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Russian Federation: Institute for Collective Action

Name of the organization:
Institute for Collective Action
Your favourite tongue:
Russian
Representative:
Institute for Collective Action
Your country of residence:
Russian Federation
Briefly describe what kind of initiative you propose and its territorial dimension:
In Saint Petersburg:
A meeting will take place on 26 January from 12 till 15:00 in the area between ul. Komsomol and the Lenin monument at the Finnish station. The organization committee focuses attention on how strengthening solidarity and collaboration between human rights associations, social movements, trade unions, inhabitant housing committees and other public organizations, active in Saint Petersburg, provides the basis for the ideas for conducting actions in the city.
The St. Petersburg organization committee has stated that the following organizations (negotiations with other organizations, including with the trade unions, still continue) will be taking part in the 26 January action:
Vanguard of Red Youth (AKM), "Alternative", the association of libertarian initiatives, the movement of civil initiatives, DSPA, OO "Living City", the committee of united actions in defense of the social and labour rights of citizens, OO "Reliable House", ROO "Okhtinskaya arc", council of the initiative-taking groups of duped co-investors of Saint Petersburg, OD "Education for all", Russian social democratic union of young people, the federation of socialist young people.
Contact: Yevgeny Kozlov (8-911-923-39-47), Vladimir Soloveychik (8-950-012-14-49).
More about the action in Saint Petersburg: World day of united actions on 26 January in Saint Petersburg
Your requests and proposals for the Global Day of Mobilisation in your territory/country:
On 26 January protest actions will take place all around the world as part of the World Social Forum – under the traditional slogan “Another world is possible”. As part of this day of action the Union of Coordinating Councils of Russia is planning to organize protest actions under the slogan “For civil rights and social justice” and invites all social, civil networks and political opposition movements to participate.
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