We,
the Initiative Committee, convened on January 15-16, 2000 and agreed to
undertake the preparations for the launching of the International League
of Peoples’ Struggle through its First International Assembly, from
December 16 to 17, 2000 in Germany.
The
League 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 below.
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.
Rights of peasants, farm workers and fisherfolk against feudal
and semifeudal 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.
Children's rights against child labor and other forms of
exploitation;
9.
Rights of indigenous peoples 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.
Rights and welfare of refugees and migrant workers;
13.
Environmental protection against plunder and pollution; and
14.
The right to safe and healthy food free from genetic
manipulation.
In
preparation for the First International Assembly (FIA) of the League, we
have done the following:
1.
We have formulated the proposed statutes of the League for
consideration and ratification by the First International Assembly.
2.
We have drawn up the plan for organizing the First International
Assembly and the workshops on the fourteen concerns of the League and
have decided to adopt the theme "Peoples’ Demands for
International Solidarity in the 21st Century", the
initial list of participants, the tentative program of activities, the
time and place; and
3.
We have constituted and mandated a Provisional Secretariat to
realize the aforesaid plan, invite prospective participating
organizations and patrons of the League and raise the necessary
resources for holding the First International Assembly.
4.
We have also formed the Host Country Workgroup to fulfill the
requirements for
holding
the International Assembly in Germany.
We
call on all organizations interested in joining the League to
communicate with the provisional secretariat at the following address:
t.a.v. StichtingINPS
Postbus 1452, NL-3500BL Utrecht, The Netherlands
Tel.:
31 30 2805781 // Fax: 31 20 5241586
e-mail:
ilp515@excite.com
We
call on everyone to access our website in order to monitor the
preparations for the First International Assembly: website: http://www.oocities.org/ilps2000/index.html
Initiative
Committee Members:
JOSE
MARIA SISON
VEIT MUELLER
Representative
of
Representative of
Center
for Social Studies
Workers' Training Center
Arbeiterbildungszentrum (ABZ)
CRISPIN
BELTRAN
KLAUS HUBER
Representative
of
Representative of
Kilusang
Mayo Uno
Solidariteit International
CARMENCITA KARAGDAG-PERALTA
JORGE HURTADO POZO
Representative
of
Representative of
Promotion
of Church People's Response
Instituto "Amaru"
Member,
Central Committee
World
Council of Churches
Representative
of
Representative of
Democratic
Anti-imperialist Organization
Confederation of Workers from
Of
Iranians in Britain
Turkey in Europe (ATIK)
Representative
of
Devrimci
Demokrat Sendikal Berlik
Revolutionary
Democratic Syndicalist Union (DDSB)
(Nota
Bene: The above list of concerns is modified by the Third Meeting
of the International Initiative Committee. Please look at the
updated list, marked June 8, 2000.)
