hi ,comrades
ongoing peoples in struggle always .
with good wishes .
from IRAN , comrade Siavash
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> Special report:
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> The founding of the International League of People's Struggle
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> International League of People's Struggle founding assembly
> to be held in The Netherlands on 25-27 may 2001
>
> In its Fifth Meeting on Saturday, 7 October 2000, the International
> Initiative Committee (IIC) of the International League of People's
Struggle
> (ILPS) unanimously decided the following:
>
> The First International Assembly (FIA) shall be held in the Netherlands.
A
> specific site has been determined. The dates for the FIA are 25, 26 and 27
> of May 2001 (Friday to Sunday). There shall be a three-day program of
> activities to allow the delegates to attend the plenary sessions and
> workshops of their choice.
>
> The foregoing unanimous decisions manifest the unity of the IIC and
enhance
> the solidarity and cooperation of all the organizations that have either
> participated or supported the preparatory work of the IIC since the
> beginning.
>
> Since the early months of 2000, 180 mass formations from 40 countries have
> signified their intention to participate in the FIA of the ILPS. Ninety
> nine (99) organizations from 27 countries have already confirmed that they
> shall send delegations to the FIA.
>
> The ILPS is meant to reflect the rising broad mass movement against
> imperialist "globalization" and advance the rights and interests of the
> workers, peasants, women, youth, intelligentsia and other social sectors
in
> the 15 concerns of the ILPS.
>
> The ILPS seeks to attract the participation and support of all the
> organizations that have been active in mass protests in the industrial
> capitalist countries as well as in the underdeveloped countries. Recent
> outstanding examples of mass protests against monopoly capitalism are the
> battles in Seattle, Washington, Okinawa, Melbourne and Prague.
>
> **********************************************
>
> PROPOSED STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLES' STRUGGLE
>
> Preamble
>
> We, the undersigned representatives of organizations, hereby proclaim the
> formation of the International League of Peoples' Struggle (hereinafter
> referred to as League) the promulgation of the statutes as herein defined.
> The League shall have a broad mass character and shall be independent of
> any political party, government or religion. It shall promote, support and
> develop the anti-imperialist and democratic struggle of the workers and
> oppressed peoples of the world in order to oppose the ideological,
> political, military, economic and cultural domination and attacks of
> imperialism and reaction.
> The League shall expose and oppose the inhuman policies and acts of the
> multinational companies, their governments and international instruments
> such as the IMF, World Bank, WTO and military alliances.
> The League shall act to realize the unity, cooperation and coordination of
> the following: workers, unions and organizations of women, youth,
peasants,
> teachers, health workers, journalists, writers, scientists, and
> technologists, lawyers and other professionals, and popular movements,
> campaigns and just causes involving such concerns as enumerated in the
next
> paragraph.
>
> The League shall stand and fight for the following:
>
> 1. National and social liberation from imperialism and all reaction and
> resistance to foreign aggression and intervention;
>
> 2. Human rights in the civil, political, economic, social and cultural
> fields against state violence, national oppression, class exploitation,
> fascism, racism and religious bigotry;
>
> 3. The cause of peace against wars of aggression and against nuclear and
> other genocidal weapons;
>
> 4. Independent trade union and workers' and toilers' rights and reduction
> of working hours at full pay against mass unemployment and decreasing wage
> levels;
>
> 5. Agrarian reform and rights of peasants, farm workers and fisherfolk
> against exploitation and oppression;
>
> 6. The rights of women and rights against all forms of sexual
> discrimination, exploitation and violence;
>
> 7. Rights of the youth to education and employment;
>
> 8. 8. Children's rights against child labor and other forms of
exploitation;
>
> 9. Rights of indigenous peoples, oppressed nations and nationalities
> against chauvinism and racism;
>
> 10. The rights of teachers, researchers and other educational personnel;
>
> 11. The right of the people to health care and the rights of health
workers;
>
> 12. Science and technology for the people and development, environmental
> protection against plunder and pollution and the right to safe and healthy
> food free from genetic manipulation.
>
> 13. Arts and culture and free flow of information in the service of the
> people and the rights of artists, creative writers, journalists and other
> cultural workers.
>
> 14. Justice and indemnification for the victims of illegal detention
> (especially political prisoners), torture, extrajudicial executions,
> disappearances, mass displacement, and other blatant forms of human rights
> violations.
>
> 15. Rights and welfare of displaced persons, refugees and migrant workers.
>
> Article I. Aims and Purposes
>
> Section 1. The aims and purposes of the League shall include the
following:
>
> 1.1 To promote a common understanding of those concerns and issues as
> enumerated in the preamble,
>
> 1.2 To stimulate and coordinate common lines of action and undertake
> definite actions on the aforesaid concerns and issues,
>
> 1.3 To cooperate with all possible organizations, institutions and
> personages in the attainment of the aims and purposes of the League, and
>
> 1.4 To raise such resources as to enable the League to realize its aims
and
> purposes and perform its functions.
>
> Section 2. The activities of the League shall include the following:
> advocacy, research, publications, conferences, seminars and social and
> political action.
>
> Article II. Participating Organizations
>
> Section 1. Any organization which agrees with the statutes of the League
> may apply or may be invited to become a participating organization of the
> League.
>
> Section 2. The application shall be evaluated and approved by the
> duly-authorized organ of the League.
>
> Section 3. A participating organization shall assume responsibilities in
> accordance with the resolutions of the International Assembly of the
League
> and the pertinent decisions of the duly-authorized organs.
>
> Section 4. All participating organizations shall have equal basic rights
> and duties.
>
> Section 5. The application fees and annual participation dues shall be
> decided by the International Coordinating Committee.
>
> Article III. International Assembly
>
> Section 1. The International Assembly of the League shall be convened once
> every two years. The International Coordinating Committee shall decide the
> number of delegates and the criteria and methods for the selection and
> apportionment of delegates.
>
> Section 2. The International Assembly shall decide the policies of the
> League through resolutions and shall elect the members of the
International
> Coordinating Committee after deciding their number.
>
> Section 3. Issues shall be decided by simple majority vote, except on
> issues of amending the statutes of the League. The International Assembly
> shall give full play to the efforts of the participating organizations
most
> affected by an issue to resolve their differences, if any.
>
> Article IV. The International Coordinating Committee
>
> Section 1. The International Coordinating Committee shall be the highest
> decision-making organ of the League between international assemblies. It
> shall meet as often as necessary.
>
> Section 2. The International Coordinating Committee shall propose the
theme
> and program of the International Assembly and shall ensure that the
> resolutions of the International Assembly are pursued and implemented and
> shall report and make recommendations to the International Assembly.
>
> Section 3. The International Coordinating Committee shall elect its own
> officers, a Chairperson, as many Deputy Chairpersons as may be needed with
> respect to functions and geographic distribution, a General Secretary,
> Treasurer and Auditor.
>
> Section 4. The chairperson shall be the chief representative and
> spokesperson of the League and shall be strictly bound by the resolutions
> of the International Assembly.
>
> Section 5. The International Coordinating Committee shall give full play
to
> the efforts of the participating organizations to maintain their
solidarity
> and broad character in accordance with the statutes of the League and
> resolutions of the International Assembly.
>
> Article V. The General Secretariat
>
> Section 1. The International Coordinating Committee shall form the General
> Secretariat on the basis of recommendations of the General Secretary. The
> General Secretariat shall consist of the General Secretary and as many
> deputies as may be appointed by the International Coordinating Committee
to
> undertake administrative functions.
>
> Section 2. The General Secretariat shall be responsible for the daily
> administration and implementation of all other functions as may be
assigned
> by the International Coordinating Committee and shall report and make
> recommendations to the International Coordinating Committee.
>
> Article VI. National Chapters
>
> Section 1. On the basis of recommendations of and in consultation with the
> participating organizations in the country concerned, the International
> Coordinating Committee shall decide the general guidelines for the
> formation of the national chapter of the League.
>
> Section 2. Every national chapter shall elect its officers in a national
> assembly of representatives of participating organizations. The national
> chapter shall determine its own organizational structure.
>
> Section 3. Said committee shall decide on the application of mass
> formations that wish to participate in the national chapter. In this
> connection, it shall promote the broad alliance of participating
> organizations in accordance with the aims and purposes of the League.
>
> Section 4. The national chapters shall have equal basic rights and duties
> in the League. They shall enjoy their independence and initiative even as
> they shall contribute to the realization of the aims and purposes of the
> League.
>
> VII. Patrons of the League
>
> Section 1. On the basis of recommendations of national chapters or
> participating organizations, the International Coordinating Committee
shall
> select and invite the eminent persons and outstanding individuals in their
> fields of activity to become Patrons of the League and to receive such
> honors as it may decide.
>
> Section 2. The Patrons of the League shall promote the aims and purposes
of
> the League and raise the prestige of the League in any appropriate manner.
> They may provide advice to the International Coordinating Committee and
the
> latter may consult them as resource persons.
>
> Article VIII. Funds and Resources
>
> Section 1. The basic operations of the International Coordinating
Committee
> and the General Secretariat shall be financed by membership dues and
> contributions of participating organizations.
>
> Section 2. Subject to approval by the International Coordinating
Committee,
> the General Secretariat shall recommend the methods of raising funds and
> resources through concrete projects and unconditional contributions from
> various sources.
>
> Section 3. The Treasurer shall be responsible for the safekeeping and
> accounting of funds and other material resources of the League. The
> Treasurer shall be subject to periodic and timely audit by the Auditor.
>
> Section 4. The Auditor shall conduct periodic and timely audits of all
> financial accounts and shall report to any leading organ he/she deems
> necessary.
>
> IX. General Provisions
>
> Section 1. The International Assembly shall have the power to amend the
> statutes by two-thirds majority.
>
> Section 2. The emblem and headquarters of the League shall be decided by
> the International Coordinating Committee.
>
> X. Transitory Provisions
>
> Section 1. These draft statutes shall be subject to amendment and
> ratification by a simple majority of the First International Assembly.
>
> Section 2. The Initiative Committee shall prepare the First International
> Assembly and shall organize the provisional general secretariat for the
> purpose. It shall cease to exist upon the election of the International
> Coordinating Committee.
>
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>
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