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Azarug Is a leftist youth organization of the Canary Islands founded in 1992 that seeks the independence of the archipelago.
It defines itself as a leftist revolutionary pro-independence organization. Its principles include anti-imperialism, anticapitalism, ecologism,
Azarug en contra de la construcción del Puerto de Granadilla
/ref> Although it disagrees with some of the policies of Antonio Cubillo, since Azarug does not condemn the past violent policies of the MPAIAC, it is viewed by rightists as one of the groups that seek to minimize
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Anti-capitalist political parties Canarian nationalist parties Direct democracy parties Feminist parties Left-wing nationalist parties Political parties established in 1992 Political parties in the Canary Islands Socialist parties in Spain Youth wings of political parties in Spain Feminist organisations in Spain
Azarug Is a leftist youth organization of the Canary Islands founded in 1992 that seeks the independence of the archipelago.
It defines itself as a leftist revolutionary pro-independence organization. Its principles include anti-imperialism, anticapitalism, ecologism, antimilitarism
Antimilitarism (also spelt anti-militarism) is a doctrine that opposes war, relying heavily on a critical theory of imperialism and was an explicit goal of the First and Second International. Whereas pacifism is the doctrine that disputes (espec ...
and feminism
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
, as well as the strengthening of Canarian culture and identity (''la difusión, fortalecimiento y defensa de los valores que constituyen la Identidad Nacional Canaria'') by promoting Amazighism
Berberism or Amazighism is a Berber political-cultural movement of ethnic, geographic, or cultural nationalism, started mainly in Kabylia (Algeria) and in Morocco, later spreading to the rest of the Berber communities in the Maghreb region of N ...
.
It functions as an assembly-centered and horizontal organization, seeking to implement direct democracy and autogestion within its structure.
History
Azarug was founded inTenerife
Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...
by uniting the youth wings of the National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) and the Popular Front of the Canary Islands (FREPIC-AWAÑAK), seeking to overcome the confrontation between these two political parties. Later members of other parties such as Izquierda Verde - Izegzawen joined Azarug. After the creation of a new island assembly in Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ...
the group became increasingly leftist, adding the socialist red star to its symbol./ref> Although it disagrees with some of the policies of Antonio Cubillo, since Azarug does not condemn the past violent policies of the MPAIAC, it is viewed by rightists as one of the groups that seek to minimize
terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
in the Canary Islands.See also
* Canarian nationalism *List of active separatist movements in Africa
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Anti-capitalist political parties Canarian nationalist parties Direct democracy parties Feminist parties Left-wing nationalist parties Political parties established in 1992 Political parties in the Canary Islands Socialist parties in Spain Youth wings of political parties in Spain Feminist organisations in Spain