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11 May, 19 tweets, 11 min read
ANNOUNCEMENT: Exactly one year ago — as Covid-19 took over the world — we came together to launch the Progressive International.

Today, we mark the milestone by reflecting on a year of work, and inviting you to make a contribution: act.progressive.international/anniversary/

An anniversary thread:
2/ We launched with a mission as simple as it was radical: to unite, organize, and mobilize progressive forces all over the world in a common front.
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3/ And in a difficult year of lockdowns, isolation, and economic hardship, we have managed to accomplish so much together.
4/ We mobilized to defend democracy in countries like Bolivia and Ecuador against the threats of fascist violence and legal warfare. progressive.international/movement/artic…
5/ We joined the HDP in Ankara to resist the Erdogan dictatorship and bear witness to the historic Kobani case trial. progressive.international/wire/2021-04-2…
6/ We launched a global strike against Amazon, uniting workers all the way down the supply chain in a demand to #MakeAmazonPay. makeamazonpay.com
7/ We convened scholars, activists, and practitioners around the world — from @Jayati1609 to @KatharinaPistor to @ingridharvold — to build a Blueprint for Debt Justice, as the largest debt crisis of history engulfed the world. progressive.international/blueprint/6061…
8/ We fought vaccine apartheid in the Covid-19 Response collective, with members like @burcuno, Achal Prabala, @HelenYaffe, and @LinseyMcgoey leading the way toward a TRIPS waiver to vaccinate the world. progressive.international/blueprint/b6cf…
9/ We held the first Belmarsh Tribunal, convening voices like @yanisvaroufakis, Tariq Ali, @jeremycorbyn, and @AliciaCastroAR to put the United States government on trial for crimes revealed by Assange.
opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
10/ We built the world's first internationalist wire service, with a network of over 40 publications in 30 countries — from @africasacountry to @BrasilWire to @Mondoweiss — translating and disseminating critical perspectives from global struggles.
progressive.international/wire
11/ We fought the vicious privatization of Ecuador's central bank at the hands of the International Monetary Fund.
12/ We joined @sunrisemvmt and @KCTenants to build toolkits for community organizers fighting climate change and tenant exploitation. progressive.international/movement/campa…
13/ And we formed an Art of Internationalism collective, convening artists from across the planet to reimagine the role of art and culture in 21st century internationalism. progressive.international/wire/2021-03-1…
14/ We hosted an inaugural summit, "Internationalism or Extinction," bringing together Council members like @nickwestes, @vijayprashad, @ecuarauz, @petrogustavo and @ETemelkuran to debate the planetary crises of our times. opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
15/ In short, our crazy idea become a powerful vehicle of international solidarity, bringing together unions, movements, and parties that represent millions of people across the planet, from @C_Pueblos to @napmindia to @codepink.
16/ To mark this milestone, we are inviting you to celebrate the anniversary with a range of events and exciting announcements.
17/ But for now, we are asking all of our friends, allies, and supporters to make an anniversary donation and keep us going for the year ahead.

Every single thing that we do is funded exclusively by you act.progressive.international/anniversary?mt… Image
18/ We have big plans for our second year: direct actions, delegations, regional expansion, and more.

But none of this will be possible without your support. So help us continue to build a planetary front with the strength to fight and to win: act.progressive.international/anniversary?mt… Image
END/ As struggles kick off around the world — from Cali, Colombia to Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem — our message remains the same:

Solidarity Today, Solidarity Forever.

Join us.

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