Canarian Coalition in Tenerife measures its strength one year ahead of the local elections. He does it on Saturday, the day after Gala of the Queen of the Summer Carnival and a few hours before the opening round of the qualifying round for promotion to CD Tenerife First Division. Despite all these conditions, CC-PNC manages to bring together 150 professionals and experts in its sectoral meeting to analyze the state of the Island with the Hotel Escuela Santa Cruz as the setting.
The nationalists focused on the social problem related to the fight against poverty, active aging, mental health and housing. They focused on aspects such as sustainability, mobility, primary sector and water, as well as economic development. Education and training, culture, sports promotion and tourism were other objects of debate.
The convening organization frames the act within the policy of dialogue and consensus established by the nationalist formation with the aim of knowing in depth the problems of each sector of Tenerife society.
The CC-PNC spokesman in the Cabildo, Carlos Alonso, explained that the work dynamic was articulated «through a dozen tables in which the aforementioned issues were addressed. Each councilor of the Insular Corporation made a preliminary analysis of the current situation and from there a debate was generated with specific questions for professionals, technicians and experts from each table to intervene.
“independent people”
For his part, the insular general secretary of the CC of Tenerife, Francis Linares, thanked the participation “of independent people who want to contribute their grain of sand in an altruistic way to have a better society.” Linares added: “We are talking about the Island that we want for the next 10 or 15 years and it is necessary to listen to all sectors, to find possible solutions to the problems.” The also mayor of La Orotava concluded: “Obviously, the covid-19 pandemic has meant a before and after; precisely, it is necessary to be next to the people who work every day in each of the sectors that we have addressed because they can contribute their experience and knowledge to us».
The event was also attended by Fernando Clavijo, José Manuel Bermúdez, Rosa Dávila, Cristina Valido and Socorro Beato, among other authorities, who participated in the tables to learn about the specific problems of each sector. In this sense, Carlos Alonso pointed out that “these are reflections and proposals on the future of Tenerife and we do it with the society of the Island. We have always been attached to the territory and we defend Tenerife”. He added: «We want this defense to start from the people here, from what they think and what they think and want for their Island».
“We have articulated the work dynamics to listen through a dozen tables”
A fundamental area for Tenerife nationalists is that of the problems that have to do with social exclusion. Alonso assessed: “Poverty rates have skyrocketed after the pandemic, to which must be added the effects generated by inflation and the war in Ukraine.” For this reason, he pointed out, “we want to make a comprehensive proposal that attacks the problem from all fronts: housing, gender violence, issues that have to do with social assistance, employment and education.”
For the nationalist spokesman, “the role of education and training for the development of society is important. We gave it a lot of importance in the previous mandate through the Tenerife 2030 strategy, something that has been abandoned by the current government group. Judgment: “We want a more capable Island to have a better future.”
Another basic axis: the elderly
Alonso influenced another basic axis: the elderly. He stated that “they have been abandoned in these last two years.” He stressed that “they have been the most fragile in this pandemic and we want to resume the effort we made through Ansina’s active aging programs, to give an adequate response and integrate them into society.” He concluded with a reflection: “They have a lot to contribute and resources must be allocated for their good quality of life, because they have earned it by hand.”
The nationalist politician explained that “we want an Island that is committed to values, to entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity. That was Tenerife 2030 and we want to take it back.” He argued that “the world is more open than ever and, for this reason, we launched language immersion scholarships that allow more than a thousand young people to study abroad every year.” He mentioned the commitment to last-mile training that improves the ability to enter the job market. «Training training, in the company and dual, which will facilitate and contribute to labor insertion».
