CitizenGO

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

CitizenGO is an ultra-conservative[4][5][6][7][8][9] advocacy group founded in Madrid, Spain, in 2013 by the ultra-Catholic and far-right[10][11][12][13][14] HazteOir organization,[1][2][3] a similar Spanish platform that has been dedicated to the fight against "gender ideology" since 2001.[15]

The foundation aims to be "a community of active citizens that seeks to promote the participation of society in politics" and "defend and promote life, family, and liberty."[16] It promotes petitions in 50 countries, mostly defending Christian causes,[17][18] and those opposing same-sex marriage,[19][20] abortion,[17][21][22] and euthanasia.[23]

  1. ^ a b "BOE.es – Documento BOE-A-2013-9106" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b "HazteOír desaparece dejando paso a CitizenGo". Infovaticana (in Spanish). 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Los ultracatólicos de HazteOir cambian de marca para limpiar su imagen". Eldiario.es (in Spanish). 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ Gekeler, Corinna (30 April 2014). "Warum ist Europa wichtig? (7)". In den vergangenen zehn Jahren hat sich die Anzahl der Lobby-Büros von ultrakonservativen Gruppen in Brüssel verfünffacht.
  5. ^ Ramsey, Adam (25 April 2019). "Revealed: the Trump-linked 'Super PAC' working behind the scenes to drive Europe's voters to the far right". OpenDemocracy. CitizenGo was set up in 2013 – the same year as Vox – as an ultra-conservative version of the progressive campaign platforms Avaaz.org and MoveOn.org.
  6. ^ "Trump takes war on abortion worldwide as policy cuts off funds". The Guardian. 17 May 2019. Just as hostile to LGBTI rights and abortion is the ultraconservative CitizenGO, started in Spain but now promoting petitions in 50 countries.
  7. ^ "Why a Children's Book Is Becoming a Symbol of Resistance in Hungary's Fight Over LGBT Rights". Time. 8 October 2020. organized by ultra-conservative campaign group CitizenGO
  8. ^ "Activists in Kenya to keep fighting for abortion rights after end of Roe". The Washington Post. 5 July 2022. Among these groups is CitizenGO, an ultraconservative Spain-based petition mill.
  9. ^ "Spain's 'transphobic bus' rolls on to the streets of Manhattan". El País. 23 March 2017. Banned at home, ultraconservative group internationalizes its anti-transgender campaign
  10. ^ "HazteOir 'rompe' con Vox por no exigir la derogación de las leyes LGBTI en Murcia y Madrid". 5 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Hazte Oír vuelve a la carga con un autobús en contra del feminismo: "No es violencia de género, es violencia doméstica"". 28 February 2019. La organización de extrema derecha, conocida por su dura posición en contra del colectivo LGTBI,
  12. ^ "Un autobús ultra recorrerá València con mensajes machistas por el 8-M". 28 February 2019. La asociación de extrema derecha
  13. ^ "Anti-trans bus to stop in D.C. next week". 28 March 2017. HazTeOir, which is CitizenGO's far-right Catholic affiliate in Spain that translates into "Make yourself heard,"
  14. ^ Mónica Cornejo-Valle; J. Ignacio Pichardo. La "ideología de género" frente a los derechos sexuales y reproductivos. El escenario español. cadernos pagu. ISSN 1809-4449.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ "What is CitizenGO?". CitizenGO. 12 July 2013.
  17. ^ a b Mateusz Wyrwich. "In Defence of Our Values". Sunday Catholic Weekly (Poland). defence of Christian values
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference ref001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "The war for Families in Europe continues, says CitizenGo". Christian Concern. 5 February 2014.
  21. ^ Lester Feder (2 July 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.
  22. ^ "El Salvador's Right-Wing Media Begins Sustained Campaign Against Releasing 17 Women Imprisoned on Abortion-Related Charges". RH Reality Check. 11 August 2014. CitizenGO, a Madrid-based Christian foundation whose principles include the belief that life begins at conception.
  23. ^ "'Don't euthanize kids': Spaniards tell Belgium". TheLocal.es. 27 February 2014.