1/ ANNOUNCING: The inaugural Summit of the @ProgIntl.
On 18-20 September, we will convene members from across the planet to confront the central dilemma of our time: ππ§πππ«π§πππ’π¨π§ππ₯π’π¬π¦ π¨π« ππ±ππ’π§πππ’π¨π§.
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On 18-20 September, we will convene members from across the planet to confront the central dilemma of our time: ππ§πππ«π§πππ’π¨π§ππ₯π’π¬π¦ π¨π« ππ±ππ’π§πππ’π¨π§.
Register now!
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2/ In May 2020, the @ProgIntl launched with a mission to unite, organize, and mobilize progressive forces in a common front.
"This initiative comes at just the right time. Itβs about the nature of society we want,β said @johnmcdonnellMP of the Council.
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mβ¦
"This initiative comes at just the right time. Itβs about the nature of society we want,β said @johnmcdonnellMP of the Council.
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mβ¦
3/ Since then, this coalition has grown to include unions, parties, and movements that represent millions of people around the world, from the @napmindia and @C_Pueblos to @DiEM_25 and @lpm_namibia.
progressive.international/wire/2020-08-1β¦
progressive.international/wire/2020-08-1β¦
4/ Together, the members of the PI have launched campaigns on issues like debt cancellation, developed a policy vision for βReclaiming the World After Covid-19β, and built a wire service for the translation and dissemination of critical perspectives. progressive.international/blueprint/collβ¦
5/ The Covid-19 pandemic has postponed the plans for a gathering of the Council in Reykjavik, Iceland.
But the pandemic has also accelerated crises of capital, climate, and democracy, calling on us to act quickly and decisively.
progressive.international/blueprint/34daβ¦
But the pandemic has also accelerated crises of capital, climate, and democracy, calling on us to act quickly and decisively.
progressive.international/blueprint/34daβ¦
6/ That is why the Progressive International is convening this emergency summit: to map our current crisis, to reclaim our shared future, and to strengthen our planetary front to do so.
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7/ The Summit will bring together for the first time PIβs Council β whose members include @MashiRafael, Arundhati Roy, @KeeangaYamahtta, @vijayprashad, and @vanessa_vash β and nearly 70 member organizations from over 40 countries.
progressive.international/council/
progressive.international/council/
8/ The Summit will also introduce several new members of the Council, including @CornelWest, @natbonavides, Achille Mbembe, Suzanne Coleman-Haseldine and @johncusack.
"The @ProgIntl is one of the few last hopes for truth and justice in our catastrophic age," says @CornelWest.
"The @ProgIntl is one of the few last hopes for truth and justice in our catastrophic age," says @CornelWest.
9/ PI Council member @ETemelkuran said:
"Those who came before us to defend human dignity left behind the knowledge that each of us is at our most beautiful when we stand tall against oppression. We come to the Summit to transmit this principle to those who will come after us."
"Those who came before us to defend human dignity left behind the knowledge that each of us is at our most beautiful when we stand tall against oppression. We come to the Summit to transmit this principle to those who will come after us."
10/ "This summit is about bringing together movements and activists from around the world to start thinking about our global problems at a planetary level," said Council member @Nanjala1. "We all have to work together on these challenges because the issues or else we will fail."
11/ The Summit will kick off on Friday, 18 September, with keynotes from Naom Chomsky, @NaomiAKlein, and @yanisvaroufakis βΒ and a panel session on the future of democracy in Latin America with @AliciaCastroAR, @ecuarauz, and @LuchoXBolivia.
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END/ So register now β and support the @ProgIntl to become the planetary front powerful enough to deliver a democratic, decolonized, post-capitalist, prosperous and plural world.
