2008-2009 Report

Social Democratic Union of Youth

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2008-2009www.sdsm.hkey.ru

Activities in 2008-2009

Fields of our activity

• Political street actions

• Projects

• Educational programs

• International cooperation

• Interaction with the civil society

• Fight against racism and xenophobia

Political actions

• May 1, 2008 MayDayDemonstration!

• September 13, 2008 March for saving St. Petersburg

• December 14, 2008 in St-Petersburg and Moscow «Dissenters Marches» took place

• February 15, 2009 Public rally against Joint State Exam (Educational Reform), St. Petersburg

• April 1, 2009 Picket “For the abolishment of the obligatory military service”, St. Petersburg

Projects• October 2008 Launch of a new non-

formal educational program on working out tolerant attitude among school children «Open the World»

• April 22, 2009 Seminar «New perspectives of the Russian-American relations», St. Petersburg

Educational programs

• July 5-6, 2008 Participation of SDUY in the seminar «Non-violent forms of opposing intolerance», Zelenogorsk

• September 1, 2008 Discussion RSDUY «Role of youth organizations in politics»

• September 2, 2008 Joint JUSOS-SDUY Discussion «Rightwing extremism and ways to fight it» St. Petersburg

• September 3, 2008 Joint JUSOS-SDUY Discussion «Comparative analysis of totalitarian past of Germany and Russia» St. Petersburg

• October 19-26, 2008 Training «Future Leaders», Kurt Löwenstein educational center, Werptfuhl, Germany

• November 25, 2008 Seminar of SDUY SPb and JUSOS Rlp «Common problems – Joint solutions», St-Petersburg

• December 27, 2008 –January 3, 2009 Winter school «Rightwing extremism and ways to fight it», Kurt Löwenstein educational center, Werptfuhl, Germany

• April 14, 2009. Meeting with the foreign policy advisor of the social democratic parliamentary group at the Bundestag, St. Petersburg

• December 2, 2008 RSDUY debates on world financial crisis, St. Petersburg

• February 25, 2009 Inner Debates of the RSDUY «Lefts and religion», St. Petersburg

• April 15, 2009 Inner Debates of the RSDUY between candidates to the position of the Chairman, St. Petersburg

International cooperation

• April 21-27, 2008 Training for trainees Vilnius, Lithuania

• May 18-25, 2008 ECOSY Seminar “Social responsibility in the globalizing world” Werptfuhl, Germany

• Joint resolution of RSDUY and JUSOS Rheinland-Pfalz on the war breakdown in South Osetia

• August 18-22, 2008 Summer Sailing&Political school with JUSOS Rhineland-Palatinate

• August 30 –September 11, 2008 Visit of delegation of JUSOS Rheinland-Pfalz to St. Petersburg

JUSOS Rlp – RSDUY - Friendship forever!

• October 17-24, 2008 Participation of RSDUY members in annual Report and electoral conference JUSOS Rlp., Mainz, Germany

• October 26-27, 2008 Participation of RSDUY members in IUSY Conference, Tsakvisi, Georgia

• Joint declaration of Russian Social Democratic Union of Youth and Socialist Youth of Georgia.

• Joint declaration of JUSOS Rhineland-Palatinate and RSDUY on assassination of oppositional lawyer Markelov and journalist Baburova.

• February 20-22, 2009 Visit of representatives of RSDUY to Union of the Young Socialists of Ukraine

• December 20, 2008. Presentation of incorporation of the SDUY SPb and the Finish society for support of youth initiatives LOGRUS, Helsinki, Finland

5. Interaction with the civil society

• May-June 2008 trainings of the SDUY team for the TV project on the STO TV channel, St. Petersburg

• 1 June 2008 Day of children defense action for children on the Krestovsky island, St. Petersburg

• February 1, 2009 Participation in the talk-show “Youth team” on the 100 TV channel, St. Petersburg

• February 10, 2009 Participation in the round table discussion “Who Petersburg votes for on the 1 of March: politicians or managers?”, St. Petersburg

• February 21, 2009 Live broadcast on the channel “VOT” on the projects against xenophobia, St. Petersburg

• April 12, 2009 Participation at the informational-analytical program “At the end of the week” on the Red TV

• April 16, 2009. Live broadcast on the talk show at the First Internet Channel, St. Petersburg

• January 27, 2009 Participation in debates “Russian leftists – aims, methods and achievements”, St. Petersburg

Fight against xenophobia and racism

• March 15-29, 2009, Campaign againstxenophobia – “Xenophobii.Net” (No toxenophobia”), St. Petersburg

• March 16, 2009, seminar Russian-Estonian relations: space for thedialogue, St. Petersburg

• March 19, 2009, presentation of themovie “Kisangany diary” and discussionabout the Rwandan genocide, St.Petersburg.

• March 25-29, 2009 International Film Festival against racism and xenophobia «Open your eyes!», St. Petersburg

• March 30, 2009 Participation in the «Political literacy» on the opposing xenophobia at the political level, TV channel VOT, St. Petersburg

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