{"id":10479,"date":"2018-12-02T11:24:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T19:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=10479"},"modified":"2018-12-02T11:24:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T19:24:52","slug":"it-is-time-for-progressives-of-the-world-to-unite-sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-for-new-global-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2018\/12\/02\/it-is-time-for-progressives-of-the-world-to-unite-sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-for-new-global-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It Is Time for Progressives of the World to Unite&#8217;: Sanders-Varoufakis Issue Open Call for New Global Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"field-wrapper-attribution\" class=\"field-wrapper content-container clearfix inline-fields\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datestamp field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\"><span class=\"pb-timestamp\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">November 30, 2018\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Dreams<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-subtitle field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<div>\n<h4>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"field-wrapper-authors\" class=\"field-wrapper content-container clearfix inline-fields\">\n<div class=\"grouping-prefix\">by\u00a0<span class=\"pb-byline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/common-dreams-staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Dreams staff<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"shr_canvas2\" class=\"shareaholic-canvas shareaholic-ui shareaholic-resolved-canvas ng-scope\" data-app-id=\"6840204\" data-app-id-name=\"headline_above_content\" data-app=\"share_buttons\" data-title=\"'It Is Time for Progressives of the World to Unite': Sanders-Varoufakis Issue Open Call for New Global Movement\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2018\/11\/30\/it-time-progressives-world-unite-sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-new-global\" data-summary=\"\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope shareaholic-share_buttons\" translate=\"no\">\n<div class=\"shareaholic-share-buttons-container shareaholic-ui shr-no-print shareaholic-flat shareaholic- shareaholic-block shareaholic-horizontal  shareaholic-mini\">\n<div class=\"shareaholic-share-buttons-wrapper shareaholic-ui\">\n<div class=\"shareaholic-share-buttons-animation-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"shareaholic-share-buttons-heading shareaholic-custom\">\n<div class=\"shareaholic-share-buttons-heading-text ng-binding\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shareaholic-share-button-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-article-img field--type-image field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"caption-processed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/cd_large\/public\/headlines\/progressive_international.png?itok=ji2CGEHZ\" alt=\"To unify the global left and defeat the rise of fascism worldwide, reads the call to action from the newly-formed Progressive International, &quot;we cannot simply go back to the failed status quo of the last few decades. Unfettered  globalization promised peace and prosperity. But it delivered  financial crisis, needless war, and disastrous climate change, instead.&quot; (Image: Progressive International \/ with overlay)\" width=\"955\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-main-caption field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p><em>To unify the global left and defeat the rise of fascism worldwide, reads the call to action from the newly-formed Progressive International, &#8220;we cannot simply go back to the failed status quo of the last few decades. Unfettered\u00a0 globalization promised peace and prosperity. But it delivered\u00a0 financial crisis, needless war, and disastrous climate change, instead.&#8221; (Image: Progressive International \/ with overlay)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<div>\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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive-international.org\/open-call\/\">Progressive International<\/a>\u00a0on 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\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/303783796?title=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the call\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive-international.org\/join\/\">here<\/a>. And read the full the call to action below:<\/p>\n<blockquote><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><\/blockquote>\n<p>Visit the website for the new group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressive-international.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"field-wrapper-copyright-cond\" class=\"field-wrapper content-container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-copyright field--type-text field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 30, 2018\u00a0by Common Dreams &#8220;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.&#8221; by\u00a0Common Dreams staff To unify the global left and defeat the rise of fascism worldwide, reads the call&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2018\/12\/02\/it-is-time-for-progressives-of-the-world-to-unite-sanders-varoufakis-issue-open-call-for-new-global-movement\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10479"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10479"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10480,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10479\/revisions\/10480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}