Communist Youth of Chile
| Communist Youth of Chile Juventudes Comunistas de Chile | |
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Marxism-Leninism | |
| Mother party | Communist Party of Chile |
| International affiliation | World Federation of Democratic Youth |
| Website | jjcc |
The Communist Youth of Chile (
Principles
The Communist Youth of Chile (JJ.CC.) state that they constitute a diverse group of young people, that have acknowledge that to effectuate social change there is a fundamental need to organize politically. They state that there are urgent problems in Chilean society that will not be solved by the isolated acts of individuals; that therefore, they have chosen to give up part of their individual autonomy in order to be part of a collective and great movement.
The Communist Youth of Chile is a broad youth political organization which is composed of people from all walks of life:
The political programme of the JJ.CC. is based on the
The JJ.CC. is organized to contribute, from various areas, to a fundamental change to society – to the political system and the economic model in Chile. From minor areas that strengthen the organizations, such as the plight for the welfare of students, for the improvement of the living condition of workers and residents from the marginalized areas of society, to those that enable the communist youth to contend political power.[2]
Notable members (past and present)
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- Alejandro Rojas Wainer, academic, expert in climate change and sustainable agriculture.[3]
- Student Federation of the University of Chile.[4]
- Francisco Coloane, novelist.
- Gladys Marin, former president and secretary of the Communist Party of Chile.
- Julieta Campusano, Chilean senator.
- Karol Cariola, current general secretary of the Communist Youth of Chile.
- Luis Corvalán, educator, secretary and president of the Communist Party of Chile.
- María Jesús Sanhueza, penguin revolution 2006 leader/spokesperson.
- Student Federation of the University of Chile.
- nobel laureate.
- Rodolfo Parada, composer, musician.
- Sergio Ortega, composer and pianist.
- Sola Sierra, human rights activist.
- Victor Jara, theatre director, poet and singer-songwriter.
- Violeta Parra, singer, poet, ethnomusicologist and visual artist.
- Volodia Teitelboim, lawyer, writer.
References
- ^ "El deslucido presente de las juventudes de los partidos". El Mercurio (in Spanish). July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
- ^ "¿Qué es La Jota?" (in Spanish). JJCC.CL. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Siebert, Francisca (April 16, 2018). "U. de Chile lamenta el fallecimiento de Alejandro Rojas, ex presidente de la FECh y diputado de la República" [U. de Chile regrets the death of Alejandro Rojas, former president of the FECh and deputy of the Republic]. Universidad de Chile (in Spanish).
Later, he enrolled in the Dental School of our campus, a time that coincided with his entry into the Communist Youth of Chile.
- ^ Franklin, Jonathan (February 9, 2014). "Camila Vallejo: 'They tried to create caricatures of me'". The Guardian.
A member of the Communist Youth
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