The Communist Youth Movement ( nl, Communistische Jongerenbeweging, CJB) is a political youth organisation in the
Netherlands
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. The CJB was founded on 21 September 2003, as an independent continuation of the youth of the
New Communist Party of the Netherlands
The New Communist Party of the Netherlands ( nl, Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland, NCPN) is a communist party in the Netherlands. The NCPN was founded in 1992 by the former members of the Communist Party of the Netherlands to oppose CPN's me ...
, (NCPN Youth). It is the official youth organisation of the NCPN and publishes (Onwards!), an online magazine.
Organization
The CJB in organized in different regions and chapters. The highest membership body is the general meeting, which is held once every two years. The movement is organized along the lines of
democratic centralism
Democratic centralism is a practice in which political decisions reached by voting processes are binding upon all members of the political party. It is mainly associated with Leninism, wherein the party's political vanguard of professional revo ...
. Chapters are active in
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
,
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...
,
West Brabant,
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
and
Groningen. There are also members throughout the country who are not part of a chapter.
The CJB is an autonomous youth organisation, but is aligned with the NCPN politically. The CJB permits only dual membership of the NCPN and not of other
political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
. Exceptions are possible, such as CJB members who are abroad joining their local communist organization, or members with an
immigrant
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
background joining a communist party which is active in their
diaspora
A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews after ...
(for instance
Chile
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,
Greece
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or
Iraq
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).
Political activities
![Cjb tradeunion](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Cjb_tradeunion.jpg)
The main goal of the CJB is raising class consciousness and emancipation of young people from the workers and unemployed class in the Netherlands. Its members are active in
anti-fascist
Anti-fascism is a political movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. Beginning in European countries in the 1920s, it was at its most significant shortly before and during World War II, where the Axis powers were ...
movements, the student movement and as
organizers in the
labor movement.
The CJB participates in the yearly
Labor Day
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United St ...
demonstrations organized by the
FNV and the demonstration on the
. In its anti-fascist work the CJB cooperates with the .
The movement also organizes an alternative remembrance of the
February Strike
The February strike ( nl, Februaristaking) was a general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II, organised by the then-outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defence of persecuted Dutch Jews and against t ...
. In contrast to the official remembrance, the remembrance of the CJB specifically celebrates the communist ideology of the strikers.
International
The CJB participates in the Meeting of European Communist Youth Organizations (MECYO) and is a member of the
World Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself as left-wing and anti-imperialist. WFDY was founded in London in 1945 as a broad international youth movement, ...
(WFDY).. The movement regularly organizes actions in solidarity with
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
.
See also
*
Algemeen Nederlands Jeugd Verbond ( the youth organization of the
CPN and a predecessor of the CJB)
*
New Communist Party of the Netherlands
The New Communist Party of the Netherlands ( nl, Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland, NCPN) is a communist party in the Netherlands. The NCPN was founded in 1992 by the former members of the Communist Party of the Netherlands to oppose CPN's me ...
References
External links
English CJB website''Voorwaarts!'', webmagazine of the CJBDe terugkeer van Marx: Het profiel van de NCPN Communisme als levenshouding(in
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
). A profile in
De Groene Amsterdammer
''De Groene Amsterdammer'' is an independent Dutch weekly news magazine published in Amsterdam and distributed throughout the Netherlands. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four major weeklies, alongside '' HP/De Tijd'', ''Vrij Nede ...
of the CJB and NCPN
{{Dutch political youth organizations
Youth wings of communist parties
Youth wings of political parties in the Netherlands