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CHARTERZurich and Seattle (in July) 1982Everywhere in the world minority races and powerless people are discriminated against. A brutal police and military establishment terrorizes citizens of both the North and the South. Bourgeois law makes mental and physical cripples out of people daily. Billions of lives are wasted in the pursuit of nationalistic bourgeois goals. Worse: This minority of the world's population lives and amuses itself on the backs of the Third World countries. The bourgeoisie have done nothing for the third world since they took it over, more than 200 years ago. To the contrary: They have found ever new ways of exploiting it, first through direct colonialism and now through economic domination. And yet, despite all the misery it causes others the bourgeois system is now weakening, threatening even its own way of life. Its modern nuclear and chemical weapons systems can destroy the whole world. The distribution of power is not equal even within the bourgeois system itself. A minority rules over a majority today. Even in the so-called "free-world," true power resides not in democracy but in money and military power. It's a pity but the growth of the "alternative" scene is limited to the industrialized countries of the west. That is why we need an international instrument. Everywhere in the world people are beginning to wake up. They long for a world without weapons, hunger, oppression or discrimination. The International Progressive Organization supports these people in their fight because it believes that the Good can and must triumph over the Bad. The goals of the International Progressive OrganizationIPO supports anyone oppressed by bourgeois institutions, whether the person in need is fleeing, imprisoned, or in exile.IPO helps coordinate the world of progressive parties, organizations, and groups around the world. IPO supports the building of "free zones," i.e., townships or urban areas in large cities that are free from conservative government. IPO aims to follow the affairs of international institutions such as the United Nations and the European Council, and to promote the goals of progressive society within them. IPO seeks to promote the goals of progressive society through means of communications such as radio and print media. Membership in the IPO Membership in the IPOIPO growth plans include a branch in every country of the world. Internationalism is one of its highest priorities. The SecretariatThe secretariat is the seat of IPO headquarters. It is responsible for coordinating membership and finances.The secretariat is served by a President. The president represents the IPO to external organizations and heads the IPO staff. FinancesIPO serves everyone in need and membership does not require dues. Thus IPO seeks and must rely upon long-term sponsors who share IPO goals.Founder: Jean-Philippe S. Wormser |
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