DiEM25 members approve five new proposals
DiEM25 members from across Europe and beyond have had their say on a handful of important topics
May 22 saw the conclusion of five DiEM25 member votes, on matters ranging from finance, to pharmaceutical patents as well as the energy sector.
Below we break down exactly what was voted on, and how our members felt on each topic.
(Greece) Fiscal Transactions System “DIMITRA”
With its aim of liberating the people of Greece from debt bondage within the Eurozone, MeRA25 is looking to legislate its 7+1 Policies agenda including the fiscal transactions system entitled “Dimitra”.
Although MeRA25 is not proposing an exit from the Eurozone and rejects the idea of a parallel currency, “Dimitra” is seen as a remedy against any kind of blackmail if the ECB were to shut down Greece’s banking system again, converting “Dimitra” into a fully-fledged Greek national currency.
Yes: 97.04%
No: 2.96%
(Greece) The short-term government action plan of MeRA25
MeRA25 is working towards a broad Popular Front that challenges the oligarchy’s hold over the people of Greece, and outlined its 7+1 Policies in order to meet this aim, which covers matters from housing to renewable energy.
Yes: 96%
No: 4%
Toward a New Non-Aligned Movement
In cooperation with the Progressive International, DiEM25 will push for the establishment of a robust, international, New Non-Aligned Movement with a view to turning the European Union from a NATO appendage to a Non-Aligned, Independent EU that works towards world peace in a world without military blocs.
Yes: 93.38%
No: 6.62%
Gradual abolition of pharmaceutical patents across the European Union
DiEM25 will campaign in support of gradually abolishing patents that guarantee Big Pharma’s monopoly over crucial drugs, replacing them with Prizes that the EU offers.
Yes: 97.59%
No: 2.41%
Socialised European Green Energy Union
This proposal aims at a pan-European de-commodification of electricity, the abolition of phoney auction markets across the EU and the establishment of a Socialised European Green Energy Union.
Yes: 98.48%
No: 1.52%
Jeremy Corbyn: Only the Green Industrial Revolution can save this planet
Jeremy Corbyn spoke at the MeRA25 Congress in Athens following the presentation of the Athens Declaration.
The former leader of the Labour Party pledged his support for victims of war and backed a New Non-Aligned Movement.
Corbyn discussed socialism, the conflicts raging across the world, NATO and the Green Industrial Revolution, among other things.
“There are four points I’d make about socialism, if I may: peace, justice, humanity and our relationship to the natural world,” he said.
“Peace is not just the absence of war, but peace is something we have to always work for and strive for what’s happening now in the Ukraine is wrong by any stretch of the imagination under any way you care about.
“The invasion [of Ukraine] is wrong. The occupation is wrong. The bombing is wrong. The killing is wrong. And the destruction of so much life of people in Ukraine, there can be no defence whatsoever. The statement we put forward today from the Progressive International, which I’m honoured to be a member of the council have made that very clear.
“All wars have to end at some point. All wars end with some kind of conference negotiation or process. Why oh why did the UN take so long to even call for a ceasefire? Why have so many of the world’s leaders been using the language of war and aggression when they should be using the language of demanding a ceasefire to stop the killing and give some hope to the people of Ukraine and to the Russian soldiers that are also dying there.
“Because the longer it goes on the more the deaths, the more the destruction, the more, the hatred that will follow and the economic and environmental consequences of this war. Food prices are rising, and many across North Africa and the Middle East will be desperately hungry. Later this year, when the wheat supplies don’t arrive from Russia and the Ukraine to make their bread, and the prices will go up all over the world as a result of it, it needs serious intervention to bring about a ceasefire and bring about peace for the people of the Ukraine.”
Corbyn made a note of reminding that the Ukraine conflict is not the only travesty taking place in the world.
“There are many other wars going on. Sadly, there are more than 40 different conflicts going on at the present time. Think of the decades of war in Yemen, the killing that’s going on in Yemen and the destruction of life that’s gone on there. The war in Syria, the war in Libya, the terrible conflict in Iraq, all of these conflicts, fuelled by the arms trade and they all create massive numbers of victims – occupation of one country by another creates occupation.”
Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was tragically killed by Israeli forces last week, and Corbyn spoke in solidarity with her family and the Palestinian people as a whole, before calling for an end to the occupation.
“Today we mourn the death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist from Al-Jazeera killed shot in the head by Israeli occupying forces on the Westbank, where she was reporting on the lives of Palestinians. “She follows sadly many others that have been killed as a result of that occupation. And today, even at her funeral, the Israeli armed forces managed to disrupt the funeral.
“And even the coffin fell to the ground as a result of it. Today, our sympathies, our solidarity are with her and her family, but also with the Palestinian people. The occupation must end. It cannot go on. It is not sustainable.
“So it’s our solidarity with the victims of war, but when the fighting stops and the occupying forces have withdrawn, that is never the end of the story.”
Corbyn lamented the role of the arms manufacturers’ role in global conflicts.
“The U.S. has just passed the biggest ever defence budget. NATO member states are being encouraged to go to two percent and above of their gross national income as part of defence expenditure. And when a conflict goes on, the arms manufacturers pressurise their government to spend more and buy more. And it doesn’t matter what country you’re in.
“They all do it. They do it in Russia. They do it in Europe. They do it in the USA. They all pressurised for it. The arms trade then becomes a pressure of itself for conflicts and wars.
“And so what we were talking about this morning at the conference that we did here in Athens, was about looking to a future where you wind down the idea that military alliances bring peace and you bring forward the idea that you cooperate together and you deal with the social economic, and environmental problems that people face.
“The idea is that we get rid of nuclear weapons once and for all, there is no defence. There is only the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.
“We have to get rid of nuclear weapons altogether.”
Corbyn feels that the green industrial revolution has to be a major priority for the world.
“You get that [green future] by advanced technology, you get that by giving people a real stake in a greener, more sustainable [future]. It can be done, but it can’t be done if we stick to the titled ‘free market’ economies of inequality, injustice, and, and built in poverty to it.
“We are the green industrial revolution that has to be the slogan of the left all over the world.”
Watch Jeremy Corbyn’s full talk below
Ece Temelkuran: Capitalism is incompatible with democracy
Shortly after the presentation of the Athens Declaration on May 13, Ece Temelkuran spoke at the MeRA25 Congress.
The Turkish journalist outlined some of the key global challenges today, as well as reflecting on her personal experiences and insisting on action rather than hope.
Her upbringing in Izmir, Turkey, taught her to always look on the bright side, despite the chaotic history of the region, which became a metaphoric basis of her insistence on good values and human dignity.
There, she understood “the meaning of beauty” while “the blood and the sparkles of the sea blended together” represented “the good and the evil merging together”.
“And among those who stared at Mediterranean, we are the descendants of those who decided that the north star of humankind should be the determination to stand by human dignity regardless of the price.
“Not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it makes us beautiful. We are the descendants of those who choose, above everything else, to stand together with friends, for the dream of a just world. Many times, it wasn’t because the final victory was certain, but there was this unmatched joy of standing for dignity.”
She relates this life lesson to the current crises we face today, particularly in regards to the migrant crisis in Europe.
“Also, there was the fact that the ruthless powers were too disgusting and too humiliating to sign with. And once again, today, history asks us to make our stance clear. We have multiple crises at hand, madmen have abducted the political establishment all around the world. Refugees are pushed back to the sea, to their death.
“Entire nations are fleeing for their lives,” she said.
“The banality of evil is now transformed into evil of banality and most painful of all is that we are every day asked to develop a numbness while watching these things. The world weighs heavy. And this is because the planet is about the give birth to the new.
“The old is long dead and the birth will be happening sooner than we expected.”
Ece went on to discuss her experience with people across the world regarding the rise of fascism.
“There are many who ask for hope and I’ve met many people throughout the last years, all around Europe, United States, Australia, and several other places who ask for hope,” she stated.
“So, in 2016, I started talking to the Europeans telling them right-wing populism. Or now we call it fascism. Fascism is not specific to those crazy countries like Italy, India, or Turkey. It is a global phenomenon and it is coming for them too.
“In 2016, Trump was just elected and Americans really believed that they could get rid of him in one year and they wouldn’t ever hear of him again. In 2016, Britain voted for Brexit. And there were many, many people that really believed that Brexit wouldn’t happen, even though it was voted. For France, people did not think that Le Pen would be a serious rival to Macron. And several other right-wing populous fascist leaders with fascist intentions. I told them that democracy in its current form is dead. It is only the theatrics of itself, because if there is no social justice, the fundamental promise of democracy is invalid.
“The fundamental contract of capitalism is in contradiction with the fundamental promise of democracy, which is equality. There still are many people who think that we can get rid of this madness that we either call right-wing populism or fascism by just, you know, fixing a few things, by supporting the centrist governments.
“No, it won’t be like that because fascism is embedded in this neoliberal system. And it’s going to be more and more clear as the system crumbles. The real phase of this understanding of the world and understanding of politics will become more and more apparent.”
But rather than simply hoping for things to resolve themselves, Ece insisted on the importance of action.
“Hope is an inconsequential word,” she said. “If there are any among you who asked this question, I would say that hope is too fragile a word for our times, because if I ask you these two questions, you’ll understand why I’m saying about these things. What if there is hope, what would you do differently tomorrow? Or what if there is no hope, what would it change in your political actions tomorrow? It doesn’t really change anything.
“And this idea of waiting for hope and asking for it takes our urgency away. It steals our urgency as political actors. It turns us into a congregation of sheep who that are waiting for a divine light.
“And I’m sure that they are asking you for hope as well. So I am telling you to tell them, actually that hope is already bought by free market economy.
“Capitalism is already exploiting and capitalising on the anxiety of bad times. And it is also producing gurus, in Ted speeches or several other places, talking about the hope big business is recruiting young people with serious concerns, telling them that they are going to do good jobs. They’re going to do ‘responsible’ business.
“And that is where the hope is. Capitalism is trying to deceive us into believing that the system can fix itself without any rupture without us.”
Watch Ece Temelkuran‘s full talk below
We stand against trade with settlements – sign the petition now
We urge our audience and members to sign the European Citizens’ Initiative to send a message against trade with settlements
While the EU claims to oppose annexation and considers the illegal settlements in occupied territories an obstacle to international peace and stability, what it actually practices on this matter is very different.
Trade is still allowed between the European Single Market and such settlements, making their existence not only viable, but economically profitable for the occupiers.
As war rolls on in Ukraine, and other tragically less popular conflicts continue to rage in Palestine, Yemen, Mali and across the world, it is imperative that our movement does not support Europe’s legacy of hypocrisy.
We support the creation of a law that will apply to EU relations with occupied territories anywhere, sending a powerful message around the world that the EU will no longer reward territorial aggression with trade and profits.
The Stop Trade With Settlements campaign was initiated with this very objective in mind, and we urge you to follow this link in order to sign the European Citizens’ Initiative.
Love and let love: Against irrational fears through solidarity
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2022, we are reminded of the need for love, acceptance and solidarity
Imagine living your life as an ‘other’, someone who is different from people around you, not necessarily in a visible way, but through something inside you, an integral part of you. This difference shuts you off from important social institutions. Perhaps most importantly, this difference and the resulting discrimination prevents you from forming affectionate relationships with those you feel attracted to, i.e. to love who you want to love.
Still clinging on to the modernist grand narrative of ‘progress’, we like to tell ourselves that things are getting better. We are steadily – albeit slowly – progressing toward a better society in all aspects. Yet on this International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we should stop for a moment to evaluate the progress.
That sexual orientations outside the heterosexual norms are no longer considered mere behavioural deviations or medical conditions may be considered progress by some. ‘The homosexual’, however, is an invented category, and its ‘upgrade’ from ‘homosexual acts’ – behavioural traits that could be criminalised, and still are in many places – to a gender identity was not a progressive moment but merely transformed the power to punish the citizen as a perverse entity. Nor have the previous ideas of homosexuality disappeared. One has to only look into the history of the word ‘gay’ to see that its hundred-year-old meaning is still used as a label referring to a certain ‘lifestyle’ or behaviour of homosexuals.
‘Homosexuality’ was invented alongside the rise of capitalism in the mid 19th century to reinforce patriarchal control of the production unit of capitalism: the heterosexual family, a foundational binary of capitalism. Today, many more sexual orientations and gender identities are recognised, and included in the list of phobias we are discussing today as they further threaten the prevailing hegemony. In a book with the same name Mark Fischer has called this hegemony capitalist realism, emphasising how capitalism is taken for granted and ‘it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism’.
Until the recent achievement of marriage equality in many places, ‘progress’ was understood as the interrogation of prejudice regarding family as an institution, the easing of social opprobrium and the granting of limited rights. However, with the very advent of marriage equality, a core foundation of capitalist productivity (marriage as the guardian of financial power and resource) has been undermined, assailed from within as it were. These achievements are being fiercely opposed by those that claim to protect ‘traditional family values’ but are ultimately safeguarding the capitalist system which depends on them. A current example of this can be found in the U.S. Supreme Court’s present considerations of overthrowing the constitutional protection of the right to abortion. While the capitalist Right has always fought for their control of the means of production, the Empire is now striking back to gain (further) control of the means of reproduction as well.
The term homophobia, coined by George Weinberg and popularised by his 1972 book Society and the healthy homosexual, is a powerful one in that it turns the ‘problem’ upside down. Instead of homosexuality being a problem, it points to those finding it problematic as suffering from a phobia.
Phobia is defined as ‘an extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something’, and irrational being defined as ‘not logical or reasonable’ with its mathematical meaning referring to numbers that go on and on and on ad infinitum (like pi). The idea of a homophobe sits with these definitions in that they are extreme, they go on and on, and they’re not reasonable. Unlike other phobias, however, this fear is of course very rational to those suffering from it, as it is socially constructed. It is easy to argue that our society is based on the above-mentioned ‘traditional family values’ threatened by the claims of the ‘sexual others’ for rights to participate in important institutions.
Fear, however, is also a very potent tool for wielding power. Threats to our security, especially to something so fundamental as family, solicit emotional reactions that can be pointed at the perceived threats and used to gain popularity for political actions that proclaim to address those threats. Such actions, of course, aim at preserving the status quo and therefore protecting the privileges of those benefiting from the present hegemony – defined by Marv Waterstone as ‘governance with the consent of the governed’.
Solidarity
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia we should think about our relationships to each other in society and where our solidarities lie. There’s no true freedom or justice as long as it’s limited to only certain members of society. We like to think of our democratic system as ‘majority rule with minority rights’; representational majorities making decisions, but granting rights to the minorities in the fringes.
The reality, however, is that decisions are mostly made by minority groups of powerful people – mainly heterosexual white men – and they grant any rights to the ‘minorities’ only grudgingly. Furthermore, they are not always minorities at all. Women are the majority sex on this planet, yet they are still underrepresented in most prominent positions and continue to be undermined in a variety of contexts and institutions. Misogyny, therefore, remains a profoundly undemocratic war against all who identify as women, the most current phase of which is the above-mentioned legal discussion in the U.S. Supreme Court which seems poised to deny women (and trans men) the right to choose whether they are in a position to reproduce or not.
Queering the system
To fight the heterosexist phobias – and xenophobia might also be included here – a queering of the system is needed. This means challenging the often unquestioned, social categories implied in the ‘traditional’ values mentioned above to not only include those outside heteronormativity but to rethink the categories from a perspective that is critical of the prevailing heteronormative assumptions – without phobia.
Thus, queering the system is not only challenging the heteronormativity of capitalism, but rethinking society from a different starting point. While the current social structures build from a heteronormative standpoint may or may not serve the LGBTQIA people, the opposite is much more likely to be true. The existence of rainbow families is not a threat to hetero families, although they do require some different social structures. E.g. sex-neutral public toilets can have a huge impact on the possibilities of sexual minorities to enjoy public spaces, but presently often unsafe for them due to homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
Paulo Freire said that education was a loving experience, riddled with difficulties that required hope. As we sit and stand together on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we think locally. We are variations of love outside and beyond the norm. We ask ourselves to meditate on what we think love is and how we do it, and we consider a year ahead of learning as much about love and loving as we can.
Whether we win or lose some battles, we must keep trusting that love wins in the end, and we should get better at it.
Sweden and Finland joining NATO will not make Europe safer
The interests of common people can only be served by a new Non-Aligned Movement
The NATO applications submitted by Sweden and Finland – countries that used to be pillars of neutrality and peace in Europe and the world during the Cold War – are not as a response to a current Russian threat greater than that of the Soviet Union. They are the result of the gradual rise of conservatism in Europe during the past few decades. Former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme would be appalled by the decisions taken today by his party.
Opposing one autocrat by strengthening another can never be the solution. That’s why DiEM25 is voting on whether we should join a call on progressive parties, governments, organisations and citizens across the world to join a new Non-Aligned Movement.
Europe, for centuries the crucible of world wars, needs to put that past resolutely behind it and become a beacon of peace. That can only be achieved by decoupling from foreign national and oligarchic interests, achieving sovereignty, and announcing its neutrality as a global leader of such an autonomous initiative.
Read the Athens Declaration, a call for a new Non-Aligned Movement, here.
Al-Nakba: The ongoing catastrophe of the Palestinian people
The execution of Shireen Abu Akleh is one of the many ways the Israeli authorities seek to silence those that expose the apartheid regime
May 15 marks Al-Nakba – “Day of Catastrophe” – for millions of Palestinians who continue to bear the brunt of Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid. The forced expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians 74 years ago has persisted unabated through various direct and indirect means and methods. The continuous expansion of illegal settlements, ongoing siege of Gaza and daily violence unleashed on Palestinians sharpens the experience of the Nakba as “an extended present that promises to continue in the future”.
The execution of Shireen Abu Akleh, which is the latest case of dehumanising violence, is one of the many ways the Israeli authorities seek to silence those that expose the Israeli apartheid regime. This too is a continuation of the policies of social erasure commenced with the Nakba.
The Israeli apartheid regime, amid global condemnation of Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder, saw fit to approve a further 4,000(!) new settler homes in the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. This level of impunity makes it impossible to imagine a revival of the ‘Peace Process’. Israel appears intent to continue its creeping annexation of Palestinian territory using extreme forms of violence to subdue the population.
While the US and its allies offer hollow words of condemnation, their ongoing political, economical, diplomatic and military support remains unconditional. So much so that the German government has now banned civil society protests intended to commemorate Al-Nakba as an extension of its crackdown on Palestinian rights in the name of countering anti-Semitism.
Our Call
In 2021, the DiEM25 defined its position on Palestine-Israel, which, interalia, calls for:
- An immediate end of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza
- An immediate termination of Israel’s apartheid policies and institutions both within its pre-1967 borders and elsewhere
- The immediate implementation of the right of Palestinian refugees to return (United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194)
- The immediate recognition by the EU of the State of Palestine, so that Israelis and Palestinian negotiators enjoy legal parity in International Law
- The immediate embargo on arms sales, technology transfers and maintenance to/from Israel
- The immediate dissolution of all military alliances and treaties of EU member-states with Israel
- The immediate cessation of all trade with Israeli settler communities in the Occupied Territories
- An immediate de-nuclearisation of all states and entities in the Middle East
Progressive humanists, faced with this situation, must fight for an end of the apartheid policies practiced with ruthless efficiency by the Israeli state, for a cessation of fighting, and for a democratic entity in which both Jews and Palestinians can live free of fear and coercion.
United against repression: DiEM25 condemns Berlin’s ban on Nakba commemorations
With several other organisations, we stand against this attack on individual rights
DiEM25 has joined several other organisations and civil society groups in signing a letter by a coalition of progressive Palestinian, internationalist, and leftist groups and collectives in Berlin condemning the Berlin police’s decision to ban all public gatherings on Nakba Day. Read it in full below.
In an outrageous attack on Palestinian rights, memory and even identity, the police in Berlin, the capital of Germany, have banned all public commemorations of the 74th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, when over 750,000 Palestinians were forced from their homes and lands by Zionist militias. The Nakba is commemorated on 15 May, known as Nakba Day or the Day of Palestinian Struggle. Events are being organized throughout Palestine and globally.
The events banned by the police include two marches, two awareness-raising tents and a cultural gathering, scheduled for 13, 14 and 15 May. Samidoun Deutschland was the organizer of one of the cancelled marches, Palestine Speaks the organizer of another, and the cultural event was organized by a group of Palestinian community organizations. After the ban, an application for a memorial vigil for Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh — shot dead by Israeli occupation forces — was also prohibited as a “replacement for the banned events.” At the same time that Palestinians have been banned from commemorating the Nakba and 74 years of dispossession and struggle at the risk of arrest and prosecution, the Berlin Senate is providing public funding for an event on 15 May by Zionist groups that labels BDS and Amnesty International “anti-Semitic.” Berlin is home to one of the largest Palestinian communities in Europe, repeatedly labeled as “emotional” in the documents presented by the police to organizing groups as a reason for banning the Nakba commemorations.
This follows a series of attacks on Palestinian rights in Germany, many perpetrated by Berlin officials, including the banning of an event with Khaled Barakat (later ruled illegal by a German court), the political ban and deportation of Rasmea Odeh, and a series of repressive efforts directed at advocates for the boycott of Israel and justice in Palestine. Just two weeks ago, Berlin police also banned Palestine demonstrations on 29-30 April, on the same type of dubious basis. Read the following statement distributed by the affected groups in Germany — email us at [email protected] to add your support!
United against Repression – United for Freedom and Justice
May 15 is Nakba Day – a day of remembrance of the expulsion of Palestinians, a day of struggle against ongoing Zionist settlement colonialism, a day of unbroken Palestinian resistance and a day of international solidarity.
As has taken place and escalated over the past year, massive repression is being directed against Palestinian groups and demonstrations in Berlin. The authorities want to prevent thousands of people from pouring into the streets of the capital, the site of the largest Palestinian community in Europe. As a result, numerous demonstrations by various groups planned for next Sunday’s Nakba Day have been banned!
This outrageous assault on Palestinian memory and Palestinian lives is a racist act of discrimination. In their justifications of the bannings Berlin police repeatedly declare that Palestinians are “emotional” about the killing of their people and the confiscation of their land. The labeling of legitimate Palestinian anger and commitment to pursue justice in the face of over 100 years of colonialism as a “threat to public safety” is an abhorrent act of censorship.
As a flimsy reason for the bans, the authorities also accuse all demonstrations being held to commemorate the Nakba in Berlin, and even the entire Palestine movement, of anti-Semitism across the board. The face of the German repressive apparatus is clearly shown in these measures: all means should be used to prevent international solidarity from breaking out. Because the state fears a broad anti-imperialist movement that, beyond solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle, focuses on Germany’s complicity and its own imperialist interests.
We do not accept these prohibitions! Nakba Day is our day of struggle and we resolutely stand united against repression. As the German state and media seek to denigrate and divide us, we join forces and defend our common right to send a strong signal from the streets of Berlin to our brothers and sisters in Palestine and around the world: Our struggle for the Freedom is a just fight! Our fight against imperialism is a just fight! We call on all groups in solidarity with Palestine and those fighting against imperialism around the world to join us and to stand up to repression.
Long live international solidarity!
Signing Groups
Samidoun Netzwerk
F.O.R. Palestine
Kommunistischer Aufbau
Young Struggle
Revolutionärer Jugendbund
Migrantifa – Berlin
Linksjugend Solid Nord-Berlin
SDAJ – Berlin
Rot feministische Jugend
Palästina Antikolonial
Free Palestine FFM
Palästina Spricht
Klasse gegen Klasse
Gruppe Arbeiter:innenmacht
Acciones Berlin
Revolution
Kommunistische Organisation
Solidaritätsnetzwerk
Internationale Jugend Berlin
FACQ
Palästinakomitee Stuttgart
Netzwerk Freiheit für alle politischen Gefangenen
ATIK (Konföderation der Arbeiter*innen aus der Türkei in Europa)
YDG (Neuer Demokratische Jugend)
Yeni Kadin (Neuer Frau)
BDS Deutschland
Kampagne Rise Up 4 Rojava
International Supporters
Europe
Alkarama (Movimiento de mujeres palestinas)
Collectif Palestine Vaincra
Secours Rouge Toulouse
International Jewish Antizionist Network IJAN
Jewish Voice for Labour (UK)
Jewish Network for Palestine
Jeunes pour la Palestine – Nantes
CAPJPO-Europalestine
Classe Contre Classe
Secours Rouge
Palestinian Youth Movement Sweden
Europe Network for Justice and Peace in the Philippines
April 28 Coalition for Migrants and Refugees Rights and Welfare
Union Juive Française pour la Paix
Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine
Revolution Permanente
Dutch Scholars for Palestine
Revolutionaire Eenheid
Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle
Al Yudur – Juventud Palestina
Col·lectiu Intifada
Jeunes Communistes 13
DiEM25
Brazil
Juventude palestina – Sanaúd
CSP-Conlutas
Frente Palestina Livre
Centro cultural palestino Aljaniah
Partido Comunista Brasileiro – PCB
Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado – PSTU
Partido Socialismo e Liberdade / Movimento Esquerda Socialista
União da Juventude Comunista – UJC
Liga de Parlamentarios por Al-Quds
Unidade Popular pelo Socialismo – UP
Monitor do Oriente
Amigos de Palestina
Fórum Latino Palestino
Articulação Internacional Julho Negro
Iniciativa Direito à Memória e Justiça Racial
Comitês Islâmicos de Solidariedade
Instituto de Estudos e Solidariedade para Palestina – Razan Al Najjar
Movimento pela Libertação da Palestina – Ghassan Kanafani
Lebanon
Palestinian Chess Forum – Shatila camp
Palestinian Cultural Club – Beirut
Palestinian Arab Cultural Club
The Naqab Center for Youth Activities – Burj Al-Barajneh Camp
North America
Socialist Action / Ligue pour l’Action socialiste
Within Our Lifetime — United for Palestine
Just Peace Advocates
GPM – GTA Palestine Movement
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Canada Palestine Association
Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition
Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran
International League of Peoples’ Struggle
Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle – Coast Salish Territories
Oakville Palestinian Rights Association
Palestinian Youth Movement
Jews for Palestinian Right of Return
April 28 Coalition for Migrants and Refugees Rights and Welfare
Canadian BDS Coalition
National Lawyers Guild International
Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians
Canada Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights
Gabriela BC
Sulong UBC
Human Rights 4 All Saskatchewan
Palestine Solidarity Network Edmonton
Edmonton Small Press Association
Friends of Sabeel North America
Migrante BC
Palestinian and Jewish Unity – Montreal
Peace Alliance Winnipeg
Justice for Palestinians, Calgary
Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid Victoria Canada
Niagara Coalition for Justice
US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
Labor for Palestine
Greater Toronto 4 BDS
Yanis Varoufakis, Jeremy Corbyn and Ece Temelkuran present the Athens Declaration
The War on Ukraine calls for support for victims of war and a new non-aligned movement
THE ATHENS DECLARATION, May 13, 2022
- We stand with the people of Ukraine, as we stand with every people suffering invasion, displacement and occupation.
- We demand an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian forces and a comprehensive Peace Treaty guaranteed by the European Union, the United States and Russia in the context of the United Nations.
- We urge respect for International Law and all refugees, who must have their rights protected and offered a place of safety regardless of ethnicity, religion etc.
- We oppose the division of the world in competing blocs that invest in rampant militarism, hyper-modern weapons of mass destruction and a New Cold War.
- We believe that lasting peace can be achieved only by replacing all military blocs with an inclusive international security framework that de-escalates tensions, expands freedoms, fights poverty, limits exploitation, pursues social and environmental justice and terminates the domination of one country by another.
With these thoughts in mind, we call upon democrats across the world to join forces in a New Non-Aligned Movement. In this context, we view non-aligned, democratic and sovereign nations working together as the route to lasting peace and a world that can avert climate catastrophe and bequeath to the next generation a decent chance at creating the conditions for globally shared prosperity.
Jeremy Corbyn, Ece Temelkuran & Yanis Varoufakis, on behalf of
The PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL, DiEM25, MeRA25
Watch Corbyn and Temelkuran’s address to the MeRA25 Greece Congress below
Watch the Athens Declaration press conference below