The International Youth Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) is the youth and student organization of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) and the

International Committee of the Fourth International The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) is the name of two Trotskyist internationals; one with sections named Socialist Equality Party which publishes the World Socialist Web Site, and another linked to the Workers Revo ...

, an international

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organization. Launched in 2006, the IYSSE aims to build an international socialist movement of students and workers opposing militarist violence, social inequality and attacks on democratic rights. The IYSSE continues the work of its predecessor the Students for Social Equality and the

International Students for Social Equality The International Youth Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) is the youth and student organization of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) and the International Committee of the Fourth International, an international Trotskyist organization. Laun ...

, with student clubs at Universities and High Schools worldwide. Chapters of the IYSSE hold regular meetings to educate students on

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and

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and to debate and discuss contemporary political issues. In February 2007 a German chapter of the IYSSE held a meeting at the

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to discuss the US war plans against Iran, and an Australian chapter of the IYSSE intervened in meeting held at the

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. On March 31 and April 1, 2007, the IYSSE and the SEP held an international conference in

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opposing the war in Iraq and a potential war with Iran. Those attending the conference voted unanimously for the conference resolution. The resolution adopted connects the expansion of US militarism, attacks on democratic rights, and the growth of social inequality within the US with the declining economic position of the US internationally. The resolution points to the capitalist nation-state system as the root cause of war and outlines the need for an international socialist movement to oppose war. IYSSE members have been invited as representatives of third party, independent or socialist perspectives on political panels, with IYSSE members reaching news headlines during the recent " Occupy protests" in which students have been attacked or maced by police. The IYSSE has also hosted academic or intellectual events that have received broader attention; in November 2010, the

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branch of the German IYSSE hosted a public lecture by historian

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, on the subject of

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suggesting renewed interest in the historical event. In 2014, the IYSSE around the world hosted the first online International May Day Rally, where over 2000 people attended online from over 96 countries. The speeches focused on the global drive to war, the history of working class struggles,

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, and called for the development of socialist conscious workers and youth across the world. The Sri Lankan IYSSE has received attention from major papers in

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for its organization of students, workers, and contributions to election campaigns. The Sri Lankan IYSSE has sought to defend students' and workers' rights, and in so doing has opposed

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and

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ethnic divisions within the country."Sri Lankan SEP/ISSE holds public meeting on JVP crisis," ''

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'', 29 November 201

References

External links

Official SiteJoin the International Youth & Students for Social Equality! - United StatesContact the IYSSE
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