent "hundreds of thousands of families" to be evicted by financial institutions and review of operations "abuses" committed by banks in recent years.
also call for an "immediate boost" social spending while promoting an austerity plan aimed at reducing wasteful spending of government.
also committed to developing an "emergency plan for equality" with the aim of "ensuring the full integration of women in quality jobs, through permits by birth" equal and transferable to both parents, the universal right to public education and affordable from zero years, the implementation of the 35 hours and the rationalization of schedules, among other measures.
TABLES OF CONVERGENCE
In order to "take action", the signatories urge the citizens, are members or political organizations, unions, social organizations, to "be grouped and organized" to create "tables of convergence" in all neighborhoods in all towns and villages and in all workplaces. These tables of convergence will have three objectives: discuss, inform and promote joint actions, based on the above program minimum.
"The call we do because we believe it is urgent to raise awareness of public opinion, it is urgent that citizens go to Action" says the text of the statement to be presented in Madrid on Saturday.
The signatories, nearly thirty writers, artists, academics, trade unionists and politicians, claim that democracy, justice, environment and welfare are threatened because, in their view, counts less and less the people's opinion , financiers never held accountable for the damage they cause, the companies do not comply with environmental legislation with the excuse of the crisis, while measures are being implemented to overcome the crisis are by shifting the main cost of it on his " victims. "
addition, it accused the Governments, political parties and national and international institutions whose only recipe for ending the crisis is to reduce the income of the majority of the population, the reduction of social and labor rights, the "sacrifice" of the Welfare State and the "bottleneck" of small and medium businesses that do not have the same resources as large companies to deal with the crisis.
also blame the large companies of "blackmail" the government.
In this sense, says that "right-wing governments, and some progressive social base as English, are capitulating in front these powers is now called 'markets' but they really are inbred interests of owners of large corporations and financial institutions. "
At the same time, accuse these governments of "demobilize the citizenry," saying that there is another solution to the crisis, a "hoax" which signatories deny, they claim that "there are more effective policies to come out of it" .
CANCELLATION OF REFORM OF PENSIONS AND SAVINGS
They propose a "minimum program" that provides for the cancellation of reforms to "weaken" the public pension system and the opening of negotiations "do not put on the table in spending cuts, but strategies to increase the income of social security system, by creating employment, especially among women, and recovery wages.
also provides for the "cessation or repeal" of the reform savings banks and nationalizing banks as both banks that do not perform the function of finance productive activities, the creation of a public bank and a "plan urgent and extraordinary financing "for self-employed and SMEs.
also opt for "a tax reform based on the taxation of large fortunes and property, on the profits of banks, big business, and on speculative financial transactions, as well as an "urgent plan against the underground economy."
They point to the need for implementation of measures to prevent "hundreds of thousands of families" to be evicted by financial institutions and review of operations "abuses" committed by banks in recent years.
also call for an "immediate boost" social spending while promoting an austerity plan aimed at reducing wasteful spending of government.
also committed to developing an "emergency plan for equality" with the aim of "ensuring the full integration of women in quality jobs, through permits by birth" equal and transferable to both parents, the universal right to public education and affordable from zero years, the implementation of the 35 hours and the rationalization of schedules, among other measures.
TABLES OF CONVERGENCE
In order to "take action", the signatories urge the citizens, are members or political organizations, unions, social organizations, to "be grouped and organized" to create "tables of convergence" in all neighborhoods in all towns and villages and in all workplaces. These tables of convergence will have three objectives: discuss, inform and promote joint actions, based on the above program minimum.
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