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- "I do not understand that the City Council of Cartagena refuses to illuminate its facade with the orange color because of time, I think that above the protocols, and the agendas, are the people, and I refuse to think that my City Council is so Insensitive, I am sure that if it has been possible to process the purchase of the Hotel Peninsular in two days, the Government will be able to illuminate the Palacio's façade in orange within a week, "said the spokesman for Citizens in Cartagena, Manuel Padín.

The Municipal Group of Citizens in Cartagena has demanded that the City Council illuminate the facade of the Orange Palace Hall on May 24, on the occasion of the National Epilepsy Day, in order to raise awareness of this disease and raise public awareness .

The Orange Training has learned that the City Council has rejected this request by the National Association of People with Epilepsy (ANPE) because "the request has not been made sufficiently in advance."

Next May 24 is celebrated National Epilepsy Day.

Among the activities carried out in the different Spanish town councils is to illuminate their orange facades, as it is the color of this disease in Spain.

According to the Citizen spokesperson in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, "from the National Association of People with Epilepsy (ANPE) have contacted us to inform us that they have achieved that the Congress of Deputies, the Assembly of Madrid, City Council Of Madrid, Gijón or Murcia, among others, join this symbolic action, and we have requested help to transfer it to our City since he has refused to do so.

"There are many people who live epilepsy with a certain naturalness thanks to medication, and can make a life almost normal, but there are many patients who can not control it and suffer a severe physical, psychological, neurological, and are limited ability to Understanding, we want to collaborate through these symbolic acts to make visible this disease of which so much is unknown and that still has so many stigmas ", explained Manuel Padín, who does not understand that the City Council of Cartagena refuses to illuminate its facade with this Color "because apparently the National Association of People with Epilepsy has not warned long enough when we know that they made the request last week, as the rest of public institutions, I believe that above the protocols, and the agendas, are The people, and I refuse to think that my City Council is so insensitive. "

"I am sure that if it has been possible to process the purchase of the Hotel Peninsular in two days, the Government will be able to illuminate the facade of the Palace in orange within a week"

Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena