mandag 24. mai 2010
lørdag 22. mai 2010
Visit to IDP settlements
The leader of YSG, Georgi Kanchaveli, lead the delegation to a Internal Displeased Persons (IPD) settlement just outside of Tbilisi. Some more members from YSG, the AUF delegation, and one human right activist took the bus to see the conditions for the victims of the war in 2008.
This settlement had over 4000 people living there, and more then 900 out of them where school children. We talked to a lady working in an small shop, she told us that everybody wants to go home to South Ossetia, but their homes have been destroyed or is occupied by Russians. One of the biggest problems for the IDPs in that camp now is unemployment, war trauma and stigma.
AUF promised to raise the questions of IDPs in Georgia when the return to Norway.
This settlement had over 4000 people living there, and more then 900 out of them where school children. We talked to a lady working in an small shop, she told us that everybody wants to go home to South Ossetia, but their homes have been destroyed or is occupied by Russians. One of the biggest problems for the IDPs in that camp now is unemployment, war trauma and stigma.
AUF promised to raise the questions of IDPs in Georgia when the return to Norway.
Youth seminar in region of Georgia
AUF and YSG have had a youth seminar in Batumi. The focus was youth empowering, youth activity, and youth influence. Tonje spoke about regional activity, Edvin spoke about the parti system in Norway, Kjetil spoke about self-government in Universities, and Ida spoke about youth organizations (with AUF as an example).
YSG spoke about social democracy, about youths role in democracies, and encouraged the Batumi youth to organize. It was 40 people attending the seminar, and some of them were members that also participated at the seminar in Kutaisi the last time AUF was visiting.
The central members of YSG and the AUF delegation also found time to visit the local self-government at the state university of Batumi.
Election campagning
The local election in Georgia is in the end of May, and AUF (Kjetil Vevle, Tonje Ertsås, Edvin Søvik and Ida Spjelkavik) are visiting the campaign. There are posters and billboards everywhere, and a specially from number 5, or the national movement as they are called. They are the once in power both nationally and regionally.
There have been complains that they are misusing there power to buy votes, that they have closed down shops that have supported the opposition in any way, and that they are only building and fixing cities now because of the election. The national movement has got a lot more money and resources than the other parties, and this makes the election much more difficult for the others.
Read more here: http://auf.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=320:valg-i-georgia&catid=44:nyheter&Itemid=100
torsdag 20. mai 2010
Georgia
In Georgia we have got a sister organization called YSG-Young Socialists of Georgia.
In May there will be an election, that is why we are here.
At this moment we´re in Batumi, Georgia. We just arrived this morning.
We were in Tbilisi yesterday meeting both The National Movement and The Social Democrats. It was quite a difference, but very exiting.
We also had a meeting with the executive board in YSG.
Today we are going to have a seminar about youth in politics with the new branch in Batumi.
In May there will be an election, that is why we are here.
At this moment we´re in Batumi, Georgia. We just arrived this morning.
We were in Tbilisi yesterday meeting both The National Movement and The Social Democrats. It was quite a difference, but very exiting.
We also had a meeting with the executive board in YSG.
Today we are going to have a seminar about youth in politics with the new branch in Batumi.
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