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Young Left was founded on September 5, 2001 in Toronto at a meeting that brought together several youth activists from around the city with the aim of beginning a left-wing youth movement across Canada, to challenge the increasing poverty, environmental degradation, state violence, gross social...
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Young Left was founded on September 5, 2001 in Toronto at a meeting that brought together several youth activists from around the city with the aim of beginning a left-wing youth movement across Canada, to challenge the increasing poverty, environmental degradation, state violence, gross social and economic injustices and corporate strangle-hold on our society. Inspired by the new movement against corporate power, Imperialism and capitalism that has exploded onto the world scene in Seattle and Quebec City as well as by the ideas and examples of great revolutionary women & men, past and present from all nations such as Che Guevara, Angela Davis, Ho Chi Minh and Norman Bethune, Young Left fights for a better future for the youth and the people. Young Left is an organization of progressive, internationalist and democratic youth with revolutionary idealism and the determination to unite and mobilize the youth of Canada and their diverse talents, abilities and creativity in the radical transformation of our society outlined in our 12 point program. Membership in Young Left is open to all youth in Canada between the ages of 14-30 regardless of color, culture, gender, religion, language or sexuality, who want to unite in the aims of the YL program. In the common struggle for youth rights and peace, as members of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, Young Left stands shoulder to shoulder with the people and youth all across the world.
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We combine political and cultural activities organizing educational discusssions, film nights, sports, youth forums on a variety of issues plus helping to build rallies and other protest actions. We also run 'liberation schools' in our communities to educate youth on how to fight for their rights...
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We combine political and cultural activities organizing educational discusssions, film nights, sports, youth forums on a variety of issues plus helping to build rallies and other protest actions. We also run 'liberation schools' in our communities to educate youth on how to fight for their rights against racism, police violence and exploitation in the workplace. We engage in labour solidarity actions and conduct international exchange programs and leadership/organizing training workshops. We also produce buttons, t-shirts and other materials. We also run the following ongoing initiatives:

Cafe Che is an ongoing series of public events that combine politics with cultural activities, such as musical performances, spoken word, etc, to create space for youth on the left to meet, socialize and network, wich is currently held on a monthly bases in Toronto by YL-GTA.

Decipher Red Youth Program engages youth in the theory and practice of radical thought and the history of a variety of revolutionary movements.

YLiterature is a series of pamphlets that reprint articles and speaches by a variety of authors such as Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong, Amilcar Cabral, and various international solidarity organizations.
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Young Left is open for members aged 14-30, and we are an independent organization not affiliated with any other party or group.

We are also part of the Rebel Youth Network (Organizing Committee), which is a United Front of Independent Leftist-Revolutionary Youth Groups from various...
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Young Left is open for members aged 14-30, and we are an independent organization not affiliated with any other party or group.

We are also part of the Rebel Youth Network (Organizing Committee), which is a United Front of Independent Leftist-Revolutionary Youth Groups from various communities in Canada.

We are also members of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, which is regognized by the United Nations.
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