The International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International (IFM-SEI) is an international non-profit organisation based in Belgium that campaigns for children's rights. It is a fraternal organisation of

Socialist International The Socialist International (SI) is a political international or worldwide organisation of political parties which seek to establish democratic socialism, consisting mostly of Social democracy, social democratic political parties and Labour mov ...

and works closely with

International Union of Socialist Youth The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) is an international youth labour organization, whose activities include publications, supporting member organizations and organization of meetings. Originally named the Socialist Youth Internatio ...

(IUSY) and

Young European Socialists Young European Socialists (YES), formerly the European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth (ECOSY), is an association of social democracy, social democratic youth organisations in Europe and the European Union. YES is the youth organisa ...

(formerly ECOSY). IFM-SEI is a full member of the

European Youth Forum The European Youth Forum (, YFJ) is an international non-profit association that serves as an umbrella organisation and advocacy group of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Europe. It works on y ...

(YFJ) which operates within the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe ...

and

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

area and works closely with both these bodies. In Latin-America it is a full member of the Foro Latin-America de Juventud ( FLAJ). It is also part of the

International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

(ICMYO) which consists of worldwide active youth organisations and regional youth platforms coordinating their activities towards the UN and its agencies. It has member organisations all over the world and is strongest in Europe and South America. Many of its member organisations work with children and young people of all ages through activities, groups and camping. IFM-SEI members are children and youth self-organisations, family organisations and other organisations who are working for the benefit of children and young peoples. IFM-SEI organise campaigns, for example against child labour or child pornography, seminars, trainings, camps and other educational activities. Their activities are carried out by member organisation, and international seminars are held regularly in cooperation with other fraternal organisations. A recent activity was the Peace Camp with Israelis and Palestinians. The LGBT event of IFM is called Queer Easter.

President

Max Winter Max Winter (June 29, 1903 – July 26, 1996) was a Minneapolis businessman and sport executive who helped found the Minnesota Vikings. Biography Winter was born in Ostrava, Austria-Hungary (modern day Czech Republic, Czechia). He emigrated wi ...

from Rote Falken, (1925) * Anton Tesarek from Rote Falken, (1955–1959) * Hans Matzenauer from Rote Falken, (1967–1980) * Eric Nielsen from DUI leg og virke, (1980–1983) *

Piet Kempenaars Piet may refer to: People * Piet (given name), a list of people with the name * Piet (surname), a list of people with the name Schools * Purushottam Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rourkela, Orissa, India * Priydarshini Institute of ...

from (1983–1985) * Eric Nilsson from Unga Örnar, (1985) *

Jerry Svensson Jerry may refer to: Animals * Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National * Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes Arts, entertainment, and media * Jerry (play), a 1914 American play ...

from Unga Örnar, (1985–1995) * Jessi Sörensen from DUI leg og virke, (1995–2001) * Östen Lövgren from Unga Örnar, (2001–2005) * Ted Birch from Unga Örnar,(2005–2007) * Tim Scholz from SJD - Die Falken (2007–2013) * Ana Maria Almario from Acacia Fundacion (2013–2016) * Sylvia Siqueira Campos from Mirim (2016–2018) * Christina Schauer from Kinderfreunde Rote Falken, (2018–2022)

Secretaries General

* Kurt Biak from (Voluntary) (1931) *

Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disam ...

from (first full-time) (1966–1972) * Ilpo Rossi from Nuoret Kotkat, (1972–1976) * Ulric Andersen from Unga Örnar, (1976–1979) * Jacqui Cottyn from (1979–1995) * Odette Lambert from (1995–2001) * Uwe Ostendorff from SJD - Die Falken (2001–2007) * Tamsin Pearce from Woodcraft Folk, (2007–2013) * Christine Sudbrock from (2013–2016) * Carly Walker-Dawson from Woodcraft Folk, (2016–2020) * Ruba Hilal from

Independence Youth Union Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of ...

, (2020–2023)

Current Presidium

The Presidium is made up of the Secretary-General, President, Vice President and one Presidium members from each region (Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe and Asia) to make a total of 8 members. Regional Representatives have one seat reserved for a woman and one seat reserved for a person under 30. The last elections were held in May 2023. * Jami Ojala (Vice President) Nuoret Kotkat, * Babacar Mahamadou Toure (Africa Presidium Member) Pionniers du Mali, * Jess Gallardo Sanchez (Europe Presidium Member) Kinderfreunde / Röte Falken, * Eduardo Flores (Latin America Presidium Member) Manque Chile

Republics and Camps of the IFM-SEI

There were four children's republics held by the international before

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

: * 1933 First Republic: Oostduinkerke, Belgium * 1935 Second Republic: Verneuil-l'Étang, France. 900 children from Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, UK and Switzerland. * 1937 Third Republic: Brighton, England. Theme:

Solidarity Solidarity or solidarism is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. True solidarity means moving beyond individual identities and single issue politics ...

, 2,000 participants from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Britain, Spain and Tunisia. * 1939 Fourth Republic: Wandre, in Liège, Belgium. Theme:

Freedom Freedom is the power or right to speak, act, and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving oneself one's own laws". In one definition, something is "free" i ...

and

Peace Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (suc ...

, 1,600 participants, from Belgium, France, UK, Switzerland, Tunisia and refugee children from Spain. Since the end of World War II the IFM-SEI organises international camps as well as encouraging bi- and multi-lateral camps between members. The following is a list of official IFM-SEI camps held since 1945: * 1946 Brighton, England * 1951 Döbriach, Austria * 1952 Füssen, Federal Republic of Germany * 1955 Oslo, Norway * 1956 Stockholm, Sweden * 1958 Vienna, Austria * 1961 Deurne, Belgium * 1965 Reinwarzhofen, Federal Republic of Germany * 1967 Scunthorpe, England * 1971 Lahti, Finland * 1974 Döbriach, Austria * 1977 Oslo, Norway * 1981 Walsrode, Federal Republic of Germany * 1985 Döbriach, Austria * 1988 Imatra, Finland * 1991 Norrköping, Sweden * 1994 Reinwarzhofen, Germany * 1997 Zanka, Hungary * 2000 Döbriach, Austria. Theme:

Children's Rights Children's rights or the rights of children are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors.

. 1000 participants. * 2006 Kent, England. Theme:

Millennium Development Goals In the United Nations, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 created following the Millennium Summit, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. These w ...

. 5000 participants. * 2010 Döbriach, Austria and Jedovnice, Czech Republic. Theme: Train 4 Change. 1000 participants. * 2016 Reinwarzhofen, Germany. Theme: Welcome to Another World. * 2022 Northamptonshire, England. Theme: Common Ground – International Friendship and Solidarity. Originally planned for 2020 it was postponed due to the Covid epidemic. *2023 Nurmes, Finland. Theme: Yhessä Together, International, doing things together.

Member organisations

Member and candidate organisations are listed here:

Africa

# Girls Excel # Youth Advocates Ghana # Oyoun Masr Association # Pionniers du Mali # Action Enfance Senegal # Mouvement National des Pionniers Senegalais # Union Youth Saguiet el-Hamra and Rio de Oro # Patsimederu Trust

Americas

# Organizacion Nueva Generacion # Manque Chile # Agrupacion Integridad Absoluta # Movimiento Infantil Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores (MILAVF) # Los Cachorros # Club infantil CHAP "Mayo 23" # Mundo Nuevo # Juventud País Solidario (JPS)

Asia

# Antar Bharati # KKSP Foundation # Youth Organization of Bhutan (exile in Nepal) #

Hashomer Hatzair Hashomer Hatzair (, , 'The Young Guard') is a Labor Zionism, Labor Zionist, secular Jewish youth movement founded in 1913 in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary. It was also the name of the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party, the ...

# HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed # Ajyal #

# Independent Youth Forum # Seeds Association for Development and Culture 'Bothoor' # Association for Social Democracy

Europe

# Armenian Youth Federation (ARF-YO) # Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken # SYB - The Falcons Belarus, Belarus (in exile in Lithuania) # Faucons Rouges # Rode Valken, RVPA # Pionýr # DUI - Leg og Virke # Nuorten Kotkain Keskusliitto # Georgian Falcons # Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands-Die Falken # Hungarian Childfriends # Arciragazzi # Lietuvos Sakaliuku sajunga # Framfylkingen # Slovenian Falcons # Esplais Catalans # Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken # Woodcraft Folk

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:International Falcon Movement - Socialist Educational International 01 Children's rights organizations Socialist education International youth organizations Youth-led organizations Youth organisations based in Belgium Youth wings of social democratic parties Youth organizations established in 1922 1922 establishments in Europe Youth movements