Youth camp in the 40th year of the `68 movement
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In 2008, no matter in which country the youth is, they are ready to march and in fact they are marching following the traces of the `68 movement! Until the REVOLUTION, written in more than 10 different languages on the banner hung up in the camp, will happen...

01 October 2008 / International Bulletin / No: 74

 

The 4th youth camp organised by the Socialist Youth Associations' Federations with the title "From 1968 to 2008: The struggle continues from the tradition towards the future" was organised this year at Dikili, Turkey between August 26 and September 2.
Besides hundreds of Turkish, Kurdish, Laz and Arap young people coming from different different cities of Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, Turkish and Kurdish people from Europe joined the camp, too. The young activists of the Socialist Youth Association ( SGD ) had started to carry out agitation work for the camp yet weeks before by introducing the camp to the youth at universities, schools, on the streets and in the quarters by opening stalls, hanging up posters and distributing leaflets and inviting the youth to the camp.
This camp, which was dedicated to the youth movement of 1968 which is in its 40th year and the revolutionary leaders killed, reached its peak in terms of the revolutionary movement defending the history and discussing the problems of how to convey it to the future. From discussion meetings to knowledge competitions, from films to meetings, in its 40th year the spring movement of the youth of 1968 met again with young people.
At the camp different groups among the youth, such as students and youth from the boroughs, gathered and enthusiastically discussed topics such as the up-to-dateness of Marxism, the history of the revolutionary movement of Turkey as well as a union organisation such as Genc-Sen founded by the youth. The young people also watched the film made on the strike at Tuzla shipyards and discussed the workers' problems, they showed that they care about the workers' problems such as shown by the example of the march by the youth to strengthen the workers` resistance. Besides the discussions, the youth presented its talents in the workshops on different topics such as cinema, philosophy, tango, the women's issue etc, they produced collectively, did sports together, organised tourneys and amused themselves.

This year, the youth of SGDF hosted international guests, too: Delegates from All India Committee of the All India Democratic Youth Federation, the youth of the Communist Organisation of Greece (KOE), the Revolutionary Communist Youth Union (Bolshevik) from Russia, the Socialist Thought Forum of Jordan, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, New Generation Azerbaijan Communist Youth Union, La Mochila youth collective from Chile as the Teachers` Union from Lebanon explained the problems and struggle of their own countries during the seminars and meetings and shared their experiences. The discussions on the experiences of the youth struggle of high school and university youth as well as the discussion on the resistance in the Middle East were both followed with interest. During the discussions experiences were shared. The Palestinian participants` exhibition consisting of caricatures dealing with Hanzala, the symbol of Palestinian children, was saluted by the youth applauding and shouting slogans in Arabic. While in the last night before the camp ended, each workshop presented its own work, it was the film prepared by the workshop Camp TV on the camp itself attracting the main attention.
The International was sung in Spanish and Turkish and Arabic music was played. Every international guest definitely contributed to the camp by conveying something from his country or struggle. They either hung up pictures from their own countries and in their own language or presented music. Questions on the women's issue and the active participation of young women were among those questions which were asked and discussed with a high interest. The participants gave a lot of information on the youth movement in Chile and Greece, the Nandigram massacre in India as well as the camps in Jordan where the Palestinian refugees live. The young people altogether danced the traditional "halay" at the concert on September 1, which is the International Day of Peace and shouted slogans for brotherhood and freedom in every language. With the presents the international guests brought the young people, they managed to convey the values of the struggle in their countries to Turkey. One of the participants from Jordon said that there are still pictures of Deniz Gezmis and 12 Turkish and Kurdish martyrs hung up in the office of his organisation in his country; this was an example for comradeship-in-arms.

By this and through the camp, the heir of the 1968 movement starting in France and covering the whole world still shows itself nowadays in almost every country. The international guests, who described the camp as successful, once again proved the following: in 2008, no matter in which country the youth is, they are ready to march and in fact they are marching following the traces of the `68 movement! Until the REVOLUTION, written in more than 10 different languages on the banner hung up in the camp, will happen...
 

 

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In 2008, no matter in which country the youth is, they are ready to march and in fact they are marching following the traces of the `68 movement! Until the REVOLUTION, written in more than 10 different languages on the banner hung up in the camp, will happen...

01 October 2008 / International Bulletin / No: 74

 

The 4th youth camp organised by the Socialist Youth Associations' Federations with the title "From 1968 to 2008: The struggle continues from the tradition towards the future" was organised this year at Dikili, Turkey between August 26 and September 2.
Besides hundreds of Turkish, Kurdish, Laz and Arap young people coming from different different cities of Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, Turkish and Kurdish people from Europe joined the camp, too. The young activists of the Socialist Youth Association ( SGD ) had started to carry out agitation work for the camp yet weeks before by introducing the camp to the youth at universities, schools, on the streets and in the quarters by opening stalls, hanging up posters and distributing leaflets and inviting the youth to the camp.
This camp, which was dedicated to the youth movement of 1968 which is in its 40th year and the revolutionary leaders killed, reached its peak in terms of the revolutionary movement defending the history and discussing the problems of how to convey it to the future. From discussion meetings to knowledge competitions, from films to meetings, in its 40th year the spring movement of the youth of 1968 met again with young people.
At the camp different groups among the youth, such as students and youth from the boroughs, gathered and enthusiastically discussed topics such as the up-to-dateness of Marxism, the history of the revolutionary movement of Turkey as well as a union organisation such as Genc-Sen founded by the youth. The young people also watched the film made on the strike at Tuzla shipyards and discussed the workers' problems, they showed that they care about the workers' problems such as shown by the example of the march by the youth to strengthen the workers` resistance. Besides the discussions, the youth presented its talents in the workshops on different topics such as cinema, philosophy, tango, the women's issue etc, they produced collectively, did sports together, organised tourneys and amused themselves.

This year, the youth of SGDF hosted international guests, too: Delegates from All India Committee of the All India Democratic Youth Federation, the youth of the Communist Organisation of Greece (KOE), the Revolutionary Communist Youth Union (Bolshevik) from Russia, the Socialist Thought Forum of Jordan, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, New Generation Azerbaijan Communist Youth Union, La Mochila youth collective from Chile as the Teachers` Union from Lebanon explained the problems and struggle of their own countries during the seminars and meetings and shared their experiences. The discussions on the experiences of the youth struggle of high school and university youth as well as the discussion on the resistance in the Middle East were both followed with interest. During the discussions experiences were shared. The Palestinian participants` exhibition consisting of caricatures dealing with Hanzala, the symbol of Palestinian children, was saluted by the youth applauding and shouting slogans in Arabic. While in the last night before the camp ended, each workshop presented its own work, it was the film prepared by the workshop Camp TV on the camp itself attracting the main attention.
The International was sung in Spanish and Turkish and Arabic music was played. Every international guest definitely contributed to the camp by conveying something from his country or struggle. They either hung up pictures from their own countries and in their own language or presented music. Questions on the women's issue and the active participation of young women were among those questions which were asked and discussed with a high interest. The participants gave a lot of information on the youth movement in Chile and Greece, the Nandigram massacre in India as well as the camps in Jordan where the Palestinian refugees live. The young people altogether danced the traditional "halay" at the concert on September 1, which is the International Day of Peace and shouted slogans for brotherhood and freedom in every language. With the presents the international guests brought the young people, they managed to convey the values of the struggle in their countries to Turkey. One of the participants from Jordon said that there are still pictures of Deniz Gezmis and 12 Turkish and Kurdish martyrs hung up in the office of his organisation in his country; this was an example for comradeship-in-arms.

By this and through the camp, the heir of the 1968 movement starting in France and covering the whole world still shows itself nowadays in almost every country. The international guests, who described the camp as successful, once again proved the following: in 2008, no matter in which country the youth is, they are ready to march and in fact they are marching following the traces of the `68 movement! Until the REVOLUTION, written in more than 10 different languages on the banner hung up in the camp, will happen...