International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International

International Falcon Movement - Socialist Educational International
Type International Umbrella Educational Organisation
Founded 1922
Location IFM-SEI office, 98, Rue du Trône, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium
Origins European Socialist Education Movements
Key people Tamsin Pearce (Secretary General)
Tim Scholz (President)
Area served Global
Focus Socialism, internationalism, children's rights, democracy
Method Popular education
Motto Span the world with friendship, Education for Social(ist) Change
Website http://www.ifm-sei.org
A fraternal member of Socialist International

The International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International (IFM-SEI) is an international non-profit organisation that campaigns for children's rights based in Belgium.[1] It is a fraternal organisation of Socialist International[2] and works closely with International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and ECOSY - Young European Socialists. IFM - SEI is a full member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union area and works closely with both these bodies.[3] In Latin-America it is a full member of the Foro Latin-America de Juventud (FLAJ). And it is part of the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations[4] (ICMYO) which consists of worldwide active youth organisations and regional youth platforms coordinating their activities towards the UN and its agencies.

It has member organisations all over the world and is strongest in Europe and South America. Many of its member organisations work with children and young people of all ages through activities, groups and camping.

IFM - SEI members are children and youth self organizations, family organisations and other organisations who are working for the benefit of children and youngsters.[5] IFM - SEI organise campaigns, for example against child labour or child pornography, seminars, trainings, camps and other educational activities. Their activities are carried out by member organisation, and international seminars are held regularly in cooperation with the other fraternal organization. A recent activity was the Peace Camp with Israelis and Palestinians.[6] The LGBT event of IFM is called Queer Easter.[7]

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Officers

Congress is held every 3 years where members can elected the President, Secertary General and up to 9 Vice Presidents.

Socialism
 
Socialism portal
Politics portal

President

Secretaries General

Current Vice-Presidents

Republics and Camps of the IFM-SEI

There were four children's republics held by the international before World War II they were:

Since the end of World War II the IFM-SEI organises international camps as well as encouraging bi and multi-lateral camps between members. The following is a list of official IFM-SEI camps held since 1945:.[8]

Member Organizations

Full and associate members are listed here, organisations seeking to become members are called observers and in the separate section below.

Africa

  1. OGCEYOD
  1. Senegal Children Action
  2. National Movement pioneer Senegalese
  1. Movement Falcons Mauritius - Mauritius Socialist Movement Education
  1. Union Youth Saguiet el-Hamra and Rio de Oro .
  1. Youth Development Forum (YODEFO)

Asia

  1. Antar Bharati
  1. All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions
  1. Bangladesh Youth Educational Foundation (BYEF)
  1. KKSP Foundation
  1. Mawana Lanka
  1. Youth Organization of Bhutan (exile in  Nepal)

Europe

  1. Faucons Rouges
  2. Rode Valken, RVPA
  1. National Federation Léo-Lagrange (Suspended due to non fee payment)
  2. Les Francas (Suspended due to non fee payment)
  1. Armenian Youth Federation (ARF-YO)
  1. Solidarity Association
  1. Brigata Laburista
  2. Malta Falcons
  1. Cyprus Educational Reform Association
  1. DUI - Leg og Virk
  1. Esplais Catalans
  1. Fenix
  1. Framfylkingen
  1. Jaunie Vanagi
  2. Liepajas Jaunie Vanagi
  1. Kinderfreunde / Rote Falken
  1. Lietuvos Sakaliuku sajunga
  1. Magyarország Gyermekbarátok Mozgalma
  2. Magyar Úttörok Szövetsége
  1. Nuorten Kotkain Keskusliitto
  1. Kinderfreunde's Rote Falken
  1. Pionýr
  1. Rode Valken Holland (Suspended due to non-payment)
  1. Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands-Die Falken
  1. SYB - The Falcons Belarus, Belarus (in exile in  Lithuania)
  1. Ukrainian Falcons
  1. Centre for studies of social democracy - CSSD
  1. Unga Örnar
  1. Woodcraft Folk

Middle East

  1. Ajyal
  2. Hamahanot Haolim (Suspended as off 2011 due to illegal settlement activity)
  3. Hashomer Hatzair
  4. HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
  1. Association for the right of Iranian children (exile in  France )
  1. Independence Youth Union
  2. Independent Youth Forum
  3. Palestine Red Crescent Society

Latin America

  1. Acacia Fondacion
  1. Los Cachorros
  2. Club infantil "Mayo 23"
  1. Causa Nueva
  1. CEDECAP
  1. Fundacion Ecuatoriana para la rehabilitación y Capacitación del deficiente visual y no empty
  1. Horneros Punto Ar
  1. INDAJOVEN
  1. Instituto De Educación Salvadoreño Civic (INDEC)
  1. Manque Chile
  1. Mentes en Accion
  1. Movimiento Infantil Luis Alfonso Velásquez Flores
  1. MIRIM
  2. Rio Futuro (Suspended due to non fee payment)
  1. Organizacion Nueva Generacion
  1. Oridev
  1. Panama Verde

Observers

  1. Agrupacion Integridad Absoluta,
  1. Georgian Falcons
  1. Associacao para a Promocao Cultural da Criança

References

  1. ^ http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/OCDE/OCDE_275.htm
  2. ^ http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931
  3. ^ http://youthforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=294%3A-international-falcon-movement-socialist-educational-international-&catid=58%3Amember-organisations&Itemid=58&lang=en
  4. ^ http://scout.org/en/about_scouting/partners/youth_platforms/icmyo/icmyo_members
  5. ^ http://www.woodcraft.org.uk/news/kieran-represents-us-ifm-sei-committee-meeting
  6. ^ Peace Camp
  7. ^ Queer Easter
  8. ^ http://www.c3.hu/~mgym/emuseum.html

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