International Congress of Left Parties (Nov,17) in Caracas

[el_chavista]

"The focus of this meeting is the role of the Left facing the crisis of the capitalist system, the new imperial threats and the emergence of global politics. Another issue to be addressed will be the 21st century socialism as a building instrument of the new world and the setting up of a space for political parties to invigorate its construction," said PSUV spokesman Darío Vivas

Some 120 delegates from 60 political organizations from over 40 countries -26 Latin American and Caribbean, 7 from Europe, 6 in Africa and 6 from Asia and Oceania- have confirmed their presence in the event.

AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA Partido Progresista Unido (UPP)
ARGENTINA Partido Justicialista (PJ)
BOLIVIA Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)
BRASIL Partido de los Trabajadores (PT) Partido Democrático Laborista (PDT) Partido Comunista Brasileño (PCB) Partido Comunista de Brasil (PCdoB)
CHILE Partido Humanista (PH)
COLOMBIA Polo Democrático Alternativo (PDA) Partido Liberal Movimiento Podemos Calí (Movimiento del Alcalde de Calí)
COSTA RICA Frente Amplio (FA)
Alianza Patriótica (AP)
CUBA Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC)
DOMINICA Partido Laborista de Dominica (Dominica Labour Party - DLP)
ECUADOR Alianza PAÍS
EL SALVADOR Farabundo Martí de Liberación Nacional (FMLN)
GRENADA Congreso Democrático Nacional (NDC)
GUATEMALA
Unidad Nacional Revolucionaria Guatemalteca (UNRG)
Alternativa Nueva Nación (ANN)
GUYANA Partido Progresista del Pueblo (PPP)
HAITÍ Partido Popular Nacional (PPN)
Fanmi Lavalas (FL)
HONDURAS Partido Liberal (PL)
MÉXICO Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI)
NICARAGUA Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN)
PANAMÁ Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD)
Partido de Alternativa Popular (PAP)
PARAGUAY Movimiento al Socialismo (PMAS)
PERÚ Partido Socialista de Perú (PSP)
REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA Partido Nueva Alternativa (PNA)
Partido de la Liberación Dominicana
Movimiento de Izquierda Unida (MIU)
SAN CRISTÓBAL Y NIEVES
Partido Laborista de San Cristóbal y Nieves (SKNLP)

EUROPA
ALEMANIA La Izquierda (Die Linke)
ESPAÑA Fundación CEPS
GRECIA
Partido Comunista de Grecia (KKE)
FRANCIA
Partido Comunista Francés (PCF)
Partido de Izquierda (Parti de Gauche)
ITALIA Partido de la Refundación Comunista (PRC)
Partido de los Comunistas Italianos (PdCI)
PORTUGAL Bloque de Izquierda (BE)
Partido Comunista Portugués (PCP)
REINO UNIDO Laboristas Amigos de Venezuela (LFV)

ÁFRICA
GUINEA BISSAU Partido Africano por la Independencia de Guinea Bissau y Cabo Verde (PAIGC)
REPÚBLICA ÁRABE SAHARAUI DEMOCRÁTICA Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguia el Hamra y Río de Oro (Frente Polisario)
ZIMBAWE Unidad Nacional Africana de Zimbabwe – Frente Patriótico (ZANU-PF)

ASIA Y OCEANÍA
AUSTRALIA Partido Alianza Socialista
CHINA Partido Comunista de China (PCCh)
JAPÓN Partido Comunista de Japón
MALASIA Partido Socialista de Malasia (PSM)
PALESTINA Al Fatah
VIETNAM Partido Comunista de Vietnam (PCV)

Well-known personalities of international politics will also participate, as Patricia Rhodes, Foreign Minister of Honduras, Piedad Córdoba, of Colombia, Member of Parliament, Walter Delgadillo, Minister of Public Works and Housing Services of Bolivia, Ricardo Patino, Minister Coordinator of the Politics of Ecuador; Valter Pomar, secretary of International Relations of PT in Brazil, Jorge Martí, Head of International Relations Department of the CP of Cuba, Salvador Sánchez, Vice President of the Republic of El Salvador, Gustavo Carvajal, assistant chairman of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) and Miguel D'Escoto, former president of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UNO).

[pranabjyoti]

I have doubt how much this congress can be successful, because a huge lot of parties worldwide, who are struggling against their rulers and the world imperialism isn't joining in the congress. I have no idea that whether they are invited or not, but doubted that whether they are even invited or not. If they are NOT invited, then I am doubtful about the outcome of the congress regarding fighting against imperialism.
Can anybody inform me whether FARC had been invited or not (I guess that they are not invited at all). And I am curious to know, what would be the possible message of the congress to the parties and organizations, who are going into the path of armed struggle.

[L.J.Solidarity]

HONDURAS Partido Liberal (PL)
ZIMBAWE Unidad Nacional Africana de Zimbabwe – Frente Patriótico (ZANU-PF)
CHINA Partido Comunista de China (PCCh)
VIETNAM Partido Comunista de Vietnam (PCV)

Honduran coup supporters, Mugabe's party and the pro-capitalist vietnamese and chinese rulers - really great "Left Parties".

[Bright Banana Beard]

This congress is really a joke.

[Wanted Man]

It's a busy congress season; tomorrow is also the beginning of the 11th International Meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties: http://solidnet.org/

So anyway, any reports on this one?

[el_chavista]

This congress is really a joke.

I think they took the adventage of having many guests to the PSUV final or extraordinary foundational Congress (2 days later on Saturday November 21) to organize this kind of " 21st century Socialism International". Chávez has been desiring for this, besides the "Bolivarian Congress of the Peoples", COPPAL (Oaxaca), The "Porto Alegre Social Forum" or even the "ALBA".

[pranabjyoti]

I think they took the adventage of having many guests to the PSUV final or extraordinary foundational Congress (2 days later on Saturday November 21) to organize this kind of " 21st century Socialism International". Chávez has been desiring for this, besides the "Bolivarian Congress of the Peoples", COPPAL (Oaxaca), The "Porto Alegre Social Forum" or even the "ALBA".
With such kind of guests, I have great doubt how far "21st century socialism" can progress. If President Chavez is willing to build 21st century socialism, he should invite all kind of struggling revolutionary parties and organization to this congress. But, from the list it appears that those who are now ruling and the non-ruling parties, which mainly have taken the "peaceful", "democratic" road to SOCIALISM(?), have been invited in this congress. I rarely found any party in the list of invited delegates, who has the will to build real socialism.

[Revy]

wtf.

[blake 3:17]

Can anybody inform me whether FARC had been invited or not (I guess that they are not invited at all). And I am curious to know, what would be the possible message of the congress to the parties and organizations, who are going into the path of armed struggle.

Venezuela's relationship to the FARC is a delicate one. The FARC does what it does but has pretty limited horizons.

I'm mostly surprised by the inclusion of the Mexican PRI.

[Revy]

It's just silly.

They should call it the Facepalm International.

[Die Neue Zeit]

Let's see: the ruling CPs of China and Vietnam, the ruling party of Brazil, Mugabe's ZANU-PF, and the Liberal party of Honduras?

[bricolage]

This is a fun game who else do we have?

Peronists from Argentina, Humanists from Chile, the KKE who condemned the 2008 uprising, the list goes on...

[Revy]

- Labour Friends of Venezuela (a group within the Labour Party)
- Fatah

[pranabjyoti]

Venezuela's relationship to the FARC is a delicate one. The FARC does what it does but has pretty limited horizons.
I'm mostly surprised by the inclusion of the Mexican PRI.
Is it necessary for any party to have a BIG HORIZON to be revolutionary? Throughout modern history, most of the communist and revolutionary parties entrapped fall into revisionism in the greed of "expanding their horizon". If any organization, that is raging an armed struggle, apparently may appear to have a small horizon, because the hidden supporters were often overlooked. FARC may continue its struggle in the mountainous and forest regions of Colombia by adopting guerrilla tactics, but that doesn't mean they don't have any supporter in the cities and village regions of Colombia.
Lenin clearly expressed his view in this regard in "April Thesis". In reply to Kamenev, he clearly tells that when the most part of the population is submerged in "petty bourgeoisie" mentality, the duty of all communist and revolutionary parties is to stick to revolutionary ideology and for that, if it had a smaller mass base, that's correct. Giving away scientific ideology and the basics of dialectic materialism to be "with the people" is just suicidal for any communist and revolutionary party.

[Mather]

I'm mostly surprised by the inclusion of the Mexican PRI.


The party that ruled for 70 years in Mexico, effectively running the country as a dictatorship. The PRI's record in office was one of massive repression against peasants, workers, trade unionists, students, communists, socialists and anarchists. It imposed a campaign to privatise the economy, sell off industries, let in foreign capitalists, reverse land reform policies and made Mexico a member of NAFTA in 1994. Not to mention the massive corruption and criminality associated with the PRI and it's members, the more senior the worse they get.

[Artemis3]

Honduran coup supporters

I'm sorry nobody told you, Manuel Zelaya came from the Honduran Liberal Party, and most of their base is against the coup. The traitors are mostly those in congress which the masses don't want anything with.

Perhaps next time you should ask someone from the Honduran Resistance Front about their parties before showing absolute ignorance on the matter, or simply believing any crap corporate media feeds you with.

But fear not, as this Congress was nothing but a first step, Chavez in it just did what you wanted, proposed the organization for the "Fifth International". Now keep bringing corporate lies instead of preparing to assist to this event, Bu, oh noes!, a Party which you don't like might attend!... So instead of going and voice your differing views, lets just call it names and keep the left divided while the right consolidates. Brilliant.

[red cat]

With such kind of guests, I have great doubt how far "21st century socialism" can progress. If President Chavez is willing to build 21st century socialism, he should invite all kind of struggling revolutionary parties and organization to this congress. But, from the list it appears that those who are now ruling and the non-ruling parties, which mainly have taken the "peaceful", "democratic" road to SOCIALISM(?), have been invited in this congress. I rarely found any party in the list of invited delegates, who has the will to build real socialism.
You really think he wants to? Has he taken any step to communicate with Maoist revolutionaries so far?And PCP's line on Chavez may be helpful in determining his true class character.

[L.J.Solidarity]

I'm sorry nobody told you, Manuel Zelaya came from the Honduran Liberal Party, and most of their base is against the coup. The traitors are mostly those in congress which the masses don't want anything with..
So what's actually going on with the PLH? I know that parts of their base are against the coup and I saw their flags on photos of anti-coup activities, but still it's the party that ruled Honduras most of the time since 1982, from its ranks came presidents such as US imperialism's puppet Roberto Suazo. All I read in the (scarce) scientific literature on the party indicates that it's always been a mere tool of the ruling oligarchy, and even the split between Zelaya's and Micheletti's factions began as a power struggle among oligarchs, before Zelaya decided to turn left.
Are the PLH members who oppose the coup actually fighting for a constituent assembly and an end to the current Honduran "democracy" or are they just supporting Zelaya as a person? And how do they relate to the coming election? Is there a substantial part of PLH members who will boycott the election instead of voting for Elvin Santos?

Otherwise, regardless of the character of PLH or whether delegates from the party leadership or opposition where invited, this congress will by no means produce anything like a useful "Fifth International" with participants like CPC, CPV, ZANU-PF and the PRI.

[Wanted Man]

Otherwise, regardless of the character of PLH or whether delegates from the party leadership or opposition where invited, this congress will by no means produce anything like a useful "Fifth International" with participants like CPC, CPV, ZANU-PF and the PRI.

I don't think so either. The parties present range from the PSUV to traditional social-democrats in Latin America, foreign CPs, and European reformists. There is no harm or shame in attending and listening, but there shouldn't be too much illusions in it either. Maybe the illusion of a "new Chavez-led international" can draw some attention from lack of social progress in Venezuela?

For sure, Chavez is willing to sit at the table with communists, but only if they liquidate themselves into the PSUV, as the Venezuelan communists have found out the hard way. For foreign CPs, the standards are remarkably different. Anyway, I Google Translated an article by the PCV that sums it up:


While most see the need for united action tool

Controversy has led to the convening of an international socialist V

Caracas, Nov. 21. 2009, Tribuna Popular TP .- Although most participants in the International Encounter of Left parties that are taking place in Caracas standing applauded the proposal made by President Chavez last night, and show themselves strong difference between participating delegates, the name would take the initiative and set objectives, but all agree on reaching an international body to coordinate the leftist forces in the world.
These differences are mainly due to ideological heterogeneity of the representatives of the few leftist parties that were invited and even the presence of right-wing parties like the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) in Mexico and Argentina's Peronist Party, which is located in an area of southern country's political center.

These profound political and ideological differences make it unviable to call a "Fifth Socialist International," as he called President Chavez, as many participants did not adhere to socialism, as we have shown so much so that the final document is being adopted, does not bring such a reference.

The proposal that the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) was performed, was to form a broad anti-imperialist front, who joined broadly to all organizations, social and political, which are defined in the imperialist camp, but do not assume socialism as building society. This taking into account the diversity of existing organizations.

Within the list of parties that came to Caracas are representatives of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) in Bolivia, the Workers Party (PT) of Brazil, Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) in El Salvador, Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) Mexico, Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) of Nicaragua and the Communist Parties of Cuba, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, China and Vietnam, among other political organizations, in addition to the participation of Patria Para Todos (PPT) and Partido Comunista de Venezuela (PCV), allied organizations of the PSUV.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA United Progressive Party (UPP), ARGENTINA Peronist Party (PJ) BOLIVIA Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) Democratic Labor Party (PDT), Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB), CHILE Humanist Party (PH), COLOMBIA Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) can Calí Liberal Movement (Movement of the Mayor of Cali), COSTA RICA Frente Amplio (FA) and Patriotic Alliance (AP) Communist Party of Cuba CUBA (PCC), Dominica Labor Party of Dominica (Dominica Labor Party - DLP), Alliance COUNTRY ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), GRENADA National Democratic Congress (NDC), GUATEMALA Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG) and Alternative New Nation (ANN), GUYANA People's Progressive Party (PPP), HAITI National People's Party (NPP) and Fanmi Lavalas (FL) HONDURAS Liberal Party (PL); MEXICO Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI); NICARAGUA Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN); PANAMA Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) and Popular Alternative Party (PAP); PARAGUAY Movimiento al Socialismo (PMAS) TEKOJOJA; PERU Peru Socialist Party (PSP) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC New Alternative Party (NAP); Party Dominican Liberation of United Left Movement (IMU); SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS Labor Party Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKNLP) EUROPE: GERMANY The Left (Die Linke) CEPS Foundation SPAIN, GREECE Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Communist Party FRANCE French (PCF) and Left Party (Parti de Gauche), ITALY Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) and the Party of Italian Communists (PdCI); PORTUGAL Left Bloc (BE), Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), UNITED KINGDOM Labor Friends of Venezuela (LFV) AFRICA GUINEA BISSAU African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front); ZIMBABWE National Unity Zimbabwe African - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) ASIA-OCEANIA AUSTRALIA CHINA Socialist Alliance Party Communist Party of China (CPC) JAPAN Japan Communist Party, Socialist Party of Malaysia MALAYSIA (PSM); PALESTINE Fatah and the Communist Party of Vietnam Vietnam (PCV) and VENEZUELA, United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) and Patria Para Todos (PPT).

We recall that the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias, in the closing of the International Meeting of the Left Party, proposed the creation of the Fifth Socialist International.
(Original: http://www.pcv-venezuela.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6033&Itemid=1 )

Translation is obviously crappy, but it gets the point across. Is there anyone here who knows Spanish and could explain a bit better?

[Random Precision]

I don't think so either. The parties present range from the PSUV to traditional social-democrats in Latin America, foreign CPs, and European reformists. There is no harm or shame in attending and listening, but there shouldn't be too much illusions in it either. Maybe the illusion of a "new Chavez-led international" can draw some attention from lack of social progress in Venezuela?

For sure, Chavez is willing to sit at the table with communists, but only if they liquidate themselves into the PSUV, as the Venezuelan communists have found out the hard way. For foreign CPs, the standards are remarkably different. Anyway, I Google Translated an article by the PCV that sums it up:


(Original: http://www.pcv-venezuela.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6033&Itemid=1 )

Translation is obviously crappy, but it gets the point across. Is there anyone here who knows Spanish and could explain a bit better?

It says that Chávez's proposal for a "fifth socialist international" was not included in the final resolution, since many of the attending parties aren't even socialist. The resolution did include a vague call for an open anti-imperialist front (i.e., non-socialist) which was proposed by the PCV. Also they're calling for "international cooperation of left forces". I translated the article, but I'm tired so it prolly has a lot of errors:

Although the majority of the participants in the International Meeting of parties of the Left, that was held in Caracas, gave a standing ovation to the proposal made by President Chávez last night, one can see very strong differences among the participating delegates, although all reached an agreement for an international request of coordination between the forces of the left in the world.

These differences are, primarily, the ideological heterogeneity of the representatives from the few left parties who were invited that included factions of the right, like the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) of Mexico, and the Justicialist Party (PJ- Peronists) of Argentina, which is located in a centrist space of the politics of the southern country.

These deep poltical and ideological differences have made nonviable the convocation of a “Fifth Socialist International”, as it was called by President Chávez, that many of the participants do not adhere to socialism, as we have demonstrated, such that the final approved resolution of the conference contained no reference to it.

The proposal made by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) made to construct an open anti-imperialist front, that would unite in an open form all the organizations, social and political, that define themselves as part of the anti-imperialist camp, but would not assume that socialism as the society to construct. This takes into account the diversity of the existing organizations.

In listing the parties that came to Caracas one encounters representatives of the Movement toward Socialism (MAS) of Bolivia, the Workers’ Party (PT) of Brazil, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) of El Salador, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) of Mexico, the Sandinista Front of National Liberation (FSLN) of Nicaragua and the Communist Parties of Cuba, France, Italy (Refondazione I’m guessing), Greece, Portugal, China and Vietnam, among other political organizations, also Nation For All (PPT), and the Communist Party of Venezuela, organizations allied with the PSUV.

etc. etc. etc.

[Revy]

I've known about Chavez's proposals for a fifth international for a while.

But I expected better.

Notice how the list is biased mostly to ruling parties (except for Europe). This is more about countries than ideology.

PRI has a plurality in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. That could explain it. They look set to possibly capture the Presidency in 2012.

[zimmerwald1915]

Notice how the list is biased mostly to ruling parties (except for Europe). This is more about countries than ideology.
More evidence, if any were needed, that Chavez's "socialism" is crap and that his policies are designed to make Venezuela a player as opposed to a puppet on the imperialist battleground.

[el_chavista]

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SPECIAL DECISION

The International Meeting of Left Parties (IMLP) held in Caracas on 19, 20, 21 November 2009, received the proposal of the Commandante Hugo Chávez Frías of convening the 5th Socialist International as an instance of parties and social movements and socialist currents of the world in which a common strategy of harmonizing the fight against imperialism, the overthrow of capitalism by socialism and economic integration of new type of solidarity, [the IMLP] values that proposition in terms of its historical dimension which calls a new spirit of internationalism and [the IMLP] agrees to the effects of materializing it in the short term, [the IMLP] establishes a Working Group set up by those parties and socialist currents and social movements that signed the initiative, to prepare an agenda which defines the objectives, contents and mechanisms of this global revolutionary instance, [and the IMLP] convenes a first establishing event [of the Working Group] for the month of April 2010 in the City of Caracas. Similarly, those parties and socialist currents and social movements that have been expressed, shall bring the proposal for the consideration of its executive legitimate directions.

[el_chavista]

AGREEMENTS
1. Mobilization and rejection of U.S. military bases
1.1. World Day of protest against U.S. military bases from 12 to 17 December 2009. The various leftist parties and social movements in their respective countries will promote forums, concerts, marches and other creative activities as part of this journey.
1.2. Formation of a global front for the political mobilization and reporting of the U.S. military bases, this group is formed by social leaders of leftist parties, parliamentarians, artists, and others that will tour several countries in order to raise awareness through forums, clips, press and especially in meetings with the respective peoples.
1.3. The organization of student movements, youth, workers and women for the formation of a common work agenda of monitoring and reporting military bases in the world.
1.4. Organizing the world legal forum to challenge U.S. military bases, this forum is designed as a space of the illegality complaint regarding the violation of the sovereignty of peoples, self-determination and the imposition of a hegemonic imperialist world order.
1.5. Organizing a global trial against Colombian paramilitaries and take testimony and exhibits to international justice.
1.6. Foster a global trial against George Bush for crimes against humanity, for being a primarily responsible for genocide against the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.
1.7. To promote a campaign for the creation of constitutional and legal provisions in all our countries against the establishment of military bases and nuclear weapons of mass destruction.
1.8. Promote from different organizations and social movements of the countries present at this meeting, a political solution to Colombia's conflict.
1.9. Organize solidarity with the Colombian people against the imperialist aggression that the U.S. bases on its territory mean.
2. CONSOLIDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PLATFORM FOR JOINT ACTION BETWEEN LEFT PARTIES OF THE WORLD
2.1. To form a joint party room and left and progressive organizations, to coordinate aggressive policies against aggressions to the people, the repudiation of aggression against legitimately constituted governments, the installation of military bases, the violation of the sovereignty of States and xenophobia. The struggle for the rights of immigrants in the world, peace, environment, movements of peasants, workers, indigenous and African descent.
2.2. Form a Temporary Executive Secretariat (SET), to coordinate a common agenda of work, policy development and follow up the agreements reached at this international meeting. The secretary should be responsible for reporting relevant situations in the world, define specific courses of action: statements, condemnations, protests, sending observers and others to be decided.
2.3. Form a permanent ideological agenda debate on key issues in the process of building socialism.
2.4. To establish common working agendas which are articulated in Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
2.5. Organizing the world's peoples solidarity with the Bolivarian revolution and President Hugo Chávez, at the continuous imperial attacks.
2.6. Commemorate 100 years of the proposal by Clara Zetkin, held on 8 March as International Women's Day, for which the parties undertake to celebrate this day as possible.
2.7. To convene a meeting in Caracas, April 2010, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Latin American and Caribbean independence.
3. ORGANIZATION OF A GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF MILITANTS FOR CULTURE OF PEACE
3.1. Promote the establishment of bases of peace, enforced by peace activists, who will coordinate actions and complaints against interventionism and war fostered by imperialism, through activities such as conducting forums, debates and cultural activities which promote ethical conduct of nonviolence, full participation in social life, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, recognizing the cultural identities of peoples and strengthening the integration scheme. This space aims to create awareness among all citizens for the rejection of all forms of domination, internal or external intervention and strengthening the culture of peace. Fighting for a world without nuclear weapons, without weapons of mass destruction, no military bases, without foreign interference, without economic blockades, because people need peace and are entitled to develop it. Promote the Americas as a land of peace, to build a world free and sovereign.
3.2. Organizing of a Peace Parliament, as political space for the exchange of joint efforts between the progressive and leftist parliamentarians of the world to know the historical, economic, legal, political, environmental in defense of peace. It is suggested as a first meeting date in February 2010.
4. ARTILLERY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY CONSCIOUSNESS
4.1. Discuss a public policy of interregional communication, allowing fine-tuning of the media battle, and convey to people the values of socialism.
4.2. Promote the creation and consolidation of alternative and communitarian media and to break the media siege, promoting an instance of the International Coordination of alternative means of generating Left ties for exchange of information from one country to another, where Telesur and Radiosur can be a spearhead for this action.
4.3. Create a web page of the world progressive movements and parties as a means of exchange, and the development of the concept of emancipation and alternative communication.
4.4. Momentum of a movement of artists, creative film festival development of micro, short and long feature films that reflect the advancement and the struggle of peoples in revolution.
4.5. Conduct a meeting or an international forum for an alternative left.
5. Mobilize all POPULAR ORGANIZATIONS in full support TO THE PEOPLE OF HONDURAS
5.1. Promote an international trial against the coup in Honduras before the International Criminal Court for the abuses and crimes committed.
5.2. Ignore the illegal election process in Honduras.
5.3. Making a global vigil for the day of elections in Honduras, which seeks to legitimize the coup, coordinated by the Permanent Committee arising from this meeting.
5.4. Coordinate actions of the leftist parties worldwide to curb the pretensions of the Empire to take the coup against Honduras as strategy processes and progressive governments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
5.5. Accompanying the people of Honduras through a global solidarity movement, by popular resistance and the pursuit of democratic and participatory ways, to introduce progressive governments facing the common good and social justice.
5.6. Advance action to report to the multilateral agencies, within the framework of international law, the kidnapping of the legitimate president Jose Manuel Zelaya of Honduras to facilitate the rupture of constitutional order in that country. It is necessary to determine the responsibility of those directly involved in the offense, and even, who provided the aircraft carrying him, went in and out of Costa Rica without trying to stop the hijackers of the Honduran president.
6. SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
6.1. The leftist parties of the International Meeting of Caracas declared for immediate release of five Cuban heroes who suffer unjustly captive in U.S. prisons. These are genuine anti-terrorist fighters who caused no harm to U.S. national security, whose work was directed to prevent terrorist acts, shaped by the counter-terrorism against Cuba. The Cuban Five were subjected to a rigged trial, convicted by broader swath of humanity, and stigmatized by a conspiracy of silence in the mainstream media. Given the impossibility of justice through the courts, we call on all left political forces of the world to increase actions for the immediate release. We demand that President Obama exercises his executive authority to release these five heroes of humanity.
6.2. The International Meeting of the Left parties strongly pronounced for the immediate and unconditional cessation of the criminal U.S. blockade that has so much damage and caused suffering to the Cuban people over the past fifty years. The lock should cease and the will of the 187 countries that recently expressed their total rejection of this act of genocide in the General Assembly of United Nations.
6.3. To accompany the Haitian people in the struggle for the return of President Jean Bertrand Aristide to his country.
6.4. It is proposed to consider granting residence in Venezuela to Jean Bertrand Aristide, who was kidnapped and deposed from his post as president of Haiti by U.S. imperialism.
6.5. It highlights the need to declare a permanent alert in order to avoid any constitutional break that can roll back the democratic process of change introduced in Paraguay.
6.6. To denounce Neoliberal privatization progress in Mexico as in the case of the Electric Power Company, state enterprise, heritage of the people, which seeks to intimidate the laboar union strength through massive layoffs of 4500 employees, "Luz y Fuerza" is another Empire offensive over Central and North America.
6.7. Declaring solidarity with the peoples of the world who have suffered and are suffering from aggressions of the empire, especially the more than 50 years of the genocidal blockade against the Cuban people and the kidnapping of the five heroes, of the threat to the people of Paraguay, killing the Palestine people, the illegal occupation of part of the territory of the Saharawi Republic, and the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan today has spread to Pakistan, the illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe and the continuing threat to Iran, among others.

[pranabjyoti]

http://www.revleft.com/vb/india-losing-maoist-t117578/index17.html
On an interview with a newspaper in India, Ai Ping, a representative of CPC expresses his view on USA. He said “The US has a huge market and a very strong financial sector which we cannot afford to neglect. We must learn to deal with the US. The US does have hegemonic tendencies, but we don’t need to keep calling it imperialist always.”
CPC is an invite in the Congress. Do you (or anybody) can believe that with such kind of parties, real anti-imperialist front and struggle can be built?

[Artemis3]

When Chavez proposed in this congress to start the organization for a Fifth Socialist International, he made it clear its an open invitation to any organization or individual willing to raise the flag of anti-imperialism and Socialism.

Those who don't want to be involved will not go. The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) was proposing an Anti-imperialist front, that could accommodate those who don't like the word socialism. However Chavez decided to go beyond "Even if it takes only us and a another party, to start it". I think this is to force positions, to define ideologically who is who and consolidate a true Socialist front with defined goals in a set timeframe.

What this means is, yes, everyone of you interested can assist as individual or represent an organization and be involved in the preparations of the true International (Again, the congress was a mere first step).

[pranabjyoti]

When Chavez proposed in this congress to start the organization for a Fifth Socialist International, he made it clear its an open invitation to any organization or individual willing to raise the flag of anti-imperialism and Socialism.

Those who don't want to be involved will not go. The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) was proposing an Anti-imperialist front, that could accommodate those who don't like the word socialism. However Chavez decided to go beyond "Even if it takes only us and a another party, to start it". I think this is to force positions, to define ideologically who is who and consolidate a true Socialist front with defined goals in a set timeframe.

What this means is, yes, everyone of you interested can assist as individual or represent an organization and be involved in the preparations of the true International (Again, the congress was a mere first step).
If it is so as you are saying, then it is a very welcome step. At least, I myself welcome this step very very well.
Can you tell us whether there is any website regarding this congress. I think this congress should have a website, through which it can communicate with supporters worldwideby which willing supporter can submit their opinion and support to the congress. I strongly think that there are huge number of supporters of Bolivarian revolution worldwide, but it's not possible for most of them to go to Venezuela and take part in the Congress. By website, this can be possible and I think the main objective of the Congress can be more nourished in this way.
I am very very curious to know about the view of the congress towards those parties which are banned in their own countries.

[Artemis3]

If it is so as you are saying, then it is a very welcome step. At least, I myself welcome this step very very well.
Can you tell us whether there is any website regarding this congress. I think this congress should have a website, through which it can communicate with supporters worldwideby which willing supporter can submit their opinion and support to the congress. I strongly think that there are huge number of supporters of Bolivarian revolution worldwide, but it's not possible for most of them to go to Venezuela and take part in the Congress. By website, this can be possible and I think the main objective of the Congress can be more nourished in this way.
I am very very curious to know about the view of the congress towards those parties which are banned in their own countries.

I agree, if they make an official website of sorts, i'll post it here. In the meantime there is an alternative media site called aporrea.org with a forum at aporrealos.com/forum and it has an english section, it could be a meeting point for supporters or any debates and discussions which don't fall into fascism or right wing lies.

As for the Chavez proposal, i saw his speech live, and those were his words which i remember and translated. I don't know if the foreign media reproduced that part. From the marxists.com coverage, we know Chavez mentioned not inviting US movements was a mistake, and i think he knows very well this congress failed to invite enough people, which might be the reason he made the open invitation to another event as a sort of acknowledging this. A delegate from Australia was saying (in english) the congress didn't invite enough Asian movements and groups, and i think a guy from Mexico did simillar remarks. Also i think the fact he called for a "True Socialist International" might have to do with the presence of some not exactly left parties in this congress. Chavez is not stupid.

[pranabjyoti]

I agree, if they make an official website of sorts, i'll post it here. In the meantime there is an alternative media site called aporrea.org with a forum at aporrealos.com/forum and it has an english section, it could be a meeting point for supporters or any debates and discussions which don't fall into fascism or right wing lies.

As for the Chavez proposal, i saw his speech live, and those were his words which i remember and translated. I don't know if the foreign media reproduced that part. From the marxists.com coverage, we know Chavez mentioned not inviting US movements was a mistake, and i think he knows very well this congress failed to invite enough people, which might be the reason he made the open invitation to another event as a sort of acknowledging this. A delegate from Australia was saying (in english) the congress didn't invite enough Asian movements and groups, and i think a guy from Mexico did simillar remarks. Also i think the fact he called for a "True Socialist International" might have to do with the presence of some not exactly left parties in this congress. Chavez is not stupid.
I have gone through the website aporrealos.com/forum, but yet to find any English version of that.

[Artemis3]

I have gone through the website aporrealos.com/forum, but yet to find any English version of that.

I replied to a message you sent me... somewhere. This forum has a bunch of features im very unfamiliar with, for starts i still don't have 25 posts so cant post urls...

[TheCultofAbeLincoln]

That's a bit of a let down. The idea seems like a good one until you read who's attending.

If they're going to invite the CPC or the PRI then they might as well invite the Democrats to their leftist get together.

[Saorsa]

This wasn't an attempt by Chavez to start a new, socialist international. This was primarily an attempt by him to mobilise diplomatic and political support from nationstates to help back him up aainst the rising threat of US imperialism. The prominent focus on military bases, the focus on Colombia (where any US invasion of Venezuela would start off), and of course the disgusting presence of the Chinese and Vietnamese CPs, Fatah (yet not the PFLP!), along with various other parties either in power or likely to be in power soon. Chavez wants them on side so they can support him when they hold the levers of government.

Now an anti-imperialist international grouping struggling against US hegemony would be excellent. But we should pretend it's a socialist one. Anti-imperialism without revolutionary communism is just nationalism.