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International Forum (IF) works to support and inform about popular movements around the world fighting to free them selves from exploitation and suppression. This can be done through the organisation of workers and through labour conflicts, armed rebellion and resistance, women’s struggle for liberation, landless farmers’ land occupation., indians fighting for better living conditions or people in the slum striving for a decent life. We consider us selves to be anti imperialists and we see global capitalism - the neo-imperialism - as the main reason for people being divided into rich and poor. But active anti-imperialistic work is not only about the third world and people far from here. We in the western world must also fight privatisation, the EU growing into a superpower, environmental damages, and the many attacks on the living conditions of ordinary people. IF is an organisation which on a global level tries to contribute to the struggle against the neo-liberalism and for a constructive and mutual solidarity among people all over the world. Today, more than ever before, there is a need for international solidarity. The New World Order has been proclaimed and the USA now stand, confident of success, as the police officer of the world. But the New World Order has not changed the conditions coursing the poverty of millions. On the contrary , the suppression and polarisation has increased; in the third world countries, also in Europe, and especially in the USA. The global capitalism ravage freely and ruthlessly. Meanwhile the transnational companies experience groovy days with giant profits, ever bigger shares of, and influence on, the world market. The agenda of the world is set in a far from democratic way in UN Security Council, G7, the World Bank, IMF, WTO, NAFTA and OECD.
IF-activities
Four times a year IF publishes GAIA; a magazine in Danish; each edition with its own view on matters of the global political game. In addition there is news from all over the world - news that does not get out through the established press. Members living in Denmark receive GAIA for free. Subscription is 100 dkr. a year. Every year IF arranges study tours to the countries we are involved with and to which we have developed a solidarity relationship. The scene of the study tours can for example be Palestine, Chiapas or the Bascue Country.
Peace guards
We also send peace activists to Chiapas in Mexico and to Palestine (in cooperation with the Danish network "Palæstina Fredsvagter"), where you work as an observer and as a "guaranty" against military harassment of the population and villages.
Internationalt Forum’s Solidarity Fond
IF runs a solidarity fond. The idea is to collect means for progressive anti-imperialist movements and organisations around the world. We mainly support projects and groups in Latin America and the Middle East..
IF’s informationshop
In Copenhagen we have a shop where you can get all our materials, magazines, books, T-shirts, folders and information on the country groups. The shop is open daily from 13 to 17 along with the photo-archive, video-archive and library.
The groups
The heart of IF and its activities is the country- and subject- groups. The groups are open for anyone who can work within the political guidelines of our organization, and you are welcome to get in touch with the individual groups if you want to engage in one or more them. For the time being there are groups working with Colombia; Mexico; the Middle East including Palestine; the Basque Country; and political prisoners. The groups base their work on IF’s politics and program, but end up with very different activities due to differences in their understanding of solidarity and the conditions in the various countries with which they work. The groups invite union leaders, human rights activists and others to give lectures and Colombia- and Mexico-groups publish a newsletter on what is happening in the two countries and send peace activists to the autonomous indigenous villages in Chiapas. The Middle East-group supports the rights of the Palestinian population to resist the Israeli occupation; womens rights in Iran; the demand for a free Kurdistan and work aganins the US war on the population of Iraq.
IF-divisions in Denmark
IF has local divisions in Copenhagen, Svendborg, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and Maribo. Most country groups are situated in Copenhagen. You can contact each local group to learn more about their activities. No matter where, you can start up groups on countries or subjects in connection with the nearest local group. Every second month representatives from each group meet to evaluate and plan IF’s future activities.
International Forum, Griffenfeldsgade 41, DK - 2200 Kbh. N, Denmark. info@internationaltforum.dk www.internationaltforum.dk
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