CitizenGO is an ultraconservative advocacy group founded in Madrid, Spain, in 2013 by HazteOir. The foundation promotes petitions in 50 countries, mostly defending Christian and Catholic causes, and those opposing same-sex marriage, abortion, and euthanasia.
History
CitizenGO was founded in Madrid, Spain, in September 2013 by HazteOir to expand its scope of action beyond Spanish-speaking countries, advancing the use of online petitions as a form of Internet activism to increase public participation in the democratic process. CitizenGO says that they have "team members located in fifteen cities on three continents" who facilitate users signing petitions in 50 countries, in 8 languages with plans to add more. The CitizenGO Foundation is financially supported by online donations made by their members. The CEO of CitizenGO is Álvaro Zulueta. The CitizenGO Foundation Board of Trustees is composed of Ignacio Arsuaga, Walter Hintz, Blanca Escobar, Luca Volonte, Brian S. Brown, Gualberto García, Alexey Komov, Alejandro Bermudez, and John-Henry Westen. In 2001, Ignacio Arsuaga founded HazteOir. This organization was later diluted within CitizenGO, a move that was considered a "rebranding". The foundation has been linked, like HazteOir, to El Yunque, a secret society of Mexican regional origin.
Activities
Abortion and euthanasia
CitizenGO promotes campaigns opposing abortion and euthanasia. CitizenGo has opposed the introduction of the "Estrela report" into the European parliament, which recommends member states to provide comprehensive sex education in schools and ensure access to abortions, among other things. In late May 2019, CitizenGo hosted a petition by "Right to Life" calling on streaming service Netflix to stop funding a legal challenge to Georgia's controversial Heartbeat bill. The group also called for subscribers to cancel their Netflix subscription as a sign of protest.
''Second Coming'' comic series
In February 2019, CitizenGo organized a petition calling on DC Vertigo to cancel Mark Russell and Richard Pace's Second Coming comic series, which they regarded as blasphemous for its depiction of Jesus Christ. Russell subsequently confirm that it had been his decision to request the return of the rights to the series.
