Desde la Unión Internacional de Juventudes Socialistas (IUSY por sus siglas en inglés) vemos con gran preocupación los últimos acontecimientos en Guatemala, donde la aprobación de un presupuesto por parte del congreso, el cual beneficia descomunalmente a un sector empresarial y no al pueblo ha provocado un gran descontento y de protestas en el país.
La pobreza y los altos índices de desigualdad social son temas de urgencia que deben ser atendidos por las autoridades en Guatemala. También, exhortamos al respeto de los derechos fundamentales de los manifestantes y asimismo, impulsar reformas a favor de la población y con mayor transparencia.
En IUSY seguimos atentos a la situación y nos solidarizamos con las exigencias del pueblo de Guatemala.
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IUSY calls the government of Guatemala to listen to the demands of the people and guarantee Human Rights.
IUSY follows the latest events in Guatemala with great concern. The Congress has approved the budget which benefits enormously a business sector and not the people of Guatemala. This has caused a great discontent and protests in the country.
Poverty and high rates of social inequality are urgent issues that must be addressed by the authorities in Guatemala. We also urge respect for the fundamental rights of protesters and promote reforms in favor of the population with greater transparency.
IUSY remain attentive to the situation and we stand in solidarity with the demands of the Guatemalan people.
On 2 December 1977, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an annual observance that 29 November is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. The international community recognized that the historical injustice inflicted on our people by the resolution on the partition of Palestine 181 (II), 30 years ago, must be ended, and the Palestinian people must be able to achieve their independence. Today, the political, legal, and moral basis for adopting the international day of solidarity persists. This is an additional incentive for the international system to exercise and assume its role and commitment to enable our people to live freely and exercise their sovereignty in their own State. The Palestinian people continue in their struggle to uphold their commitment to their land and inalienable rights through international legitimacy and its relevant resolutions, which recognized the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, welcomed the Declaration of Independence by the Palestine National Council, and recognized the occupied State of Palestine and granted it the status of non-member observer State in the UN General Assembly. In this context, IUSY continues its relentless pursuit to achieve the Palestinian national unity and hold elections, We will continue to address the international community to contribute to halting of Palestine and pressuring Israel, the occupying power, to comply with principles of international law and resolutions in this regard. We also affirm our full support to a serious political process through an international conference based on international legitimacy as it was addressed by President Abbas to the SC of the UN and resolutions to end the Israeli occupation of the occupied State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.” We call on the European Union countries and the international community, with their longstanding support for a just peace in middle east, to recognize the State of Palestine to save the political process and the two-state solution. The right wing Israeli government is racing against time to impose ‘a status quo’ on the ground to prevent the achievement of the independence of the State of Palestine. Hence, those who support the two-state solution must respond by creating a political reality that consolidates this solution through recognition of Palestine. IUSY also call on the newly elected U.S. administration to take the necessary measures to halt the catastrophic repercussions of the decisions and actions of Trump’s administration against Palestinian people, their land, and their rights.
With all its organs and specialized agencies, we call on the United Nations to reaffirm the Palestinian people’s commitment to its Charter and resolutions. The victory of the international community to the Palestinian just cause, the national right to self-determination and the Palestinian right to independence on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, is a victory to the principles and values of the United Nations and the will of the free people of the world who want peace and justice to prevail.
IUSY Feminist Working Group has the pleasure to invite you to a virtual discussion on Women* & Leadership, which will take place on the 5th of November at 2PM CET/14:00 CET.
WHAT: Virtual discussion Women* & Leadership
WHEN: 5th November at 2PM CET / 14:00 CET
WHERE: Zoom / Live on IUSY Facebook page
Context
Following the discussion about the women*’s participation in social matters, the IUSY Feminist Working Group launches its second online event, a panel discussion entitled “Women* & Leadership”.
Due to their unique experiences, based on a history of the struggle for political, economic, social and identity rights, women* are powerful agents for change. Women* play a fundamental role, not only in social movements, but also in leadership positions, in establishing and fighting for a progressive agenda, improving gender equality, but also political, economic and social advances for the whole community.
However, we still observe that women* are under-represented in decision-making politics, as well as in businesses or local communities, facing several challenges to reach leadership positions.
Due to the multiple global crises, the world has been facing (economic, social, political, health-related, war-related), it is possible to observe the rise of strongman politics/authoritarian male leadership and the consequential struggle for women* leadership, representation, and equality at different levels.
Thus, this panel discussion has the following objectives:
To understand the main challenges women* face in leadership positions, especially in decision-making politics.
To comprehend the implications of gender, ethnicity and class divides in women*’s representation and leadership.
To discuss possible measures that governments, parliaments, regional and global institutions, as well as political parties and organisations can take to improve gender representation in leadership positions.
About guests
Kesha Ram recently won the Primary Election to serve Chittenden County in the Vermont State Senate at the age of 34. With her likely election in November, she is poised to become the first woman of color and youngest woman in history to serve in the Senate. Prior to that, she served four terms in the Vermont House of Representatives on behalf of Burlington, where she was elected as the youngest legislator in the country at the time. In 2018, she graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government with a Master in Public Administration. She has worked for the City of Burlington as the Civic Engagement Specialist and for Steps to End Domestic Violence as the Legal Advocacy Director. She also served on the boards of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and the Vermont Natural Resources Council.
Benedicta Lasi is a Vice President of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY). She is a Lawyer and Executive Director of the Center for African Legal Studies at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) Ghana.
Benedicta holds a first degree in Political Science and Sociology and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Ghana. She holds the BL qualification from the Ghana School of Law. She additionally holds a Master’s degree in Conflict, Peace and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) and a Master’s in Economic Policy Management from the Economics Department of the University of Ghana. She is a member of the Ghana Bar Association.
Alícia Homs (Balearic Islands, Spain – 1993) and since May 2019, Member of the European Parliament.
Graduated in a BA in Political Sciences at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Masters in Diplomacy and International Public Administration by the Centre of International Studies of Barcelona. She worked as an intern in the European Parliament and as an advisor in the regional ministry for Employment, Trade and Industry in the Government of the Balearic Islands.
In August 2019, she was elected president of the Young European Socialists (YES), one of the most important juvenile political organisations in Europe. She is also member of PSOE and the Young Socialists from the Balearic Islands.
As a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), she is a full member of the EMPL Committee (Employment and Social Affairs) and substitute member in the ITRE Committee (Industry, Research and Energy). She is part of the delegation for Central America, and substitutes in the EuroLat and Magreb delegations.
Mafalda Infante (moderation) is a Master’s student in International Studies at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, and has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations at NOVA University of Lisbon. Her main interests are gender studies, democracy studies and European Union foreign policy.
She is part of different youth projects at the European level and a member of IUSY’s Feminist Working Group.
Fill in the registration form by 5th of November midday (CET) and join the meeting. The link to join the Zoom meeting will be send only to those registered.
To fill in the registration form, please click HERE
We have the pleasure of inviting you to the forthcoming Global Seminar 2020.
Overview
The Global Seminar 2020 will gather together IUSY member organisationsfrom all over the world to meet and share the challenges young people and youth organisations have been facing since the beginning of the pandemic.
Two-day Seminar will be a space for sharing our realities from different thematic perspectives. We will try to make this event as dynamic as possible with the elements of panel discussion, contribution of guest speakers and group work.
Together we will imagine and map the recommendations for young people and youth organisations having youth work and political education in their agenda.
As in 2019, this year we again cooperate and create our programme with the International Federation of Liberal Youth (ILFRY). This event will be a joint Global Seminar bringing both organisations and activists together.
The aim of the Seminar will be to provide to the Member Organisations and to the SSU representatives a platformto discuss and come up with recommendation on how we can battle the shrinking spaces of democracy and imagine a post pandemic space for political education and youth work.
A secondary aim is also to strengthen collaboration with IFLRY on topics that we agree on. The seminar will be an opportunity for us to learn and reflect upon new ideas and partnerships in our work for a fairer and more equal world.
For any questions or remarks please don’t hesitate to contact the IUSY Secretariat at iusy@iusy.org.
With best regards,
Johanna Ortega Ana Pirtskhalava
IUSY President IUSY Secretary General
Participation Profile & Selection Process
Each member organisation may register up to one participant for the meeting.
The selection criteria will be based on 1. The questions listed in the application form
2. Gender Balance (both IUSY statutes and the global project require gender balance)
3. Regional Balance
Participants must be able to attend the entire programme of the seminar.
It’s preferable that participants have an interest in workers rights, trade unions and decent working conditions.
All participants must be aged 18-35 years old, with no exceptions.
How to apply
Participants must apply by filling in the registration form that you can find here
OR copy paste it to your browser: https://forms.gle/yEQcmWPrfgdnzVVa9
Deadline for registration is 1st of November 12:00pm CET.
Selected participants will receive the programme, the link to join the event and the technical information in advance.
Estamos contentos/as y orgullosos/as de invitarles a nuestra reunión regional del Comité Americano 2020, en esta oportunidad, nuestro encuentro regional, coincide con la pandemia COVID-19, lo cual si bien limita la realización de eventos físicos, reposiciona con más fuerza la necesidad de repensar la globalización y de promover con mucha mas fuerza los valores de la solidaridad frente a los desafíos de la humanidad y especialmente por los que atraviesa la juventud.
El comité americano de IUSY, es el evento más importante en la región al que podrán participar las organizaciones miembros e invitadas, donde se abordarán temas políticos de la región y se definirán los nuevos objetivos del comité americano de IUSY, los cuales, estarán en conocer, desde la participación de nuestras organizaciones miembros, las situaciones actuales que se producen en cada uno de los países de la región, los desafíos y las agendas de nuestras organizaciones, donde juntos/as podremos definir propuestas y atender las luchas que nuestros pueblos asumen por la democracia, la igualdad, la justicia y la libertad.
Nuestra región está atravesando por momentos de grandes debates sobre estas luchas, que son una parte esencial de nuestros principios. El progresismo de los nuevos tiempos nos obliga a ser capaces de diferenciarnos de los extremismos, y siendo la socialdemocracia un movimiento reformista por naturaleza, los jóvenes estamos llamados a asumir con valentía nuestra visión política, en el animo de demostrar que la izquierda no es izquierda si no es progresista, solidaria y democrática.
Johanna Ortega– Presidenta de IUSY
Ana Pirtskhalava–Secretaria general de IUSY
Jesús Tapia– Vicepresidente de IUSY y coordinador del Comité Americano
Inscripción
Cada organización miembropuede registrar hasta dos participantes
La delegación deberá tener equilibrio de genero
Cada organización invitada puede registrar solo un participante
IUSY Queer Working Group has the pleasure to invite you to the two-day virtual event on Queer Fights and Labour Issues, which will take place on the 28th and 29th September at 13:00 CEST.
WHAT: Two-day event on Queer Fights and Labour Issues
Day 1, 28thSeptember: Virtual talk on Queer Fights and Labour Issues with queer activists from all over the world. The talk will be livestreamed at IUSY Facebook page at 13:00 CEST. The event will be created on Facebook and shared with you in advance.
Day 2, 29th September: Meeting of queer activists from IUSY member organisation in Zoom platform for sharing and working on a common RESOLUTION. The meeting will take place at 13:00-15:00 CEST.
We are planning to work together on identifying queer labour issues, showing a queer-socialist perspective to labour issues and the economic and climate crises socialism as the solution, solidarity of queer-socialists with all comrades from the socialist and queer movement in our work for a just economy for young people.
Fill in the registration form by 28th of September, at 18:00 CEST and join the meeting. The link to join the Zoom meeting on the 29th of September will be send only to those registered.
To fill in the registration form, please click HERE.
We are glad to invite you to IUSY’s Training of Trainers of IUSY Pool of Trainers which will take place from the 14th to the 19thof September online.
Despite many difficulties and restrictions of travel and physical meetings, we emphasise the importance of finding ways of learning, engaging, supporting each other, demanding and driving for change.
In this Training for Trainers we aim to provide active members of IUSY the chance to acquire and develop training and facilitating skills, knowledge on non-formal education and youth work. Together we will explore non-formal education methods and discover how it can improve our activities. in addition, we will also strengthen the network of trainers to help us deliver IUSY activities and promote non-formal education within IUSY and its member organisations.
The training will consist of:
Online sessions (approx. 2 hours per day)
Offline work (home tasks)
Designing of follow up activities
The course will require a considerable time and devotion from the participants such as joining the online sessions facilitated by the trainer, offline work individually and in groups as well as designing a follow up activity and its implementation.
During the Training, we will focus on the following competences:
Understanding and facilitating individual and group learning processes (for example, group dynamic)
Understanding of non-formal education approach
Designing educational activities
Communicating mindfully and meaningfully with others in the team, in the group etc.
Intercultural competences in group activities
Participants are expected (profile of participants)
To have be already involved in non-formal learning or strong interest in non-formal education
To have the need to develop training competences and perform as a trainer/facilitator for IUSY and for their member organisation
Belong to IUSY member organisation (activity is aimed towards youth activists)
Be aged 18-35
Have a proficient level of English (the only working language during the activity)
Availability and commitment during the whole duration of the activity
To share initiative and motivation in organasing follow up activities with IUSY
Since we expect to provide all regions with trainers for their events, we’re aiming for participants from all regions and from a variety of member organisations.
According to the IUSY statutes, we’re also looking to achieve a gender-balanced training so we reserve the right to select participants based on gender criteria if needed.
How to apply
Due to limited space of 12-14 participants, there will be an application process. To apply you must complete the registration by the 9th of September the latest.
The training will be held online on the Zoom platform. Addition online tools will be used to support the learning process. The time of the training will be specified as soon as possible taking into account the different time zones.
It is important to remember that IUSY activities are safe spaces that we are mindful and respectful towards each other.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the coordinator of the project at the IUSY Secretariat:
Declaración sobre los recientes ataques contra las manifestaciones el pueblo mapuche en Chile
Desde IUSY recibimos con preocupación la información sobre los grupos radicalizados que, durante el fin de semana, actuaron violentamente con armas, profirieron discursos racistas y quemaron símbolos espirituales del pueblo mapuche en localidades del sur de Chile.
Durante las ultimas noches se han registrado violentos enfrentamientos en las ciudades de Curacautin, Victoria, Ercilla, Collipulli y Traiguen, donde comuneros mapuche se encontraban ocupando las Municipalidades en apoyo a la huelga de hambre del machi Celestino Córdova y otros lideres que se encuentran condenados en cárcel.
Varios de estos actos violentos y manifestaciones racistas ocurrieron sin que agentes de la policía nacional desplegaran las medidas apropiadas para prevenir efectivamente su ocurrencia o impedir su continuación.
El Estado de Chile, en el marco de las convenciones sobre derechos humanos, tiene entre sus obligaciones la protección contra la discriminación fundada en orígenes étnicos. No está de más recordar que no ha pasado siquiera un año desde las graves violaciones a los derechos fundamentales ocurridas en las manifestaciones sociales en Santiago, reportadas por ACNUDH y otras ONG’s.
IUSY condena la escalada de violencia en Araucanía por parte del gobierno de Sebastián Piñera, en contra del pueblo mapuche. Como jóvenes socialistas es nuestro deber levantar la voz para que las autoridades prevengan, investiguen y sancionen estos hechos, enfrentando la narrativa racista contra las demandas mapuche.
A su vez, demandamos que la comunidad internacional disponga presión politica para asegurar el respeto de los derechos humanos en Wallmapu, a través de acciones de nuestras organizaciones miembros en sus países.
#JusticiaParaCamiloCatrillanca
#WallmapuLibre
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IUSY is concerned receiving information about the violent actions of radicalised groups that used weapons, made racist speeches, and burned spiritual symbols of the Mapuche people in towns in southern Chile during the weekend.
During the last nights, there have been violent confrontations in the cities of Curacautin, Victoria, Ercilla, Collipulli and Traiguen, where Mapuche community members were occupying the municipalities in support of the hunger strike of the machi Celestino Córdova and other leaders who are condemned to jail.
Several of these violent acts and racist demonstrations occurred without the National Police officers taking the appropriate measures to effectively prevent its occurrence or prevent its continuation.
The Chilean State, within the framework of the human rights conventions, has among its obligations the protection against discrimination based on ethnic origins. It is worth remembering that not even a year has passed since the serious violations of fundamental rights that occurred in the social protests in Santiago, reported by OHCHR and other NGOs.
IUSY condemns the escalation of violence in Araucanía by the Sebastián Piñera government, against the Mapuche people. As young socialists, it is our duty to raise our voices so that the authorities prevent, investigate, and sanction these events, confronting the racist narrative against the Mapuche demands.
In turn, we demand that the international community place political pressure to ensure respect for human rights in Wallmapu, through the actions of our member organisations in their countries.
