Sao Paolo Forum: The Progressive Fight Continues

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Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 04 December 2001


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*SAO PAOLO FORUM EMBRACES THE LEFT AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Ten years have passed since the fall of the Soviet Union and the
eastern European socialist countries, when the Latin American and
Caribbean parties of the left suddenly found themselves alone.

Nonetheless, in spite of the obstacles, the most progressive forces
of the region continued their fight against the exploitation and
misery that exists across the globe.

Although the extreme right has proclaimed the end of history, and the
manifest destiny of the destruction of the left, progressive forces
are regaining their strength and will never go like sheep to the
slaughter.

As such the Sao Paolo Forum, which is currently in its tenth session
here in Havana, represents the hundreds of organizations and
political parties of the Latin American left, including
representatives from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Since September 11, imperialism has found another pretext to
extend its power throughout the world, resulting in its traditional
trail of violence, hunger, sickness and death.

The danger of the Free Trade Area of the Americas and its beach
heads, the Panama People Plan and the much-criticized Colombia Plan,
as well as the defense of our identity, culture and spirit are some
of the themes of the meeting in Havana.

Aside from debating the challenges that our people face, the Forum
also has space to discuss the struggle of the people of Puerto Rico
for their independence and a demand for the withdrawal of the US Navy
from Vieques.

Over the years, the Sao Paul Forum has little by little offered space
for the left to demonstrate that history does not lie, and that if we
do not struggle as one, we are destined for eternal slavery.

Many important things will come from this gathering, but without
doubt, the best of these will be that the world has recovered from
its paralysis. We reclaim the right to continue living and fighting
for our identity and culture.

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