Today is the day to make your voice heard Alondra Veronica V. Silva Muñoz skrifar 14. maí 2022 11:31 I know no one told you that you should have applied to dagmamma when your baby was born. You didn’t know that the city subsided the dagforeldrar system partially. You jump through the hoops trying to find your way around the system, I know. Most of the time, you don’t know how to make an appointment for a doctor. You didn’t know how to apply for a spot for your baby in leikskoli. Maybe you don’t have a car and need to use the transportation system for long distances, and you think there is room for improvement. I know that when your children finally made it to school, you struggled to understand what was happening at all times. Everything is much harder when you are not from here. I know all about that. All of these issues are in one way or another, affected by politics and more particularly by the local government, which is elected democratically. If you have been living in Iceland for 3 years or more, regardless of where you are from, you are entitled to vote for who you want to be representing you where the decisions are made. This is what democracy is about, the residents of a city and members of each community have specific needs and they should be represented at the table where the resources are allocated and the future is shaped. You live in this city and you are a valued member of the community. Your voice is important and should be heard, not only because you are paying taxes or because you are costing more or less financial resources to the taxpayers. You are contributing to our society, just like everyone else. Reykjavik is an intercultural city that values diversity because that is what drives change and moves us forward. Your voice should be heard and will be heard through your vote. I never thought that I would take part in party politics in my life. I always have had opinions and ideas on how to improve the system, and I had never guessed that I would become an active member of a political party in Iceland, being from Chile. I did. I found a group of people that shares common values and ways of thinking with me and four years ago I decided to join. Today, I hold seat 13 in the list for Samfylkingin, the Social Democratic Alliance and I hope I can take part in the City Council as a Vice City Councilor at some point in the next 4 years. I want to represent people that have similar struggles as mine. We are part of a society that was not designed to understand our needs. We need to conduct surveys and listen to all the population, especially those who have not been heard before. We were not born here, but our home is here. Our families and our future is here and we want the best for us and our communities. We are just like everyone else, but we have different needs. I want to hear from you and contribute to finding solutions to those problems. I encourage you to consider Samfylkingin, the Social Democratic Alliance for your vote for the Reykjavik City Council. You will find representatives that look like you, that understand your struggles and want to advocate for you. The main issues of Samfylkingi’s policy are: 1) Housing for all, 2) Improvement of public transportation by developing Borgarlína, and 3) A better city for our children, building more leikskólar and ungbarnaleikskólar to bridge the gap between parental leave and the beginning of leikskóli. All of these are issues that impact households where one or more are non-Icelanders, especially women. My professional career (and my husbands’, to a lesser extent) was affected by this gap, for example, so I understand very well what improvements need to be made and I want to push for them. You can find information about the policies here. Today is the last day to vote. Polling stations will be open and information on where to vote can be found here. See you at the polling place. X + S. The author of this article is a woman from Chile, a resident of Reykjavik and holds seat 13 in the list for City Council of Samfylkingin, the Social Democratic Alliance. Viltu birta grein á Vísi? Sendu okkur póst. Senda grein Skoðun: Kosningar 2022 Reykjavík Samfylkingin Sveitarstjórnarkosningar 2022 Mest lesið Halldór 27.03.2024 Halldór Yfirgangur, yfirlæti og endastöð Strætó Axel Hall Skoðun Hugsum fíknivanda upp á nýtt - Ný nálgun í meðhöndlun fíknivanda og áhættuhegðunar Svala Jóhannesdóttir,Lilja Sif Þorsteinsdóttir Skoðun Tímamót í sjálfsvígsforvörnum Ingibjörg Isaksen Skoðun Umbúðir en ekkert innihald í Hafnarfirði Einar Geir Þorsteinsson Skoðun Við viljum tala íslensku, en hvernig Ólafur Guðsteinn Kristjánsson Skoðun Hættur heimsins virða engin landamæri Tótla I. Sæmundsdóttir Skoðun Mansalsmál á Íslandi Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson Skoðun Það eru fleiri fiskar í sjónum og fleiri sjónarmið í hafstjórn Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir Skoðun Sumt er bara ekki hægt að rökræða Ása Lind Finnbogadóttir Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Umbúðir en ekkert innihald í Hafnarfirði Einar Geir Þorsteinsson skrifar Skoðun Við viljum tala íslensku, en hvernig Ólafur Guðsteinn Kristjánsson skrifar Skoðun Mansalsmál á Íslandi Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson skrifar Skoðun Hættur heimsins virða engin landamæri Tótla I. Sæmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Tímamót í sjálfsvígsforvörnum Ingibjörg Isaksen skrifar Skoðun Yfirgangur, yfirlæti og endastöð Strætó Axel Hall skrifar Skoðun Hugsum fíknivanda upp á nýtt - Ný nálgun í meðhöndlun fíknivanda og áhættuhegðunar Svala Jóhannesdóttir,Lilja Sif Þorsteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Háskólinn á Bifröst – Öflugur og sjálfstæður fjarnámsskóli Sólveig Hallsteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Það eru fleiri fiskar í sjónum og fleiri sjónarmið í hafstjórn Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Skapandi menntun skilar raunverulegum árangri Bryngeir Valdimarsson skrifar Skoðun Sex ára sáttmáli Davíð Þorláksson skrifar Skoðun Af hverju kynjafræði? Og hvaða greinar hafa fengið svipaðar mótbárur í gegnum tíðina? Guðrún Elísa Friðbjargardóttir Sævarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Stjórnendur sem mega ekki stjórna Stefán Vagn Stefánsson skrifar Skoðun Stokkhólmseinkenni sem við ættum að forðast Aðalsteinn Júlíus Magnússon skrifar Skoðun Eflum iðnlöggjöfina og stöðvum brotin Hilmar Harðarson skrifar Skoðun Pjattkratar taka til Þorsteinn Sæmundsson skrifar Skoðun Sumt er bara ekki hægt að rökræða Ása Lind Finnbogadóttir skrifar Skoðun Vaxtamunarviðskipti láta aftur á sér kræla Jökull Sólberg Auðunsson skrifar Skoðun Áskorun til ríkisstjórnarinnar: Innleiðum birgðaskyldu á eldsneyti Halla Hrund Logadóttir skrifar Skoðun Rétt skal vera rétt um gatnamót við Höfðabakka og Bæjarháls Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Háskólasamfélagið geri skyldu sína strax, stjórnvöld hafa brugðist Auður Magndís Auðardóttir,Elí Hörpu og Önundar,Eyrún Ólöf Sigurðardóttir,Helga Ögmundardóttir,Íris Ellenberger,Inga Björk Margrétar Bjarnadóttir,Katrín Pálmad. Þorgerðardóttir skrifar Skoðun Þúsundir kusu Sönnu Anna Bentína Hermansen Einarsdóttir,Ármann Hákon Gunnarsson,Baldvin Björgvinsson,Brynja Guðnadóttir,Haraldur Ingi Haraldsson,Jón Hallur Haraldsson,Kolbrún Erna Pétursdóttir,Ólafur H. Ólafsson,Rakel Hildardóttir,Sigrún Jónsdóttir skrifar Skoðun NATO riðar til falls en hvað þýðir það fyrir skilnaðarbarnið Ísland? Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Græðgin í forgrunni Kolbrún Áslaugar Baldursdóttir skrifar Skoðun Greiningar eða lausnir – hvort vegur þyngra? Sigurður Árni Reynisson skrifar Skoðun Sterk staða Hafnarfjarðar Orri Björnsson skrifar Skoðun Bless bless jafnlaunavottun Sigríður Margrét Oddsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Miðstýrt skólakerfi eða fjölbreytni með samræmdu gæðamati? Bogi Ragnarsson skrifar Skoðun Heiðursgestur Viðreisnar vill heimsveldi Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Veðmál barna – hættulegur leikur sem hægt er að stöðva Jóhann Steinar Ingimundarson skrifar Sjá meira
I know no one told you that you should have applied to dagmamma when your baby was born. You didn’t know that the city subsided the dagforeldrar system partially. You jump through the hoops trying to find your way around the system, I know. Most of the time, you don’t know how to make an appointment for a doctor. You didn’t know how to apply for a spot for your baby in leikskoli. Maybe you don’t have a car and need to use the transportation system for long distances, and you think there is room for improvement. I know that when your children finally made it to school, you struggled to understand what was happening at all times. Everything is much harder when you are not from here. I know all about that. All of these issues are in one way or another, affected by politics and more particularly by the local government, which is elected democratically. If you have been living in Iceland for 3 years or more, regardless of where you are from, you are entitled to vote for who you want to be representing you where the decisions are made. This is what democracy is about, the residents of a city and members of each community have specific needs and they should be represented at the table where the resources are allocated and the future is shaped. You live in this city and you are a valued member of the community. Your voice is important and should be heard, not only because you are paying taxes or because you are costing more or less financial resources to the taxpayers. You are contributing to our society, just like everyone else. Reykjavik is an intercultural city that values diversity because that is what drives change and moves us forward. Your voice should be heard and will be heard through your vote. I never thought that I would take part in party politics in my life. I always have had opinions and ideas on how to improve the system, and I had never guessed that I would become an active member of a political party in Iceland, being from Chile. I did. I found a group of people that shares common values and ways of thinking with me and four years ago I decided to join. Today, I hold seat 13 in the list for Samfylkingin, the Social Democratic Alliance and I hope I can take part in the City Council as a Vice City Councilor at some point in the next 4 years. I want to represent people that have similar struggles as mine. We are part of a society that was not designed to understand our needs. We need to conduct surveys and listen to all the population, especially those who have not been heard before. We were not born here, but our home is here. Our families and our future is here and we want the best for us and our communities. We are just like everyone else, but we have different needs. I want to hear from you and contribute to finding solutions to those problems. I encourage you to consider Samfylkingin, the Social Democratic Alliance for your vote for the Reykjavik City Council. You will find representatives that look like you, that understand your struggles and want to advocate for you. The main issues of Samfylkingi’s policy are: 1) Housing for all, 2) Improvement of public transportation by developing Borgarlína, and 3) A better city for our children, building more leikskólar and ungbarnaleikskólar to bridge the gap between parental leave and the beginning of leikskóli. All of these are issues that impact households where one or more are non-Icelanders, especially women. My professional career (and my husbands’, to a lesser extent) was affected by this gap, for example, so I understand very well what improvements need to be made and I want to push for them. You can find information about the policies here. Today is the last day to vote. Polling stations will be open and information on where to vote can be found here. See you at the polling place. X + S. The author of this article is a woman from Chile, a resident of Reykjavik and holds seat 13 in the list for City Council of Samfylkingin, the Social Democratic Alliance.
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