Sebastian Melchor Report - International Union Of Socialist Youth

Sebastián Melchor
Vice President IUSY
March, 1st of 2014 – February, 28th of 2016
Mendoza, February 20th of 2016.
REPORT- IUSY WORLD CONGRESS 2016
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TIRANA, ALBANIA
1. XXX IUSY World Congress
Date and Place February 25 -28, 2014, Copenhaguen (Denmark)
Organized by DSU Denmark
Content
Approval of main resolution “15 actions to eradicate poverty in 15 years” and election of IUSY Presidium 2014-2016.
2.Campamento Provincial de la Juventud Socialista La Pampa
Date and Place: March 1-2, 2014, Santa Rosa (Argentina).
Organized by: Juventudes Socialistas de La Pampa.
Content
I took part as a speaker at the "Challenges of Youth in center-left coalitions" panel during a Regional Socialist Youth Camp.
3. IUSY Presidium Meeting
Date and Place May 16 – 18, 2014, Malta
Organized by IUSY and Labour Youth Forum of Malta
Content First Presidium meeting after the Congress, the main topics were the organization of IUSY work for the current period and
the organization of IUSY World Festival.
4. I Encuentro Regional de Mujeres
Date and Place July 4-5, 2014, San Juan (Argentina)
Organized by Mujeres Socialistas de la Región Cuyo (San Juan, San Luis y Mendoza).
Content
Over the Regional Meeting of Women Entitled, called "Gender Parity and Political Parties", I spoke out in the "Parity Youth Union of
the Socialist International" panel.
5. Progressive Alliance Meeting
Date and Place July, 2014, Montevideo (Uruguay).
Organized by Progressive Alliance, Socialist Party of Uruguay and Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Content First activity of Current IUSY Presidium in PA. The main topic was decent work-decent life.
6. IUSY World Festival
Date and Place August 20 – 26, 2014, Malta.
Organized by IUSY and Labour Youth Forum of Malta
Content IUSY World Festival was the biggest activity hosting more than one thousand young activists from all over the world.
7. I Congreso Nacional del Partido GEN
Date and Place September 20, 2014, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Organized by GEN
Content I joined the First National Congress of GEN, called "The agenda of the future in pursuit for equality", which leader is the
former presidential candidate Margarita Stolbizer.
8.Meeting with President of IUSY, Socialist Youth, Radical Youth and Franja Morada from Argentina
Date and Place September 18 – 21, 2014, Buenos Aires & Rosario (Argentina).
Organized by Socialist Youth of Argentina.
Content Working on the possibility to build a left wing coalition in Argentina and debating which role should the youth
organizations take in the process.
9.Presentación de la Ley Nacional de Juventudes
Date and Place September 23, 2014, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Organized by Juventud Frente Amplio UNEN (Juventud Socialista, Juventud de Libres del Sur, Juventud del GEN, Juventud del
Partido Socialista Autentico, Juventud Radical, Movimiento Nacional Reformista y Franja Morada)
Content I participated in a workshop on the Situation of Youth in Argentina held at the National Congress of Argentina where
different social organizations and political parties agreed on a draft for a National Youth Law. It is worth mentioning that it was a
coordinated work between three member organizations of IUSY, among others (Socialist Youth, Franja Morada and Radical Youth).
10. American Committee Meeting
Date and Place December 5-7, 2014, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Organized by IUSY, Socialist Youth of Argentina, Radical Youth of Argentina and Franja Morada.
Content Annual meeting of American Committee. The reason we host it in Argentina was in order to support the construction of a
progressive coalition to face together the next presidential election campaign of 2015.
11. IUSY Presidium Meeting
Date and Place January 7-9, 2015, Tel Aviv (Israel).
Organized by IUSY and Young Meretz.
Content First Presidium meeting of the year where we discussed about the 2015 political agenda and the study visit to Israel and
Palestine.
12. IUSY Study Visit to Israel and Palestine.
Date and Place January 9-11, 2015, Israel and Palestine.
Organized by IUSY, Willy Brandt Center, Young Meretz, Labour Youth and Fatah Youth.
Content Second Study Visit of IUSY to both countries in two years. We had an interesting agenda of meetings and political visit to
historical places.
13. XXXI Congreso Nacional de la Franja Morada.
Date and Place March, 21-23, Mendoza (Argentina)
Organized by Franja Morada
Content In National Congress of Franja Morada, IUSY member, I participated as a speaker at the roundtable on "The student
movement and Youth".
14. Foro de Juventudes “Jóvenes que transforman, la imaginación al poder”
Date and Place June 5, 2015, Godoy Cruz (Argentina).
Organized by Juventudes Socialista de Mendoza con el auspicio de Fundación Friedrich Ebert
Content I spoke out at the panel "Public Policy for Youth in Latin America" that closed the Forum which brought together
representatives of institutions, OSC and youth across the province of Mendoza. Its purpose was to make a diagnosis of the current
situation of young people from different social and economic backgrounds as well as to advance concrete proposals that promote
new ways of thinking about public policies for youth.
15. IUSY World Council
Date and Place May 8-10, 2015, Yereván (Armenia).
Organized by IUSY and Armenian Youth Federation.
Content IUSY World Council took place in Armenia, in the Century of Armenian Genocide. One of the main resolutions of the
Council was the IUSY recognition of Armenian Genocide and the fully support to our comrades on AYF in their historical struggle for
peace and historical memory.
16. Reunión con la Presidenta de Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes (FLACJ)
Date and Place September 21, 2015, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Organized by Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventud (FLACJ)
Content We had a meeting to go over the steps to consolidate the Latin American and Caribbean Youth Forum (FLACJ) after the
constituent assembly held on 14 April in Quito (Ecuador), where the Latin American Youth Forum (FLAJ) merged and IberoAmerican Youth (EIJ). In this assembly representing IUSY I was elected Vice President of Institutional Development so that our area
was deeply linked to the Strategic Plan that was being developed for the first 12 months.
17. IUSY American Committee Meeting.
Date and Place November 24-26, 2015, Bogotá (Colombia)
Organized by IUSY and Juventudes Liberales of Colombia
Content Annual committee meeting, where IUSY supported the peace process in Colombia, after more than 50 years of war
between Colombia and FARC.
18. Seminar “Challenges of Socialism in the XXI Century” and XXX General Congress of
Partido Socialista de Chile.
Date and Place January 28-31, 2016, Santiago (Chile).
Organized by Partido Socialista de Chile and Instituto Igualdad.
Content I participated in the International Seminar as well as the National Congress of the Socialist Party of Chile.
19. XXVII Campamento Nacional de las Juventudes Socialistas de Argentina
Date and Place January 7-10, 2015, Oliveros (Argentina).
Organized by Juventudes Socialistas de Argentina.
Content I took part of the panel "Socialism from America" developed during the XXVII National Socialist Youth Camp of Argentina
that host more than one thousand young people from Argentina and neighboring countries.
20. XXXI IUSY World Congress.
Date and Place February 25-28, 2016, Tirana (Albania).
Organized by IUSY and MO Youth Movement for Integration, Forum Eurosocialist Youth and Social Democratic Youth.
Content The main topic of the congress is “Building peace, changing the system”. We plan to debate and decide on important
resolutions, statements and political positions. IUSY will also choose a new presidium for the period 2016-2018.
Sebastián Melchor
IUSY Vice President 2014-2016
Juventudes Socialista de Argentina