Asian Movements getting ready for the 2nd AGJS 2010
After the very constructive
experience of having the
First Asian Global Justice
School in the IIRE-Manila
last October 2009, various
Asian movements are now
collectively preparing for
the Second Asian Global
Justice School (AGJS) this
coming August 2 to 21, 2010
in Manila and in Mindanao.
It is remembered that the establishment
of the IIRE-Manila was
inspired with the successes of
the IIRE in Amsterdam, particularly
in training and broadening
the perspectives of various activists
from around the world. The
IIRE-Manila was established two
(2) years ago under the same
spirit and as a complementary
institution of the IIREAmsterdam
in Asia. The first
AGJS is one of activities that the
IIRE-Manila conducted in the
pursuit of its complementary
role and the second AGJS is the
continuing and strengthening
of this task towards the New
Internationalism.
The coming 2nd AGJS revolved
around the framework of sustaining
the gains of the 1st
AGJS, strengthen the relationships
forged among Asian
movements and provide
deeper, broader and more
wide-reaching collective discussions
on the most urgent
questions confronting Asian
movements in particular and
the world in general, including
practical discussions on forms
of organization and movements
in the context of the
presently developing international
trends in relation to the
economic crisis and the various experiences
in taking power. With this framework,
the IIRE-Manila team and the IIREAmsterdam
Education Sub-committee
designed a programme anchored to a
large extent on previous Global Justice
Schools and Third-World Seminars at the
IIRE in Amsterdam, and also on questions
that were regularly raised during the First
Asian Global Justice School, specifically
the role of China and the question of
peasant movements.
Inspired by the first AGJS, this year’s
AGJS is a collective effort of Asian movements
and some European sympathizers.
The invitations for the school is being co-signed by four (4) Asian organizations,
namely; the International Institute for
Research and Education-Manila (IIREManila),
the Labour Party Pakistan (LPP)
which is also in the process of launching
its own IIRE in Islamabad, the Japan
Revolutionary Communist League
(JRCL) and the Association for the Advancement
of Research in Marxism
which is based in Hong Kong. It is
through this collective action, along with
the help of other organizations and progressive
individuals that this year’s
school is able to connect with more
movements and organizations from various
countries.
With just more than three (3)
months to go before the 2nd AGJS,
leaderships and seasoned activists
from organizations and movements
from eleven (11) Asian countries,
aside from the possible attendance of
Australian and European movements
and parties, are expected to attend.
These Asian countries are Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri
Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong
Kong, South Korea, Japan and the
Philippines. Particularly in the Philippines,
some organizations and movements
from the broad left will also
be invited which will add color to the
anticipated exciting discussions
among the participants.
A Call for Sponsorship
The International Institutes for Research
and Education (IIRE) in Amsterdam
and Manila are happy to
announce that both will organize a
Global Justice School in 2010. For
IIRE Amsterdam, the Global Justice
School will take place from November
24 to December 18, 2010.
For IIRE Manila the schedule will be
from August 2 to 21. The sessions of
this school will be held partly in Manila
and partly in Mindanao, in the
south of the Philippines. All discussions
in the Manila School will be in
English. These two activities offer a
unique experience for comrades
coming to either school, an experience
that will contribute to their political
education, to the exchange of
experiences and to the building of
international links.
The school in Manila will be the Second
Asian Global Justice School and
will focus on the impact of international
politics and of the economic
crisis on Asia. The role of China in
the region and its corresponding impact
on the balance of forces in Asia
and the world in general will be of
special importance.However, the Second AGJS is faced
with financial difficulties, given that
the resource base of the IIRE-Manila
is still being developed and that all
participants from Third World countries
are experiencing financial difficulties,
especially regarding international
travel costs. With just three (3)
months to go before the start of the
School, the Third World would-be
participants are calling for international
solidarity and support, particularly
donations for their participation
in the school. That is why the IIRE in
Amsterdam and in Manila has
launched a Joint Finance Campaign
in order to generate needed funds for
the School in Manila and also for the
Global Justice School in Amsterdam,
which is at present facing a deficit,
especially concerning the international
flights of Third World participants
to Amsterdam.
For the Asian School, an average
sum of nine hundred dollars ($
900.00) will cover the transportation
costs and participation of one person
from the Third World countries. It
was acknowledged that the First
Global Justice School in Manila and
the Global Justice School in Amsterdam
in 2009 were successful because
of the generous contributions
of comrades and friends.
In the same spirit of internationalism,
the two IIREs launch
this appeal to ask our friends
around the world to sponsor
comrades from the Third World
to be able to participate in either
of these schools.
We need your help to strengthen
the International and the movement
for socialism in Asia and
worldwide – any amount will contribute
to this goal.
Bank transfers can be made to:
STG V ONDERZOEK VORMING
IN WETENSCH SOCIALISME
SOWS
Address: Postbus 1962
1000 BZ Amsterdam
Account number: 1039161
(Name of bank: Postbank)
IBAN: NL55INGB0001039161
BIC: INGBNL2A
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