Communist Youth of Chile

Communist Youth of Chile
Communist Youth of Chile
Juventudes Comunistas de Chile
Leader Karol Cariola
Founded September 5, 1932
Headquarters Pasaje Reñaca 16 , Piso 3, Oficina 1, Santiago
Ideology Communism,
Marxism-Leninism
International affiliation World Federation of Democratic Youth
Website
www.jjcc.cl
Politics of Chile
Political parties
Elections

The Communist Youth of Chile (Spanish: Juventudes Comunistas de Chile [abbr. / a.k.a. 'JJ.CC.' / La 'Jota') is the youth wing of the Communist Party of Chile. It was founded on September 5 of 1932 and it incorporates young communist activists between the ages of 14 to 28. The JJ.CC has political represenation at the local and national level and its members have played a prominent role in the student organizations in Chile. The youth wing of the communist party currently has 5300 militants.

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: blue-collar workers, indigenous people, professionals, intellectuals, students, athletes and artists. It forms the youth wing of the Communist Party of Chile which applies and develops its political programme and movement among Chilean youth. It struggles for the sovereignty, the political, economic, social and cultural liberation of the Chilean people; for democracy in its broadest possible expression.

The political programme of the JJ.CC. is based on the materialist conception of history and scientific socialism developed by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, V. I. Lenin and Luis Emilio Recabarren among other Marxist and progressive thinkers from Chile, Latin America and the world.

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. [1]

Notable members (past and present)

References

  1. ^ (Spanish) "¿Qué es La Jota?". JJCC.CL. http://www.jjcc.cl/wps/?page_id=2. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 

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