Next week all roads lead to…
Graz, Austria!
As part of the Elevate Festival opening on February 27 in Graz I’ll
be joined by actress and activist Pamela Anderson to promote our Green New Deal for Europe – the flagship policy
proposal in our Progressive Agenda for Europe we’re taking to ballot boxes
everywhere next May.
Our collaboration started last
year, when Pamela and I published a conversation for the American magazine Jacobin. In
it, we discussed various topics, from climate change to Gilets Jaunes, and
from activism to… Baywatch!
Among other things we both
agreed on what DiEM25 has been saying since its launch back in February 2016:
"Look at leaders such as
Trump, Bolsonaro, and Salvini and you will see exactly these properties (of
"ur-fascism"). They are destroying the Amazon, the Arctic, the whole
planet in “real time.” And there is no planet B," said Pamela.
"Retreating to
nationalistic tendencies is not an alternative”, she elaborated, adding that,
“The only road to freedom is via a joint fight of the unprivileged. This means
foreign workers included."
From my part, I stressed that,
" unless the deep crisis of the European Union is solved, which is not
only internal but also concerns its foreign policy, I am afraid we will see the
situation deteriorating even more. So instead of the simple “Lexit” solution, I
think we need more trans-national politics, not just an inter-national politics
(between nations), but a trans-national one. We need to go beyond the nation
state."
Among the activities in Graz
next week, Pamela and I will discuss the role of activism today
and the current situation in Europe - and the world.
Also, Daniela Platsch (our MEP
candidate in Germany) will join us on February 27 at 3pm CET in a press
conference at Forum Stadtpark, where the three of us will speak about our
Green New Deal for Europe, and our transnational bid to enter the European
Parliament.
Supporting progressive
priorities such as our Green New Deal for Europe, having a true international
mentality and understanding about what's happening in the world today, from the
US to France, from Turkey to Brazil, is rare nowadays. The dominant discourse
is a retreat to toxic nationalisms and xenophobia. That an actress and
activist from the other side of the Atlantic like Pamela steps up to join and
support our struggle is outstanding – a courageous act we cherish and
appreciate.
The press conference will be
livestreamed, so stay tuned, keep an eye on our social media for links to the
stream and more info!
There is no culture without
popular culture! There is no resistance without imagination!
Carpe DiEM!
Srećko Horvat
DiEM25 co-founder
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