FIVE HUNDRED young revolutionaries attended the fourteenth youth camp in solidarity with the Fourth International.
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the central organisers of that camp, spoke about the situation in Latin America and the struggles of young people, of the landless peasants of Brazil, of the indigenous people in Mexico with the Zapatista Army of National Liberation... A commitment was made to build a youth network against the bosses' Europe, starting with events such as the demonstration at the next European summit in Luxembourg in November.
The camp is also an occasion to try to put our principles into practice. It is first of all a place where racism, sexism and homophobia are not tolerated. It is also a space which is self-managed by the young comrades.
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Fomes comrades have a place is: emselres to organise discussom bare parties or simply to be i ober women. And at the end of the women's day - a day when the theme of all the discussion is around women's struggles - the disco itself becomes a "women only" space, so that a big party ends this day with an affirmation of the strength and solidarity of the women in the camp.
Another much appreciated party during the week was that organised by the Portuguese comrades in solidarity with the third world, with Latin American, African and Asian music The last, and for many the best, party in the camp was that organised by the lesbian and gay comrades, another camp tradition. Throughout the week there is a lesbian and gay space with discussions and exhibitions for all those who want to participate. The party also aims to encourage everybody to think about their sexuality and some of their inhibitions.
This camp was very successful, despite a drop in participation compared with previous years. For our Basque comrades, the important events in their country just before the camp made it impossible to send even a small delegation.
However, for the first time there was a small Russian delegation which, together with the everstrengthening presence of our Polish comrades, helps us to make a reality of the breach in Fortress Europe.
With a big "thank you" to the French comrades for all their hard work, the delegations left, promising to meet again at the fifteenth camp in Denmark in 1998.