Following the decision of WFDY General Council Meeting in March of this year, WFDY will organize its 18th Assembly on November 8 - 12, 2011, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Under the slogan “Fortify WFDY, strengthen the anti-imperialist struggle, for a world of peace solidarity and revolutionary social transformation!”, the Assembly will convene all WFDY members to analyze the work developed by the Federation in the last 4 years and the political situation of the youth of the world, define the strategies for the reinforcement of the Federation and the youth struggle against imperialism and elect a new leadership.

Hosted by the Portuguese Communist Youth (JCP), this Assembly represents also a demonstration of solidarity towards the Portuguese youth in their struggle against the right-wing policies that one after another the governments of the last three decades have been imposing against the people, the workers and youth, following the line of the European Union of destruction of the political and social rights and benefitting the big economic groups, particularly the bank sector.

We invite all member and friendly organizations of WFDY, as well as all the anti-imperialist youth of the world, to promote this Assembly through the spreading of this poster (in soft or hard copy) in their offices, schools, youth centers, websites, social networks and personal blogs, as part of our ever more necessary struggle against imperialism!

The World Federation of Democratic Youth has received the message sent by President Hugo Chavez, where he bravely informs of the results of the surgery he was submitted to recently and from which he recovering well.

In the last days we have been assisting to a dirty propaganda offense from the Latin American and international right-wing forces trying to manipulate the information about the actual situation of health of President Chavez. In his message he clarified that he keeps needing medical treatment and that despite his rest he has kept on working as head of state, taking the necessary measures for the well being of the Venezuelan people.

WFDY, on behalf of its member and friend organizations and the progressive youth of the world, sends a message of support and solidarity to President Chavez, wishing him a rapid recovery to continue giving an example to all those who wish a better world. We reaffirm also our support to the people and youth and Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela, that is building a free people and sovereign country that inspires the progressive and anti-imperialist young people of the entire world.

In the coming days the workers of all generations, particularly the young workers, will celebrate once again the International Workers’ Day (IWD) on May 1st.The IWD celebrations have been and are, more than ever, important moments of struggle of the workers of the entire world. In our days, when imperialism is unveiling in an even more clear way the irrational and unjust nature of the capitalist system, tearing apart in months achievements of decades of struggle of the workers and historical progress for mankind.

In the framework of the current international capitalist crisis, the dominating class has taken all steps to attempt to smash the rights of the workers and youth, implementing an agenda that had long before been planned and which has now the arguments and tools to implement. Particularly the young workers are suffering of this limitless attack with their rights destroyed, increasing of the already massive rates of youth unemployment, low salaries and widespread to practically all young workers of precarious contracts or with no contracts at all. All this can only be overcome through the reinforcement of the struggle and, necessarily, of the class trade union movement - essential tool of the workers and their struggles for now and for the future!

Furthermore, it is important to underline how in this context the monopolies and other big economic groups keep having millions and millions of euro and dollars of profits, which are not only huge, as they are increasing more and more, proving that the sacrifices demanded to the workers, peoples and youth are nothing but a strategy to reach the increase of profits and intensification of the exploitation.

In this context, WFDY calls upon all its member and friendly organizations to take the streets on the next IWD and, together with the class trade unions, make this day yet another glorious day of struggle that means a reinforcement of all the struggles to come until we are able to defeat these policies and imperialism itself!