Miquel Calçada, Founder of the Flaix Group, calls Catalans to Vote

It's true that there are people who believe that the referendums, the consultations that will take place on December 13 aren't good for anything. Technically, they aren't. But symbolically, they are extremely important. Since the city government of Arenys de Munt began their referendum, we have had a path to follow, and since then we are following, what I personally and humbly feel is the only possible path. There is no "just in case" here, there are no Plan B's, there are no Plan A's, there are no Plan E's, there is just this one way.

So, I encourage you to actively participate and to go vote in the referendums that will be held in your towns, villages, and cities on December 13. I hope that you will, in addition, vote in the affirmative, that you will vote Yes. But if you have to vote no, well, I wouldn't recommend it, but go and vote, that is, let's make sure that that day the percentage of people who go the polls is really incredibly high, because on that will depend, that is, the fact that a lot of people go to vote will place the topic of the referendums in the center of the political agenda.

And we hope that some day our parliament will be able to take that step forward and declare the independence of our country.

Original transcript:
És cert que hi ha gent que creu que els referèndums, les consultes que es faran el dia 13 de desembre no serveixen per res. Tècnicament, no serveixen per res. Simbólicament, són importantíssimes. Des que l'ajuntament d'Arenys de Munt van començar la seva consulta va ser quan algú fa per marcar el camí i des d'aleshores estem seguint crec tots plegats una via que és la que la que personalment i humilment crec que és la única. Aquí no hi ha "en cas possible", no hi han plans B, no hi han plans A, no hi han plans E, només hi ha aquesta via.

Per tant, jo us encoratjo a participar activament i anar a votar a les consultes que es facin en els vostres pobles, viles i ciutats el dia 13 de desembre. Espero a més a més que ho feu, doncs, votant afirmativament, votant pel Sí. Però si heu de votar pel no, en fi, jo no us ho recomanaré, però aneu a votar, és a dir, fem que aquest dia realment la participació sigui increïble, perque d'això dependrà, és a dir, el fet que la participació sigui gran, dependrà que el tema de les consultes el posem en el centre de l'agenda política.

I esperem que algun dia el nostre parlament sigui capaç de donar aquest pas endavant i declarar la independencia del nostre pais.





Originally published on Vilaweb, November 30, 2009