ELYN
EUROPEAN LEFT yOUTH Network (ELYN)
ELYN is the Youth Network of the Party of the European Left which serves as a space for collaboration that brings together delegates from the youth organizations, which do not necessarily have to be affiliated with the Party of the European Left. Its decentralized and participatory structure allows diverse national realities to converge around a common political agenda.
The network is composed of over 20 youth organisations which are politically aligned with communist, democratic socialist, and red-green parties in Europe. ELYN includes both youth parties and student organisations in its membership.
ELYN functions as a key mechanism for fostering horizontal cooperation and solidarity among left-wing youth organizations across Europe.
Through the exchange of strategies, joint campaigns, and the development of shared anti-capitalist narratives, the network strengthens the political capacity of each of its members, enabling them to transcend national borders and build an organized response at a European level.
Our primary objective is to place the structural issues affecting working class young people across Europe at the forefront of the political debate. These include precarious labor conditions that perpetuate economic instability, barriers to accessing free and high quality public education, and the ongoing erosion of social and civil rights amid rising austerity and democratic regression.
Finally, ELYN considers the promotion of active political participation among working class young people to be an essential priority. The new generations should not only influence political decisions: we must become active agents of social justice, substantive equality and participatory democracy!
do you want to join us?
ELYN is a network of youth organisations affiliated with the European Left. If your youth organisation wants to join the network, it should be aligned with the political principles of EL and be based in an European country.
CONTACT: Contact info@european-left.org to join the network.
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If you are interested in youth politics, be sure to check out the European Left’s Working Area “Youth in Struggle” and learn more about its initiatives and activities: CLICK HERE