Dva kandidata za kanadske općinske izbore žele dati životinjama glas u lokalnoj politici
Next Saturday, the 20th of October, municipal elections will be held in Canada. Two members of the Animal Protection Party of Canada will participate in two different municipalities. Both candidates plead for inclusive municipalities where compassion is the guiding principle and where both people and animals can live safely.
Candidate-municipal council members Vicki Van Linden and Jordan Reichert
The two candidates are Vicki Van Linden and Jordan Reichert. Van Linden is a candidate for the city of London in the Canadian province of Ontario and she is a feminist, the founder of the interest group named “Friends for Captive Animals” and has been working hard for animals in her municipality for years.
Van Linden: “My campaign slogan is “Room for All of Us”. With that I mean an inclusive and respectful society, which offers room to people from all layers of society. My goal is a healthy economy, an inclusive community that is led by compassion and a clean environment for all Londoners. “Room for All of Us” also means creating room for animals by better protecting their habitat and by accepting that wild animals are part of our urban environment.”
Reichert is a candidate in the city of Victoria, province of British Colombia, and he is a social worker, a vegan, a professional in the area of mental health and addiction, and is a great advocate for animal rights. He too wants politics to start taking more account of the interests of the most vulnerable in this municipality: From animals and nature to the homeless and people with a low income.
Reichert: “I want to be there for everyone in our community: For people and for animals. It is my goal to always speak straight from the heart. People are yearning for politicians who are genuine and not just occupied with their own short-term interests. We must prioritise things that are highly important for our existence, such as a clean living environment, a healthy climate, nature, environment, human and animal rights. These key conditions for our existence are now considered as luxurious and this is truly a case of the world being turned upside down.”
U subotu, 20. listopada, održat će se općinski izbori u Kanadi. Dva člana Animal Protection Party Kanade sudjeluju u dvije različite općine. Oba kandidata zalažu se za inkluzivne općine u kojima je suosjećanje vodeći princip i u kojima ljudi i životinje mogu živjeti sigurno.
Kandidati za općinske izbore Vicki Van Linden i Jordan Reichert
Ta dva kandidata su Vicki Van Linden i Jordan Reichert. Van Linden je kandidatkinja je za grad London u kanadskoj pokrajini Ontarija i feministkinja, te osnivačica interesne grupe “Friends for Captive Animals (Prijatelji za zatočene životinje)” i već godinama radi za životinje u svojoj općini.
Van Linden: “Moji slogan kampanje je “Prostor za sve nas”. Ovime mislim na inkluzivnu i zajednicu punu poštovanja koja pruža prostor ljudima na svim razinama suživota. Moj cilj je zdrava ekonomija, inkluzivna zajednica koja je vođena suosjećanjem i čistim okolišem za sve građane Londona. “Prostor za sve nas” također znači stvaranje prostora za životinje boljom zaštitom njihovih staništa i prihvaćanje da su divlje životinje dio našeg urbanog okoliša.”
Reichert je kandidat u gradu Victoria, pokrajini Britanske Kolumbije, socijalni radnik, vegan, stručnjak u području mentalnog zdravlja i ovisnosti i velik zagovaratelj prava životinja. Također želi da politika uzme u obzir interese najranjivijih u svojoj zajednici: od životinja i prirode do beskućnika i ljudi s niskim primanjima.
Reichert: “Želim biti tamo za sve u našoj zajednici: za ljude i životinje. Moj cilj je uvijek govoriti izravno iz srca. Ljudi žude za političarima koji su iskreni i nisu zabrinuti za kratkoročni osobni interes. Moramo napraviti prioritete od stvari koje su od velike važnosti za naše postojanje, poput čistog životnog okruženja, zdrave klime, prirode, okoliša, ljudskih i životinjskih prava. Ove osnovne uvjete za naše postojanje sada se vide kao luksuz i to je, naravno, svijet koji je postao naopak.“