Generation Vote, a national coalition of different youth and student organizations, has created a Youth Agenda for the 2008 elections. Read it, endorse it, download it and distributed it today!
The General Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth met this weekend in Lisbon, Portugal to decide, among other things, the location of the next World Festival of Youth and Students. After nearly a year of consultations with each organization that bid to host the Festival, the Coordinating Committee found Belarus to have the necessary infrastructure and political climate to host it in 2009.
The Commission of Europe and North America of WFDY (CENA), strongly expresses its discontent about the violation of the democratic rights and liberties of the Communist Youth of Czech Republic as it remains penalized by the Ministry of Interior. We condemn the fact that KSM has been summoned to appear before a court on the 19th of March 2008 despite mass international reactions by organized groups, parties and movements from the entire political spectrum and, by thousands of anonymous and well known personalities from all over the world.
Use the new club educational on the elections to help get your club and group started on discussions on the importance of the upcoming election and how to get involved.
The Young Communist League, USA is a multi-racial, working-class organization made up of youth who believe we can build a better world. We come from a variety of backgrounds, just like the young people of our country: we are employed and unemployed workers, we are high school and college students, we are Black, white, Latino, Asian, and Native American, we are gay and straight, we are women and men.
March 19th marks the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War. Across the country, youth and students are mobilizing to take action to end the war on their campuses and communities. Find out more on how you can get involved today!
As expected, the upcoming 2008 Elections have already taken center stage, and nearly every issue we struggle for hinges on them in some way. Now we have the opportunity not only to strengthen the Democratic majority, but also to elect a Democrat as president—setting a real path to end the war, secure jobs, and improve access to quality schools.
The New Fall Issue of Dynamic Magazine is out now! This issue tackles the struggles of young workers in the US, the fight against No Child Left Behind (NCLB), a review of the the new Kayne and 50 Cent albums in the "Duel of the Iron Mics" and much more! Check it out here.
Revolutionary Holiday Gear and Gifts
Skip the usual holiday consumerism and buy your friends and family YCL gear! With have something for everyone- from our "Capitalism Sucks" and "iVote" t-shirts, to buttons to subscriptions to our magazine, Dynamic. No need to stand in long lines, you can order now from our online store.
Youth and students took to the ballot box in 2006 to demand a change. Two of the top issues on the minds of young people were the war and funding for education. Yet Bush and his war supporters continue to ignore the voices of young people and the 70% of the US population that is against this war. They continue to spend billions of dollars on the war in Iraq that could be spent on funding education and rebuilding our cities from New Orleans to Minneapolis.
On October 27th, 2007 people will be gathering in 11 cities to raise our voices together and demand an end to the war.
48,000 auto-workers at Chrysler went on strike on the morning of Oct. 10th. These auto-workers, just like the workers at GM, are fighting not just for better wages and benefits for themselves, but for all workers. Read the article for updates and ways to support workers at Chrysler.
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