Mar Galceran Smashes Stigma on Way to Spain’s Parliament
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English - January 13, 2024 21:12 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBPersonal Journals Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In Valencia, Spain, Mar Galceran made history as the first elected official to Spanish Parliament with Down’s Syndrome. I explain how this moment should inspire Americans With Disabilities to step in and run for elected office if they want to see true change. Being involved makes a difference and MP Galceran proved that by beating out 19 other candidates in Spain’s People’s Party vote.
More on this here inside The Guardian: https://amp.theguardian.com/wo...