Revolution, a revolutionary socialist youth organization, was founded in the UK by Workers Power, part of the League for the Fifth International. According to its statutes and manifesto it is organizationally independent from Workers Power, although there is arguments over the degree of independence, independent members viewing it as subordinate to LFI [1], LFI arguing that since its international and national councils have sovereignty, it is independent). It has official sections in the United Kingdom, Germany, Pakistan, Sweden, Austria and the Czech Republic. REVOLUTION is a independent youth organization. Its majority decided a relation in political solidartity to League for the Fifth International [2]. Revo currently has groups in the United Kingdom, Germany, Pakistan, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Indonesia as well as members scattered across the globe. It was formed in the mid 90's at the beginning of the anti-capitalist movement in Europe. Interventions into the EuroMarches in Amsterdam and support for the Liverpool Dockers strike were amongst its first campaigns. Now the group intervenes heavily into the anti capitalist movement and anti war movements. It has raised the slogan for a Youth International to come out of the European Social Forum and World Social Forum bodies to unite the struggles of young people against globalization and imperialism. In 2006, following a split in the League for the Fifth International, there was an International Delegates Conference where all documents had been decided on beforehand by the LFI leadership and the Australian section of Revolution was expelled following a resolution supported only by the LFI delegates. In response to this, independent members of Revolution including the German, Czech and Swiss groups formed a tendency called "Independent Revolution" or iRevo [3]. This tendency continues to be active as the independent youth organization REVOLUTION in four countries.
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Revolution - the LFI group
- World Revolution
- Revolution Czech Republic
- Revolution Germany
- Revolution Austria
- Revolution Sweden
- Revolution UK
Revolution - the independent group
