Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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Interview with Lidia Castagnoli candidate for the Province of Modena


Lidia Castagnoli, she is a candidate in the upcoming provincial election as President of the Province of Modena. In the past it has been nominated more times, or institutional positions held? If that party?

This is my first political experience "public": the first I've never been a candidate for any political party or other movement, even though I've grown my own inner political militancy since I was a schoolboy.

that you work in?

I graduated in Arts with a postgraduate degree in management of the apparel industry, where I work for almost 15 years, dealing with management, research and training projects for international cooperation, government or trade associations. From 4 years have passed since the employee's status to that of "freelance", continuing my work in T / A, and also doing proofreading for graphic.

She takes care of environmental protection for years, just the environment we are seeing policies of environmental destruction, carried out by local and national leaders and administrators. Similarly, on issues of environmental protection were built large and bitter protests (No Tav, No Dal Molin and plain, just to mention the main ones) who have seen a significant popular participation. Even in the province of Modena there were and there are different movements of environmental protection. What is the relationship between your list and these movements?

The themes of land conservation components in its natural, cultural and historical are the priorities of our program, both at provincial and municipal level. At provincial level we denounce unnecessary overbuilding and destruction of land due to urban expansion and infrastructure works in the area does not need (Cispadana Bretella Campogalliano-Sassuolo), enormous quantities of gravel extracted, and plans undermined by the application of environmental protection in the field of technical assistance and often controversial subject only to business interests (as in the case of hydroelectric plants on rivers, of wind farms on the ridges, and storage of gas Rivara). In particular, we denounce use instrumental in favor of a few of the types of incentives and facilitation to regional and provincial level that are made available to provide the territory of exploitation of renewable energy. Too often these projects are in no way environmentally sustainable, as evidenced for example by the state of many of our rivers where hydropower plants have been planted.
Our relations with the environmental groups are therefore closely together to join forces and oppose by all legal means, legal and communication to ensure that decisions on environmental impact of works so hard not to be taken at the tables but discussed in advance with the policy citizens and local representatives. Collaboration highlighted by the presence of the promoters of the Civic List Modena at 5 Stars of people who are active part of the same associations for many years, where there are also scientific consultants with their professional expertise.

In a few lines, how would you rate the work of the provincial outgoing?

too close to the economic power of the lobby of the gravel and cement. Unable to program in a rigorous way a truly eco-sustainable environmental protection. Loser and a little courageous about important economic development. Insensitive to the potential of new forms of business related to energy savings, recycled materials and environmentally sustainable, agriculture and consumption of local products at km 0. If

was elected president, what would be his first step?

The establishment of a provincial energy plan for the production of electricity from renewable sources calibrated on the specificities and needs to protect the territory, and aimed to bring direct benefits to local communities.

In case you had not submitted in this election, for which of the other lists, if any, would give his vote?

We have created a civic list because we do not feel adequately represented and warranted by any other party to this deployment Modena and its province.

20 and June 21 will take place the referendum as a list of cricket participation by giving an indication of voting, and if so which one?

We have not spoken to vote for the referendum, then the answer is strictly a personal name: probably will not go to vote because I believe this referendum is ill-posed in the contents, which are detrimental to the citizen's right to be democratically represented, and politically dangerous as a possible outcome. In so doing, I'm sorry, however unwittingly contribute to de-legitimize this form of popular consultation, which is one of the few in Italy to ensure the possibility of direct intervention voters on issues important and urgent as the electoral law.

For several months the P-CARC and other forces have launched the slogan "Building a Government of People's Bloc", a government formed and supported by the workers and popular organizations that exist in our country ( http:/ / www.carc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=327:nessuna-azienda-deve-essere-chiusa-nessun-lavoratore-deve-essere-licenziato&catid=1:comunicati-e -flyers & Itemid = 3 ), what do you think about it?

I think first whether you are a legitimate form of political proposals. I do not agree expressive tones because they do not feel part of my life and my political engagement, but they share one fundamental point: the need for determination to proceed with a different economic planning and production, which protects the right to work of all greater social equity. Today's economic powers are concentrated in few hands, and - even worse - it is believed that Western society can not give up this economic and social model. Instead, we think that something new can and should be done, and we propose a new model of "solidarity" that put the capacity and professional business primarily to serve the territory, without no standing to move independently on the open market. In this sense, the skills of economic planning in the Province can contribute to gradually build a new sense of belonging and social cohesion.

the end of last April, as reported on the site of the observatory on the suppression of PRC (http://www.osservatoriorepressione.org), Reggio Emilia, the police opened fire on the car of some comrades, "guilty" of having made a written anti-fascist group based in the Pound House, what do you think of this episode? What do you think in general the climate of repression that is advancing in Italy?

We think that the obsession created by the extreme right on the issue of safety and legality is a shameful exploitation which mask the lack of real spatial policies (national or local), behind this obsession that there is a commitment to control of the party weaker than the electorate, and that the repressive forms are the result of a relationship between the totally wrong and institutional forces of the order with democracy and its forms of free expression. Finally, that occur in this area also, unfortunately, failure of the left, as in the case of eviction of Freedom, when the Mayor Pighi spoke of "good violence" as a justification for its decision to proceed immediately to the office.


What do you think if CARC and P-list to the Communist bloc would give an indication of the popular vote for her in the upcoming Provincial?

The P-CARC and the movement that led to the establishment of the Civic List Modena 5 Star have different origins and ideological, but a decision of support for my candidacy would mean that the specific items of our program is designed and sharing, thus a possibility of collaboration on individual objectives. On these goals is possible to converge energies and also several instances of movements, which struggle to expose and condemn the collusion between politics and business to the detriment of citizens, and who consider the protection of land and environment as a top priority, which can not be sold off at no cost.

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