{"id":387255,"date":"2018-12-01T04:30:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-for-new-global-movement\/"},"modified":"2018-12-01T04:30:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T03:30:10","slug":"sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-for-new-global-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-for-new-global-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders-Varoufakis Issue Open Call for New Global Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\"><meta itemprop=\"image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files\/headline\/thumbs\/progressive_international.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"wordCount\" content=\"490\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BURLINGTON, VT &#8211; With fascist movements on the rise and controlling the levers of power in the United States and across the world, the U.S.-based Sanders Institute and Europe&#8217;s DiEM25\u2014the groups founded by Jane Sanders and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, respectively\u2014announced the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive-international.org\/open-call\/\">Progressive International<\/a> on Friday with the goal of beating back right-wing forces with an organized &#8220;grassroots movement for global justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"pullquote\">&#8220;Today, on behalf of DiEM25 and The Sanders Institute, we issue a Call to Action: to create a global network of individuals and organizations that will fight together for dignity, peace, prosperity and the future of our planet&#8230; Join us.&#8221; \u2014Progressive International<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a global war being waged against workers, against our environment, against democracy, against decency,&#8221; declares the Progressive International&#8217;s open call to join the movement, which was unveiled Friday evening by Varoufakis and Sanders, wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), during The Sanders Institute Gathering in Burlington, Vermont.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A network of right-wing factions is collaborating across borders to erode human rights, silence dissent, and promote intolerance. Not since the 1930 has humanity faced such an existential threat,&#8221; the call continues. &#8220;To defeat them, we cannot simply go back to the failed status quo of the last few decades. Unfettered\u00a0 globalization promised\u00a0 peace and prosperity. But it delivered\u00a0 financial crisis, needless war, and disastrous climate change, instead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As part of the launch, the group released the following video explaining why the new effort is needed\u2014and enormity of the stakes:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/303783796?title=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive-international.org\/join\/\">here<\/a>. And read the full the call to action below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>There is a global war being waged against workers, against our environment, against democracy, against decency.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A network of right-wing factions is collaborating across borders to erode human rights, silence dissent, and promote intolerance. Not since the 1930 has humanity faced such an existential threat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To defeat them, we cannot simply go back to the failed status quo of the last few decades. Unfettered globalization promised peace and prosperity. But it delivered\u00a0 financial crisis, needless war, and disastrous climate change, instead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The\u00a0 time\u00a0 has\u00a0 come\u00a0 for\u00a0 progressives to form a grassroots movement for global\u00a0 justice:\u00a0 to mobilize workers, women and\u00a0 the disenfranchised all around the world\u00a0 behind a shared vision of democracy, prosperity, sustainability, and solidarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our Progressive International will reach out to communities in every corner of the world to help build our shared vision.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our Progressive International will stand by people who are already fighting to end inequality, exploitation, discrimination and environmental degradation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our Progressive International will reclaim our communities, our cities, our countries, and our planet with a bold International New Deal that we will work, together, to deliver.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is time for progressives of the world to unite.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Today, on behalf of DiEM25 and The Sanders Institute, we issue a Call to Action: to create a global network of individuals and organizations that will fight together for dignity, peace, prosperity and the future of our planet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Join us. Join Progressive International.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Visit the website for the new group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive-international.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2018\/11\/30\/it-time-progressives-world-unite-sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-new-global?cd-origin=rss\">Common Dreams<\/a>. 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