Worldlog 28. studenog 2016
22. studenog će biti točno deset godina od kada smo prvi put dobili dva mjesta u Saboru. Zato je sada vrijeme da to proslavimo. Slavili smo s prekrasnom tortom koju smo podijelili sa drugim političkim strankama. Od toga je napravljen lijep film koji želim podijeliti s vama: sve je na nizozemskom, ali snimke govore same za sebe!
Mali dio povijesti: Prije točno deset godina, 22. studenog 2006. godine, Stranka za životinje je s dva mjesta ušla u nizozemski parlament. To je bio sjajan trenutak koji se tada dogodio prvi put na svijetu. Jer nikada prije nije bilo stranke koja se pridružila Saboru, a koja je branila prava životinja i koja nije stavljala kratkoročne interese ljudi na prvo mjesto. Od tada je osnovano 18 sestrinskih stranka u 18 zemalja! U Portugalu i Australiji ovih stranka ima i u (regionalnim) parlamentima. U našoj zemlji, mi sada imamo 50 sjedećih mjesta podijeljenji između Senata i Sabora, provincija, vodenih distrikta, gradskih vijeća, plus jedno mjesto u Europskom parlamentu. Ponosni smo!
Što smo postigli u 10 godina? Naša stranka odbacuje razmišljanje tradicionalnih političkih stranka i njihov fokus na samo jedno pitanje. Sve te stranke predstavljaju neke posebne interese čovjeka: stranka za siromašne, stranka za bogate, za kršćane, za humaniste i tako dalje. Mi 365 dana u godini ističemo da se moramo odmaknuti od ovakog razmišljanja sa primarnim fokusom na ljude i kratkoročne gospodarske interese. Zato što takvo razmišljanje donosi dugoročnu štetu za dobrobit ljudi i životinja, prirode i okoliša. Mi smo jedina stranka s vizijom usmjerenom na cijelu planetu. Nevjerojatno sam ponosna što smo zec u maratonu koji tjera druge političke stranke da trče brže za dobrobit životinja, prirode, okoliša i klime.
Evo još nekoliko vrhunaca i uspjeha iz proteklog desetljeća:
- Stranka za životinje u jednoj raspravi predaje 41 prijedloga. Sabor je bio zapanjen.
- Oporba raste: Stranka za životinje kupuje prirodu u Nizozemskoj da je oslobodi.
- Stranka za životinje pravi prvi nizozemski film o klimi: Meat the Truth.
- Osniva se Fondacija za Politiku za Životinje: po cijelom svijetu se osnivaju političke stranke za životinje.
- Zabrana uvoza lovačkih trofeja za više od 200 vrsta životinja.
- Pokrenut je dojavni sustav Gifkikker (otrovna žaba): svatko tko se mora nositi s učincima pesticida to sada može prijaviti.
- One Single Planet (Jedna Jedina Planeta): Film o rješenjima kako bi očuvali našu planet za život za buduće generacije.
- Zakonska incijativa: zakonska incijativa za zabranu ritualnog klanja bez omamljivanja je usvojena sa strane velike većine Sabora.
- Održivost dobiva stalno mjesto u nastavnom planu i programu u školi.
Proslavili smo rođendan sa ekstra vremenom u Saboru, govoreći o našim idealima tijekom rasprave o proračunu za Ministarstvo gospodarstva: dobilo smo ukupno 75 minuta ekstra vremena. Jedan od glavnih pitanje je te noći bila transformacija poljoprivrede u Nizozemskoj. U cijeloj Europskoj Uniji, mi pripadamo zemljama s najnižim udjelom organskog poljoprivrednog zemljišta. Vrijeme je za plan B.
Još jedan veliki uspjeh prošlog tjedna bilo je predstavljanje naših prominentnih kandidata za parlamentarne izbore. Na popisu se nalaze, između ostalog, 93-godišnji umjetnik Johan de Haas i 16-godišnja učenica Malou Herstel. Uz ove dva prominentna kandidata naša stranka sada ima najstarijeg i najmlađeg kandidata na listi, koji obadvoje naglašavaju važnost plana B za buduće generacije! Lijepo.
Osim toga, opet imamo veliki broj analitičara, umjetnika i znanstvenika koji su spremni da budu prominentni kandidati na našoj listi. Vrlo smo zadovoljni s ovom jakom potporom javnih osoba. Prominentni kandidati nam pomažu da birači čitaju dalje nego samo ime naše stranke. Prema nedavnom istraživanju, postotak potencijalnih birača za Stranku za životinje je 12%. Imamo još cijeli svijet za osvojiti 😉
Vidimo se uskoro!
Pozdrav, Marianne
On 22 November, it was exactly ten years ago since we were elected in the Lower House with two seats. Time to celebrate. We have celebrated by treating the other Lower House members to a piece of beautiful ‘pigs in the mud cake’. We have made a nice video about it which I would love you to see – it is in Dutch, but the images really don’t need any explaining!
A short history: on 22 November 2006, precisely ten years ago, the Party for the Animals first entered the Dutch Parliament with two seats. What a great moment that was, as well as a world first. Because never before had a political party – one that did not put people’s short-term interests centre-stage and that stood up for animal rights – entered the parliament. Since that day, eighteen other countries have established a sister party! In Portugal and Australia, the parties have also entered the (regional) parliaments. The Dutch Party for the Animals now has a total of 50 seats, distributed among the Senate and the Lower House, the provinces, water boards, municipal councils, and one seat in the European Parliament. So proud!
What have we achieved in the past ten years? Our party deals with the single issue politics of the traditional political parties, which all represent the particular interests of the people: a party for the poor, a party for the rich, a party for Christians, a party for humanists and so on. 365 days a year, we insist that we must banish this human-focused way of thinking and this primary focus on short-term economic interests, as in the long term, this will be at the expense of the welfare of people and animals, nature, wildlife and the environment. We are the only party with a planet-wide vision. I am incredibly proud to be the pacer in the marathon that inspires other parties to work harder towards animal welfare, nature, environment and climate.
The following are a few of our highlights and successes from the past 10 years:
- Party for the Animals tabled 41 motions during one debate. Lower House members were speechless.
- Growing opposition: Party for the Animals bought and saved natural site in the Netherlands.
- Party for the Animals makes the first Dutch Climate film: Meat the Truth.
- Establishment of the Animal Politics Foundation: political parties for the animals were founded all over the world.
- Import of hunting trophies of over 200 animal species was banned.
- Launch of contact point Gifklikker: anyone who experiences any inconvenience from agricultural toxins can contact this hotline.
- One Single Planet: a film offering solutions to preserve the liveability of our planet for future generations.
- Private member’s bill on Unstunned Ritual Slaughter adopted by an overwhelming majority.
- Sustainability has become a regular topic in the Dutch school curriculum.
We celebrated our anniversary with ample time, namely 75 minutes, to talk about our ideals during the debate on the budget of Economic Affairs. One of the main topics that evening was the transformation of Dutch agriculture. We are one of the countries in the EU with the smallest percentage of organic agricultural land. Time for Plan B.
Another success during the past week was the presentation of our ‘lijstduwers’: the Dutch term for a group of people, often well-known non-politicians such as artists and sports people, who are at the bottom of a party list during the Lower House elections. Our list includes 93-year-old artist Johan de Haas and 16-year-old schoolgirl Malou Herstel: the oldest and the youngest candidates on the Party for the Animals’ party list, both promoting the importance of Plan B for future generations! Remarkable.
We have also found a great number of opinion leaders, artists and scientists willing to act as ‘lijstduwers’. We are delighted with this broad support of leading public figures, as they help us to motivate Dutch voters to look beyond the name of our party. A recent opinion poll shows that 12 % of Dutch citizens are considering to vote for the Party for the Animals. We have a world to win. 😉
Until soon!
Kind regards, Marianne