[WSMDiscuss] Movements in movement… : 'It Is Time for Progressives of the World to Unite’ : Sanders-Varoufakis Issue Open Call for New Global Movement

[Jai Sen]

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Movements in movement…

[There’s no question about the need at the present historical juncture for combining forces to resist and to fight back against the world-scale rise of the right.  But while there’s of course much merit in being brief, it's just a little weird that this Call – which calls for unifying “the global left” and “grassroots movements” - does not refer in any way to actually existing present and recent movements, and indeed, to other new internationals such as the Ecosocialist International.  Nor to what used to be called ‘the South’ and to changes that are taking place in the world order.  Nor to the need for movements in and from the North – which these institutions represent – to develop a new respect for movements from the South…  Nor to intersectionality…  Nor to how this new International will be different from earlier Internationals, including in terms of who leads, etc… And so on.

[This said, this Call still deserves attention – and engagement :

“BURLINGTON, VT - With fascist movements on the rise and controlling the levers of power in the United States and across the world, the U.S.-based Sanders Institute and Europe's DiEM25—the groups founded by Jane Sanders and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, respectively—announced the launch of Progressive International <https://www.progressive-international.org/open-call/> on Friday with the goal of beating back right-wing forces with an organized "grassroots movement for global justice."

            JS



Published on
Friday, November 30, 2018
by
Common Dreams <https://www.commondreams.org/>
'It Is Time for Progressives of the World to Unite’ : Sanders-Varoufakis Issue Open Call for New Global Movement

"Our Progressive International will reclaim our communities, our cities, our countries, and our planet with a bold International New Deal that we will work, together, to deliver."

by
Common Dreams staff <https://www.commondreams.org/author/common-dreams-staff>
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To unify the global left and defeat the rise of fascism worldwide, reads the call to action from the newly-formed Progressive International, "we cannot simply go back to the failed status quo of the last few decades. Unfettered  globalization promised peace and prosperity. But it delivered  financial crisis, needless war, and disastrous climate change, instead." (Image: Progressive International / with overlay)

BURLINGTON, VT - With fascist movements on the rise and controlling the levers of power in the United States and across the world, the U.S.-based Sanders Institute and Europe's DiEM25—the groups founded by Jane Sanders and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, respectively—announced the launch of Progressive International <https://www.progressive-international.org/open-call/> on Friday with the goal of beating back right-wing forces with an organized "grassroots movement for global justice."

"There is a global war being waged against workers, against our environment, against democracy, against decency," declares the Progressive International's open call to join the movement, which was unveiled Friday evening by Varoufakis and Sanders, wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), during The Sanders Institute Gathering in Burlington, Vermont.

"A network of right-wing factions is collaborating across borders to erode human rights, silence dissent, and promote intolerance. Not since the 1930 has humanity faced such an existential threat," the call continues. "To defeat them, we cannot simply go back to the failed status quo of the last few decades. Unfettered  globalization promised  peace and prosperity. But it delivered  financial crisis, needless war, and disastrous climate change, instead."

As part of the launch, the group released the following video explaining why the new effort is needed—and enormity of the stakes:

[CHECK OUT WEBSITE FOR VIDEO]

Sign up for the call here <https://www.progressive-international.org/join/>. And read the full the call to action below:

There is a global war being waged against workers, against our environment, against democracy, against decency.

A network of right-wing factions is collaborating across borders to erode human rights, silence dissent, and promote intolerance. Not since the 1930 has humanity faced such an existential threat.

To defeat them, we cannot simply go back to the failed status quo of the last few decades. Unfettered globalization promised peace and prosperity. But it delivered  financial crisis, needless war, and disastrous climate change, instead.

The  time  has  come  for  progressives to form a grassroots movement for global  justice:  to mobilize workers, women and  the disenfranchised all around the world  behind a shared vision of democracy, prosperity, sustainability, and solidarity.

Our Progressive International will reach out to communities in every corner of the world to help build our shared vision.

Our Progressive International will stand by people who are already fighting to end inequality, exploitation, discrimination and environmental degradation.

Our Progressive International will reclaim our communities, our cities, our countries, and our planet with a bold International New Deal that we will work, together, to deliver.

It is time for progressives of the world to unite.

Today, on behalf of DiEM25 and The Sanders Institute, we issue a Call to Action: to create a global network of individuals and organizations that will fight together for dignity, peace, prosperity and the future of our planet.

Join us. Join Progressive International.

Visit the website for the new group here <https://www.progressive-international.org/>.


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