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In an era in which neoliberalism is working remorselessly to tear down all barriers to the plundering of corporate capital, when imperialist armies have bombed or invaded Serbia, Afghanistan and Iraq a mighty movement of spontaneous resistance has arisen on all continents. Young people, workers, peasants, indigenous peoples have been organising an international fightback across borders and continents.

//REVOLUTION //International Delegate Conference, Vienna //2005-05-15

From: info@worldrevolution.info
To: leaders@g8.com

Dear G8,

Hello again. We hope you’re looking forward to your visit to Gleneagles in July. It brings back fond memories of the last time you were in Britain in 1998, when a chain of 70,000 protesters surrounded your meeting in Birmingham, doesn’t it? Of course, those protests started a bit of a trend, so this time you’ll be meeting further off the beaten track, in a bunker on a golf course in Gleneagles. But don’t worry! We’re still coming up to give you all a warm welcome.

//WORLD REVOLUTION //International Coordination Committee //2005-01-20

Forty-two Basque youth will be on trial in Madrid sometime in February or March. They are activists of the prohibited youth organization SEGI, or of the previously prohibited youth organizations JARRAI and HAIKA, and accused of being terrorists. They are faced with a total of 654 years in prison.

//WORLD REVOLUTION //International Coordination Comittee //2005-01-18

On the December 26th 2004 the world witnessed a horrific natural disaster. An earthquake of 9.1 on the Richter scale struck the Indian Ocean. From that earthquake a tsunami wave preceded to devastate 11 countries in the region at the speed of a jet. Thousands of dead bodies were found as the massive killer waves subsided. The death count now stands at 150,000 people, with many more missing and a further 5 million made homeless, leaving them vulnerable to starvation, water borne diseases and malnutrition. The final death toll is still impossible to predict. WORLD REVOLUTION expresses its complete sympathy and solidarity with the victims of this disaster and our commitment to work alongside our section in Indonesia to deliver practical relief and aid.

//WORLD REVOLUTION //International Coordination Comittee //2004-10-30

To the young people of the United States:

On November 2 you will be called on to vote for president - at least those of you who are over 18 and are US citizens and have a permanent address.

Polls have shown that a clear majority of 18 to 35-year olds are opposed to Bush. And with good reason! In the last four years Bush has launched the country into two major wars, and it is the young who are called on to fight and die for the profits of American oil companies.

Time and again, resistance to capitalism has burst through the obstacles placed in its path and broken out into revolution. Revolutions happen when the rulers of society cannot find a way forward and when the mass of the people cannot go on living in the old way. Revolutionary situations see millions take to the streets, stop work and bring down the governments of the capitalists by direct action.

REVOLUTION wants to build an international revolutionary youth movement. This must have complete organisational and political independence, deciding on its own activity and policies. The movement should be open to all young people who want to fight capitalism.
REVOLUTION will determine its policies through democratic national meetings of members in individual countries, and by holding international delegate meetings as regularly as possible.

In recent struggles against capitalism, anarchist groupings have taken a prominent role. Many anarchists share REVOLUTION?s desire to smash the capitalist state and create a free world without class division, property and repression. We will work together with anarchists wherever we have shared goals.
Anarchists and Marxists differ in the following ways:

REVOLUTION wants to overthrow capitalism. But that is not the end of the struggle. We want to be free - we want to build a classless society without privilege and oppression.

The Russian revolution of 1917 was the greatest victory the working class has yet had. The working class overthrew capitalism and put power into the hands of its own democratic councils of delegates - the soviets.

But the revolution degenerated - it went backwards and finally collapsed altogether. We must learn the lessons of this to avoid it next time.

Social Democrats, Socialist Parties, Labour Parties, official and former Communist parties and other such organisations have tremendous influence in the working class worldwide. They are reformist organisations - they use their base in the workers? movement to hold back the workers? struggle. They try to form governments that act within the capitalist system.