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WFDY in the World Social Forum
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Workshop “The youth struggle against the imperialist
aggression”, 19th January, venue
A18, 17:00h – 20:00h. You are
welcome with your opinion on our debate to strength
forces to reinforce the anti-imperialist struggle, where
will participate WFDY representatives from the different
regions of the world with their opinions, experiences,
ideas and contributions.
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We are also participating in events promoted by our
member and friendly organizations (World Peace Council,
World Federation of Trade Unions, AIYF and DYFI India,
ABSL Burma, and others).
This is the central meeting point of the WFDY in
the World Social Forum. Here you can take a look of our
stickers, posters and t-shirts, exchange some views and
ideas, get our leaflets and booklets about different
issues, see the propaganda of our Solidarity Campaign
with Palestinian People and know more about the World
Festival of Youth and Students.
World Federation of Democratic Youth
Federation Mondial de la Jeunesse Democratique
Federacion Mundial de las Juventudes Democraticas
In service of youth and their rights since 1945
Address:
1139 Budapest XIII, Frangepan U. 16 - Hungary
Tel/Fax:
+ (361) 350 22 02 / 350 12 04
E-mail:
wfdy@wfdy.org
Website:
www.wfdy.org
THE ORIGINS OF WFDY
On November 10, 1945 the World Youth Conference,
organized in London, founded the World Federation of
Democratic Youth. This historic Conference convened
at the initiative of the World Youth Council which was
formed during the II world war to fight against fascism
by the youth of the allied countries brought together
for the first time in the history of the international
youth movement representatives of more than 30 million
young people of different political ideologies and
religious beliefs from 63 nations. It adopted a pledge
for peace.
PLEDGE
“We pledge that we shall remember this unity, forged in
this month, November 1945,
Not only today, not only this week, this year, but
always,
Until we have built the world we have dreamed of and
fought for.
We pledge ourselves to build the unity of youth of the
world.
All races, all colors, all nationalities, all beliefs,
To eliminate all traces of fascism from the earth,
To build a deep and sincere international friendship
among the peoples of the world,
To keep a just lasting peace,
To eliminate want, frustration and enforced idleness.
We have come to confirm the unity of all youth salute
our comrades who have died-and pledge our word that
skilful hands, keen brains and young enthusiasm shall
never more be wasted in war.”
FORWARD FOR OUR FUTURE!
We hold that the democratic and progressive traditions
of the WFDY strengthen our determination to
continue to strive for a better world in which humankind
will fully emancipate itself. In this collective effort
the youth will be the vanguard, will remain at the
forefront, for as long as it takes, in order to
materialize our vision.
YOUTH UNITE! FORWARD FOR LASTING PEACE!
If the 20th Century marked the development of
humankind with unprecedented steps towards the
liberation of the peoples, the democracy, human rights
and peace, we have good reasons to believe that the 21st
century, will be the century of the victory of the
peoples, their liberation from imperialist domination,
exploitation, misery and war.
In the last years the world has passed through a very
complex and critical situation and witnessed many
changes and developments. The World Federation of
Democratic Youth was proved correct in its principle
positions and actions against the imperialist
aggressions in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Whereas
the worldwide imperialist system is currently more and
more dominating international affairs, financial,
political and humanitarian crises characterize its
nature on regional and national level. Two main trends
are confronting each other: on the one side Imperialism
with its policies of interventions and wars and on the
other side the peoples struggling for peace, national
sovereignty, democracy and international cooperation.
WFDY
reaffirms its orientation as an international
non-governmental youth organization with progressive
political character and anti-imperialist identity.
WFDY aims to promote unity among progressive,
leftist, anti-imperialist and other youth organizations
for peace, international solidarity, people-based
development and other youth-related issues.
In the “Preamble of the Political Declaration adopted at
the 16th General Assembly of WFDY, March 4-7,
2003, in Havana, Cuba”
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