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CitizenGO
PredecessorHazteOir[1][2][3]
Founded2013 in Madrid, Spain
HeadquartersPaseo de la Habana 200, Madrid, Spain
Area served
Worldwide
MethodInternet activism, online petitions
Websitehttp://citizengo.org/

CitizenGO is a conservative[4] advocacy group founded in Madrid, Spain, in 2013 by HazteOir.[1][2][3]

The foundation promotes petitions in 50 countries, including petitions defending Christian and Catholic causes,[5][6] and those opposing same-sex marriage,[7][8] abortion,[5][9][10] and euthanasia.[11]

History

CitizenGO was founded in Madrid, Spain, in September 2013 by HazteOir[1][6] to expand its scope of action beyond Spanish-speaking countries,[7] advancing the use of online petitions as a form of Internet activism to increase public participation in the democratic process.[12] CitizenGO says that they have "team members located in fifteen cities on three continents" who facilitate users signing petitions in 50 countries,[12] in 8 languages with plans to add more.[7] The CEO of CitizenGO is Álvaro Zulueta. The CitizenGO Foundation Board of Trustees is composed of Ignacio Arsuaga (founder and president), Walter Hintz, Blanca Escobar, Luca Volonte (UDC politician), Brian S. Brown (president of the National Organization for Marriage),[13] Gualberto García, Alexey Komov (Putin's ally),[14] Alejandro Bermudez, and John-Henry Westen.

The CitizenGO Foundation is financially supported by online donations made by their members, which journalist J. Lester Feder estimated at tens of thousands of euros per month.[7]

Ignacio Arsuaga, founder and president of HazteOir and CitizenGo.[6]

In 2001, Ignacio Arsuaga founded HazteOir. This organization was later diluted within CitizenGO, a move that was considered a "rebranding".[2][3]

The foundation has been linked, like HazteOir, to El Yunque, a secret society of Mexican regional origin.[6][15][16]

Activity

Abortion and euthanasia

CitizenGO promotes campaigns opposing abortion and euthanasia. CitizenGo has opposed the introduction of the "Estrela report" into the European parliament, which requires member states to provide comprehensive sex education in schools and ensure access to safe abortions, among other things.[7]

LGBT rights in Kenya

CitizenGO was criticized for eliminating a civil rights campaign focused on Kenya and stating that it was not in accords with their values.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2013-9106" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b c "HazteOír desaparece dejando paso a CitizenGo". Infovaticana (in Spanish). 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Los ultracatólicos de HazteOir cambian de marca para limpiar su imagen". Eldiario.es (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Gekeler, Corinna (30 April 2014). "Warum ist Europa wichtig? (7)".
  5. ^ a b MATEUSZ WYRWICH. "IN DEFENCE OF OUR VALUES". Sunday Catholic Weekly (Poland). defence of Christian values {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d "Quién está detras´de los lobbies ultracatólicos que arremeten contra las mujeres y el colectivo LGTBI". Eldiario.es (in Spanish). HazteOir, CitizenGo, Profesionales por la Ética, Centro Tomás Moro, Abogados Cristianos, Más Libres, Instituto para la Política Familiar, Organización del Bien Común... Son los lobbies ultracatólicos, que cuentan con el apoyo más o menos directo de una parte de la Conferencia Episcopal Española.
  7. ^ a b c d e J. Lester Feder (29 July 2014). "The Rise Of Europe's Religious Right". Buzzfeed.
    As quoted byMiranda Blue (28 August 2014). "The Religious Right Makes Friends Across The Atlantic". Right Wing Watch. People for the American Way.
  8. ^ "The war for Families in Europe continues, says CitizenGo". Christian Concern. 5 Feb 2014.
  9. ^ Lester Feder (2 Jul 2014). "The Fight For Marriage Equality In The Pope's Backyard". Buzzfeed. Volontè is also on the board of CitizenGo, a globalizing online mobilizing platform that grew out of the Spanish organization instrumental in promoting a bill to restrict abortion enacted in 2010.
  10. ^ "El Salvador's Right-Wing Media Begins Sustained Campaign Against Releasing 17 Women Imprisoned on Abortion-Related Charges". RH Reality Check. 11 Aug 2014. CitizenGO, a Madrid-based Christian foundation whose principles include the belief that life begins at conception.
  11. ^ "'Don't euthanize kids': Spaniards tell Belgium". TheLocal.es. 27 Feb 2014.
  12. ^ a b "What is CitizenGO?". CitizenGo.
  13. ^ Miranda Blue (2 Feb 2015). "NOM Praises Roy Moore For Standing Against 'Judicial Tyranny' On Marriage". Right Wing Watch. People for the American Way.
  14. ^ "El Yunque, al descubierto". Equipo de investigación. Season 1. Episode 186 (in Spanish). Event occurs at 49:30. La Sexta. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  15. ^ "El lobby ultraderechista español que mueve los hilos del movimiento antigay en México" (in Spanish). El País.
  16. ^ Gutiérrez, Alejandro (2016-09-23). "Asociación yunquista en España entrega firmas contra iniciativa de Peña sobre matrimonios gay" (in Spanish). Proceso. El documento que presentaron a la embajada mexicana tenía la portada el nombre de CitizenGo, una de las organizaciones que ofrece apoyo internacional al Frente Nacional por la Familia, en México, y que el periodista de Proceso, Álvaro Delgado identificó como una de los tentáculos de El Yunque español que están detrás de las movilizaciones en México
  17. ^ Actuall (2018-02-20). "CitizenGO retira una campaña contra la despenalización de la homosexualidad en Kenia". Actuall (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-08.

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