José Martí Pioneer Organization ( - OPJM) is a
Cuba
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n youth organization established in 1961, created as a replacement for the banned
Asociación de Scouts de Cuba. The organization gets its name from Cuban writer and national hero
José Martí
José Julián Martí Pérez (; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalism, nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in ...
.
Overview
The José Martí Pioneer Organization groups primary and secondary students, until 9th grade. The initiation takes place with a traditional act of giving a neckerchief, blue or red depending on the student's level; from that moment it forms a part of the
scholastic uniform. In high school the neckerchief is replaced by a badge consisting of the bars with
colors of the national flag and to the right,
Che's signature
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; the symbol measures approximately 1.5 cm by 10 cm, in some cases is the symbol of the
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
, and sewn directly on the white uniform shirt. These are organized into three sub-age groups per grade level. Pioneers from the 1st to 3rd grades are ''Moncada Pioneers'' (''Pionero Moncadista''), while 4th to 9th graders are the regular Pioneers, split into junior ranks (Grades 4 to 6) and senior ranks (Grades 7 to 9).
The OPJM counts a section of exploration and camping named "Explorers Pioneers Movement" (''Movimiento de Pioneros Exploradores'', MPE).
Movimiento de Pioneros Exploradores website
In 2001 it was elected to the Global 500 Roll of Honour of the United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the Declaration of the United Nati ...
for its environmental activities.
Gallery
File:Movimiento de Pioneros Exploradores old logo.svg, Old logo of the "Pioneers Explorers Movement", part of OPJM
File:CheGuevaraSignature.svg, Che's signature
See also
* Young Communist League
References
External links
OPJM history
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Pioneer movement
Youth organizations based in Cuba
Youth wings of communist parties
Youth wings of political parties in Cuba
Communist Party of Cuba
1961 establishments in Cuba
Youth organizations established in 1961