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Political archive: Accion21 (2020–2021)
Between 2020 and 2021 I was part of Accion21. The party has since been dissolved. This page keeps its program and my writing from that period, unchanged in substance, for the record.
The four pillars
Sustainability
Giving sustainability its proper place as a foundation to everything that we do.
Innovation
Our economy can be diversified by building on our own strengths and allowing new ideas and businesses to thrive.
Integration
The diversity of our citizens, our residents and our tourists is one of our greatest strengths.
Equality & inclusivity
Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a full life and participate without prejudice.
Plan di Partido
Accion21 believed that Aruba had a once-in-a-generation chance to push radical positive change forward, through a comprehensive program of achievable structural reforms.
The full program will be added here as a PDF.
What I campaigned for
- Closing the planned landfill at Parkietenbos.
- Giving hotels and homes access to efficient cooling and power technology to lower utility costs.
- Making Aruba a Caribbean hub for innovation and technology, and strengthening our educational institutions.
- Building a strong, reliable public sector.
- Making sure our children can live safely, get a strong education, and face fewer of the effects of climate change, such as storms and rising seas.
Writing from that period
- Innovation in energy Why Aruba should embrace new technologies that reduce our dependence on imported, polluting fossil fuels, starting with the ocean.
- Our shared responsibility: Serlimar The crisis in our waste management sector is one the next government must face, and responsibility can't fall on citizens only when it is convenient.
- Island energy: how the ocean can take us to 100% renewable energy in tropical nations Small tropical islands pay some of the world's highest energy prices because they burn imported liquid fuel. Ocean energy offers a way out.