Socialist Alternative Future ( cz, Socialistická alternativa Budoucnost, SAB) is a

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political party in the

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, founded in 1990 by students active in the events of the

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. It affiliated to

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in 1994.

Activism

The party has participated in initiatives including fare boycott rides on public transport in protest at prices, and the ''No Bases'' (''"Ne základnám"'') campaign against the establishment of a US military base in the Czech Republic, centred on a radar installation. SAB also opposes racism against

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, and has attempted to raise support for socialist ideas among the Roma community. The party argues that capitalism must be removed in order to overcome the social and economic factors underpinning racism and the problematic coexistence of Romanis and the majority.Romská problematika v agendě Socialistické alternativy Budoucnost
, ''CEPSR, Volume IV, Part 4'', autumn 2002.

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