Two weeks to go until the start of the VI Transatlantic Summit “For Freedom and the Culture of Life” of Political Network for Values (PNfV) is two weeks away. The event will take place in the Spanish Senate on December 1 and 2. 200 political and civic leaders from Europe, America and Africa have been convened.
“We want to send a strong message in favor of freedom and the culture of life. True democracies have as their inalienable foundations freedom and respect for human dignity, from which a culture of life is born. Freedom and the culture of life are the bedrock of our civilization,” says Lola Velarde, executive director of PNfV.
And she explains: “when we chose this summit we were concerned that in many countries not only the right to life is being cancelled, but also the right to defend it. The opposition we faced in the weeks leading up to it only confirms that this summit is more necessary than ever”.
Political leaders from three continents
Participating as speakers at the dialogue tables will be: Nahuel Sotelo, Secretary of Worship and Civilization of Argentina; Márton Ugrósdy, Deputy State Secretary of the Prime Minister of Hungary; Members of the European Parliament Kinga Gal, of Hungary; Stephen Bartulica, of Croatia; Nicolas Bay, of France; Paolo Inselvini, of Italy; Margarita de la Pisa, of Spain; and Serban-Dimitrie Sturdza, of Romania.
Senators Paola Holguín and Karina Espinosa, of Colombia, and Senators Eduardo Girão, of Brazil; Rogelio Genao, of the Dominican Republic; and Fernando Carbonell, of Spain.
U.S. Congressman Andy Harris, Parliamentarians Nikolas Ferreira, of Brazil; Stephan Schubert, of Chile; Nicolás Mayoraz, of Argentina; Maddalena Morgante and Ylenja Lucaselli, Rita Maria Matias, of Portugal; Ignacio Garriga, from Spain; Gudrun Kugler, from Austria; from Italy; Lörinc Nacsa, from Hungary; Krzysztof Bosak andPrzemysławCzarnek, from Poland; Lucy Akello, from Uganda; Ashems Songwe, from Malawi; and Paul Katana, from Kenya.
Also John Crane, member of the Indiana Senate; and Kerri Seekins-Crowe, member of the Montana House of Representatives, both from the United States; and Samuel Sam, peace ambassador for the Government of Sierra Leone.
Academics and civic leaders
Other speakers include: Jay Richards and Grace Melton, researchers at the Heritage Foundation; María Calvo, professor at Carlos III University in Spain; Carmen Fernández de la Cigoña, director of the Institute for Family Studies at CEU; Calum Miller, English medical doctor and researcher; Moroccan analyst Hafid el Hachimi, researcher at Carleton University in Canada; and journalist and presenter Miriam Cates.
And Ádám Kavecsánszki, president of the Foundation for a Civic Hungary; Péter Törcsi, operational director of the Center for Fundamental Rights; Brian Brown, president of the International Organization for the Family; Neydy Casillas, vice president of the Global Center for Human Rights; Valerie Huber, president of the Institute for Women’s Health; Sharon Slater, president of Family Watch International; Stefano Genarini, vice president of the Center for Family and Human Rights; Elio Gallego, director of the Center for Studies, Formation and Social Analysis – CEU-CEFAS, Jerzy Kwaśniewski, president of Ordo Iuris – Institute for Legal Culture; Guillermo Morales, legal advisor of Alliance Defending Freedom; Bernard García Larraín, coordinator of the Casablanca Declaration, and Rodrigo Iván Cortés, president of the National Front for the Family and secretary general of PNfV.
The event will be chaired by José Antonio Kast, president of PNfV, and will be hosted by Jaime Mayor Oreja, honorary president of our Network and former Minister of the Interior of Spain.
A transatlantic network of dialogue and articulation
The PNfV is an international network of politicians actively committed to the promotion and defense of life, family and liberties. The Transatlantic Summits are a cornerstone for the Network. They bring together politicians and civic leaders from the Americas, Europe and Africa to strengthen ties, exchange perspectives, share experiences and best practices, and build synergies to advance a common agenda of values. They are normally held every two years.
The first Summit was held at the United Nations headquarters, New York, in 2014; it was followed by others at the European Parliament, Brussels, in 2017; at the Capitol of Colombia, Bogota, in 2019; at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; and, last year, again at the UN headquarters in New York, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
