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  World Federation of Democratic Youth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WFDY was formed as a broad international youth movement, organized in the context of the end of the Second World War.
WFDY did however, survive the crisis of 1989-1992, and is today an active international youth organization that holds regular activities.
Organização da Juventude Mozambicana, Mozambique (Youth of FRELIMO)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Federation_of_Democratic_Youth   (1216 words)

  
 Democratic Youth League of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Democratic Youth League of Japan (日本民主青年同盟, Nihon Minshu Seinen Domei; abbreviated to 民青 Minsei), a political youth movement in Japan.
DYLJ is the youth wing of Japanese Communist Party.
DYLJ is a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Youth_League_of_Japan   (103 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: World Communist Movement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
World revolution In modern usage, a communist party is a political party which promotes communism, a sociopolitical philosophy based on the particular interpretation of Marxism put forth by Vladimir Lenin.
World revolution is a Marxist concept of a violent overthrow of capitalism that would take place in all countries, although not necessarily simultaneously.
Their program called for the uniting of workers of the world for revolution, which would be followed by the establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat as well as the development of a socialist economy.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/World-Communist-Movement   (1430 words)

  
 World Federation of Democratic Youth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is an international unification of communist and socialist youth organizations.
The World Federation of Democratic Youth was founded in London on November 10, 1945.
At international youth events, such as the international youth festival in Berlin 1973, the WFDY flag (in its German language version) was one of the most commonly seen flags.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/qt_wfdy.html   (294 words)

  
 Directorio's Latest News | From Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The plight of the Cuban youth is very distanced from the precepts that you proclaim and defend in favor of the youth of the world.
An alarming primitive conduct on the part of Cuban youth, a war verse, and a virus of hate implanted in the mind of children are the policies utilized by the Cuban government, which alienate us more and more from the doctrine of the civilization of love among human beings.
The Movement of Cuban Youth for Democracy, in defense of truth and hope before you and all the students of the world, advocate respect for human dignity, for democracy, for equality, for a lawful state and for human rights.
www.directorio.org /from_cuba/from_cuba.php?note_id=777   (1302 words)

  
 Portuguese Communist Youth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Portuguese Communist Youth (Portuguese: Juventude Comunista Portuguesa or JCP) is the youth organization of the Portuguese Communist Party and was founded in November 10 of 1979, after the unification of the Young Communist League (Portuguese: União dos Jovens Comunistas or UJC) and the Communist Students League (União dos Estudantes Comunistas or UEC).
The JCP is a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, a youth non-governmental organization that congregates several left-wing youth organizations from all the continents.
The current president of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, Miguel Madeira, is a member of JCP.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portuguese_Communist_Youth   (473 words)

  
 Seth Oberman - World youth protest denial of travel license   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Youth leaders from high schools, colleges, churches and trade unions have been preparing with great excitement to participate in the festival's workshops on peace and the struggle for jobs and equality.
The Festival movement began with the Prague festival in 1947 as a mass youth celebration of the defeat of fascism and Nazi Germany.
WFDY has consultative status with the United Nations and with UNESCO and was presented with the Peace Messenger award by the U.N. General Secretary in 1987.
www.pww.org /archives97/97-06-14-3.html   (592 words)

  
 The Militant - January 26, 2004 -- World youth festival to be held in Venezuela
WFDY, the main initiator of these festivals that started half a century ago, was dominated in the past by youth groups affiliated to Communist Parties that looked to Moscow for political direction and sustenance.
During the WFDY General Council meeting, delegates discussed the U.S.-led war and occupation of Iraq and decided on a series of actions aimed at resisting imperialism’s drive to war and economic depression.
She argued that WFDY should not only oppose the occupation of Iraq by the Anglo-American imperialists, or the UN for that matter, but call for the unconditional withdrawal of all imperialist troops and other occupying forces from Iraq, as well as Afghanistan, the Balkans, Korea, and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
www.themilitant.com /2004/6803/680350.html   (1747 words)

  
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bosnian podrinje canton (federation of bosnia and herzegovina, bosnia and herzegovina)
www.1uptravel.com /flag/flags/keywordf.html   (1422 words)

  
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WFDY is of the strong view that conflicts can not be resolved through aggressions, sanctions, blockades and other means of violence.
WFDY is supporting a political solution, by peaceful means in the «Kossovo-question», which will respect the rights of the population in the Kossovo, as well the sovereignty of Yugoslavia.
The World Federation of Democratic Youth calls upon all peace-loving and democratic Young people in the world to condemn these bombings and demands the cease of the attacks as well as the complete withdrawal of the NATO-forces from the Balkan-region.
www.eroj.org /urbiorbi/Yugoslavia/wfdy.htm   (267 words)

  
 YCLUSA Online - Urgent Action: Solidarity with the Palestinian People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) strongly condemns the Government of Israel for declaring open war against Palestine by mobilising thousands of its troops with sophisticated and heavy weaponry against the Palestinian people.
WFDY has already called upon all member and friendly organisation to observe March 30, which is "Land Day", as the international Solidarity Day with Palestine.
YCL is a member of the General Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth.
www.yclusa.org /article/articleview/77/1/34   (466 words)

  
 usnpc.netbanner02
The 16th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) was successfully held in Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, from 7 to 15 August 2005, continuing with the Festivals movement and reinforcing it as the largest and the most significant political, cultural, anti-imperialist event organized by world progressive and democratic youth and student forces.
Most of the world’s information centers are in the hands of transnational companies, and the content of this information is determined by the class interests of the dominant ideology and against the interests of young people and students.
The World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS), initiated in 1947, is the biggest event organized by progressive and democratic youth and students around the world.
www.usnpc.net   (5213 words)

  
 KEO - POLITICS
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is deeply concerned by the massive violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Turkey.
WFDY calls on the Turkish government to stop this policy and allow immediate return of all people who were displaced from their villages.
However, WFDY is concerned about the conditions of these detainees and calls for their trial before competent and impartial courts or their immediate release.
www.kurdistanica.com /english/politics/reports/reports-01.html   (976 words)

  
 The Militant - January 21, 2002 -- World youth leaders assess Algiers festival, plan event in Cuba
A representative from WFDY affiliates in Latin America reported that a regional meeting in Havana several weeks before the Athens gathering had discussed this idea and had recommended that the world youth organization adopt such a course.
Aristos Damianou, from the United Democratic Youth Organization in Cyprus, said he thought representatives of youth organizations that have ties with governments in northern Africa and the Middle East played too heavy a role in the event.
Hirochi Yonezawa, from the Democratic Youth League of Japan, said that his organization could not attend the festival because of "technical problems," that is, because of what they had heard about the lack of security in Algiers.
www.themilitant.com /2002/6603/660353.html   (1167 words)

  
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First, it is evident that the youth of the world is on the move.
It is consciously enlisting the aid of youth in furthering its own purposes, whose sinister character is ably concealed beneath the aura of idealism that youth finds so seductive.
In general, the problem is how Catholic youth can be put on the move, in the international field, in a solidly organized movement, with a truly conquering spirit, that will carry through a positive program and also combat communist influence.
www.georgetown.edu /centers/woodstock/library/1946b.htm   (1370 words)

  
 VENEZUELA: World Youth Fest - Activism and Celebration
The first world youth festival was held in Prague in 1947, and most subsequent editions also took place in former east European socialist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, or in other socialist nations such as Cuba and North Korea.
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), which organised the festival along with the Venezuelan government - at an estimated cost of eight to 10 million dollars - summarised the main conclusions of the debates as part of a long list of criticism of Washington's policies.
The WFDY, which was founded at the 1945 World Youth Conference in London, decided to organise the next global gathering of young people in 2007 in Caracas as well, to commemorate half a century of world youth festivals.
www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=29917   (1095 words)

  
 World Youth Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
THE 16th World Festival of Youth and Students scheduled to take place in Caracas, the capital city of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela during August 7-15, 2005, is set to become a milestone in the history of the youth’s struggle against imperialism and war.
Under the leadership of DYFI and SFI, the youth in India are engaged in a historic agitation against commercialisation of education since the 1980s.
The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) being the largest youth organisation of India with 14.2 million members had played and would be playing an active role in the country and abroad for uniting the youth, for their upliftment and betterment.
pd.cpim.org /2005/0807/08072005_wfdy.htm   (1676 words)

  
 World Festival of Youth
We convene all local, national, regional and international youth and students organisations, NGOs, institutions and individuals to contribute to the preparatory process of the Festival with the idea of building up together a broad, democratic and successful event on equal basis for all participants, by the youth and for the youth.
The world is refusing to be the property of the powerful who never cease drawing us theories to bring man to his knees.
Because of this we are convening the World Youth and Students Festival, to be held in the summer of 1997 in Cuba.
www.newworker.org /youth.htm   (880 words)

  
 Press statement in Belgrade
Already from the very first day WFDY and a lot of member Organizations from all continents are organizing protest demonstrations against the bombing, and solidarity events to the Yugoslav Youth and people.
Despite the huge and massive protest of WFDY and the other peace loving forces allover the world, the US-government and the other NATO- states are continuing the barbarous military operations, in the name of the protection of the Human Rights.
World Federation of Democratic Youth 1389 Budapest -- pob 147 -- Hungary
www.geocities.com /cpa_blacktown_02/19990501wfdystopbombing.htm   (576 words)

  
 granma.cu -World Festival of Youth and Students begins today
That was how Miriam Morales, general secretary of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, referred to the international meeting of youth that begins here today.
The youth and veteran fighters of the world have faith in this project, she maintained.
Morales acknowledged that at the 16th edition of the festival, the international youth movement has the mission to reaffirm the principles that gave rise to these tribunals of struggle for all the world’s youth.
www.granma.cu /INGLES/2005/agosto/lun8/33festival.html   (345 words)

  
 Hugo Chavez — Speech Delivered at the 16th World Youth Festival
This speech, delivered to youth leaders from around the world, raises similar themes that Chavez forcibly repeated during a series of speeches to festival participants.
Comrades, that is why I believe that in all the history of the World Festival of Youth and Students, which already has nearly 60 years, the World Federation of Democratic youth is 60 years old and the festival has 58 years.
At the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, I once again planted this idea, because I have felt that in these events there is debate and debate and debate, sometimes there aren't even conclusions.
www.mltoday.com /Pages/Socialism/Chavez-YouthFestival.html   (1304 words)

  
 Nhan Dan --- News
World Federation of Democratic Youth meets in Hanoi
The Common Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth opened a conference in Hanoi on February 25 with the participation of almost 50 delegates from around the world.
The two-day conference will discuss opportunities and challenges in the years to come and the role of world youth organisations in resolving social problems as well as in the common struggle for a world of peace, prosperity, co-operation and sustainable development.
www.nhandan.com.vn /english/news/260205/world.htm   (111 words)

  
 FDJ - Final decleration of the FDJ Delegation for the 15th World Festival of Youth and Students
The international Socialist and Communist Youth Movement is faced today more than ever with a duty to warn the Youth of the World of Imperialist Barbarity and Slaughter of Peoples, to win the Youth of the World for the aim of Socialism.
After the last, the 14th World Festival of Youth and Students in 1997, it was clear that Revolutionary Cuba could not also host the 15th World Festival.
The World Federation of Youth and Students and its function as a forum for the international community of the Youth Organisations must be strengthened and supported further on all accounts.
www.fdj.de /WFSXV-AE-E.html   (607 words)

  
 SUDAN Documents - Elections in the Sudan
Joint written statement submitted to the UN Commission of Human Rights by the World Federation of Democratic Youth, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status, and Interfaith International, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status.Concerns the December 2000 elections and human rights in Sudan.
Furthermore, the holding of elections as a democratic step strongly linked with the modern concepts of human rights and fundamental freedoms means more than ballot boxes and electoral lists.
It requires a number of necessary measures to be taken by governments to ensure a fair and conducive atmosphere for the holding of true and genuine elections in which all citizens participate without discrimination.
www.afrol.com /Countries/Sudan/documents/elections_2000.htm   (1707 words)

  
 [27 Mar 1996] HR/CN/717 : NO CULTURAL, SOCIAL OR RELIGIOUS EXCUSE FOR DENYING WOMEN EQUAL RIGHTS FOREIGN MINISTER OF ...
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the World Federation of Democratic Youth said poor nations were facing mounting challenges that jeopardized their efforts to develop.
Article 25 of the Vienna Declaration of the World Conference on Human Rights had affirmed that extreme poverty and social exclusion constituted a violation of human dignity and that urgent steps were necessary to achieve a better knowledge of extreme poverty and its causes.
ABDELBAGI GEBRIEL, of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, said poor nations were facing mounting challenges that jeopardized their efforts to develop; they were becoming more and more isolated.
www.un.org /news/Press/docs/1996/19960327.hrcn717.html   (1995 words)

  
 German variant of the World Federation of Democratic Youth flag (East Germany)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) was not an East German but an international organization, uniting communist and socialist youth organizations (I do not know if it still exists).
The World Federation of the Democratic Youth (W.F.D.Y.) was never a political organization in East Germany.
The symbol was a fl/yellow globe with three white, yellow and fl faces [facing the fly], symbolizing the youth of the world.
www.netlinkit.dk /fotw/flags/de}wbdj.html   (277 words)

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