The International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) is an annual conference attended by communist and workers' parties from several countries. It originated in 1998 when the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) invited communist and workers' parties to participate in an annual conference where parties could gather to share their experiences and issue a joint declaration. The most recent and 23rd meeting of the IMCWP is being held in October 2023 in Izmir and hosted by the Communist Party of Turkey (modern).
Organization
The Working Group (WG) of International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) is composed of Communist Parties throughout the world. The task of the working group is to prepare and organize the International Meetings of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWPs).
The meetings are held annually, with participants from all around the globe. Additionally, there are occasionally extraordinary meetings such as the meeting in Damascus in September 2009 on "Solidarity with the heroic struggle of the Palestinian people and the other people in Middle East". In December 2009, the communist and workers' parties agreed to the creation of the International Communist Review, which is published annually in English and Spanish and has a website.
The 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties
The 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP) begins today in Izmir, Turkey, hosted by the country's Communist Party (TKP).
The Meeting is held between 20-22 October, under the following subject: "The political and ideological battles to confront capitalists and imperialism. The tasks of communists to inform and mobilize the working class, youth, women, and intellectuals in the struggle against exploitation, oppression, imperialist lies and historical revisionism; for the social and democratic rights of workers and peoples; against militarism and war, for peace and socialism."
The contributions from the Communist and Workers' Parties:
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cw: mention of suicide
It's crazy how many gen Z have attempted suicide. This is anecdotal but I feel like it's got to be more common than it was with millenials. My first was at 12, a friend's was at 14. Another friend's at 15. And another was successful at 16. And I know 2 people who I suspect to have gone through the same but I don't know them well enough to have this topic come up, who knows how many have.
The first generation born knowing the world is going to end with them on it
It ain't, the planet will be around. resources will become scarcer, places inhospitable, and the refugees unwelcome in the imperial core. My friend didn't kill herself because of a climate change one-liner.
mine sent me a leviathan song and a quip about the metamorphosis. Metal af but a very unfunny joke.
CW: Self Harm
I'm curious what kind of studies have been done on self-harm and suicide attempts in young people. I'm a millennial and it seemed like self-harm such as cutting and eating disorders were ubiquitous when I was in high school, which (from my limited perspective) doesn't seem to be as common now, although suicide thoughts/attempts are going up.
I'm sorry about your friend.
Of course it's overly simplistic to say "capitalism is killing us" but sometimes I really do get the feeling that young people are coming into the world aware that they aren't wanted, "they" referring to the parts of a person that if not cultivated leave you unable to feel happiness.
Not trying to explain your friend but it was the story for a trans friend who recently told me about her mental state when we were roommates before she had even acknowledged that she was trans. It's like people are born allergic to salt and told they have to work in the salt mines. If you aren't given an alternative to being stuck in conditions that make you sick and miserable, what is a person supposed to do?