While the hardest sector of Kirchnerism meets this afternoon in Avellaneda, to request that Vice President Cristina Frenández be the candidate of the Frente de Todos in the next elections, the president Alberto Fernandez signed this noon in Luján a “commitment” promoted by the Church in the fight against addictionsespecially of the young.
“Argentina needs to end the disagreements and recover peace”said the President, highlighting the figure of Pope Francis as “the greatest moral and ethical leader that the world has”, on the 10th anniversary of his pontificate next Monday.
There Fernández promised to work in search of “end the scourge of drug trafficking and work for the fallen” for this problem, but in addition to this serious issue, which affects millions of young people throughout the country, he left another message for internal politics in general, stressing that “40 years of democracy commit us, force us to be part. Argentina it needs to end the disagreements and restore peace. We need to end the grievances, the insults, the high-sounding voices so that we can listen and speak to each other again.”
Commitment “Not a kid, not a girl less for drugs” is a campaign promoted by the Federation of Hogares de Cristo, chaired by the priest Jose Maria “Pepe” Di Paolaa religious who fulfills an outstanding task of pastoral care in the villas and who maintains a direct line with Pope Francis.
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The Hogares de Cristo group together neighborhood centers that provide a comprehensive response to people with problematic consumption of psychoactive substances. The campaign proposes the elaboration of public policies that serve all the people who are consuming in their own neighborhoods. The Hogares de Cristo were promoted by then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, they have the support of Cáritas Argentina and this year they celebrate their 15th anniversary.
“We promise to work together for the freedom and independence of young people enslaved by the problematic consumption of addictions in situations of vulnerability”, says the commitment signed by the President.
The act of commitment It was already signed this week by Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in her Senate office.
“All the authorities are invited to the Cabildo de Luján. We want the political leadership to take this issue as important and more so in this election year, that within the topics of debate is ‘Not one kid less for drugs’. We believe in prevention and recovery work. A lot can be done and we firmly believe in the organized community”, explained ‘Pepe’ Di Paola.
Among those present at the Cabildo de Luján was part of his cabinet as the chancellor santiago cafiero; The ministers Edward ‘Wado’ of Peter, Victoria Tolosa Peace and Gabriel Katopodis; as well as the Nobel Peace Prize, Adolfo Perez Esquivel; the secretary of Worship, Guillermo Oliveri, the Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli, and leaders like Fernando ‘Chino’ Navarro, Federico Pinedo, Julio Piumato and other social and union referents.
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