Progressive International
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Abbreviation | PI |
General Secretary | David R. K. Adler Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla |
Founded | 11 May 2020 |
Ideology | Progressivism Internationalism Anti-imperialism Anti-capitalism Post-capitalism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colors | red and black |
Slogan | Internationalism or Extinction |
Purpose | To unite, organize, and mobilize progressive forces around the world. |
Region served | Worldwide |
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Progressive International (PI) is an international political organisation that unites and mobilises progressive left-wing activists and groups.[1] The organisation works with over 70 member groups.[2] This comprises trade unions, political parties, peasant organisations, and social movements including CodePink, Debt Collective,[3] Sunrise Movement,[4] and the Peace and Justice Project.[5] PI has been called "a worldwide anti-capitalist organisation."[6]
Origins
Progressive International was formally founded and launched on 11 May 2020, responding to a 2018 open call by the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25) and The Sanders Institute for progressive forces to form a unified front.[7][8]
The founding was supported by a council of over 40 advisors including Ece Temelkuran,[9] Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Yanis Varoufakis,[10] Carola Rackete, Nick Estes, Vanessa Nakate, Noam Chomsky,[11] Arundhati Roy, Naomi Klein[12] Niki Ashton,[13] Rafael Correa, Fernando Haddad, Celso Amorim, and Alvaro Garcia Linera.[citation needed]
The International claims to counter what it calls the resurgence of authoritarian nationalism worldwide as well as the rise of disaster capitalism.[14] As its mission, the Progressive International aims to "unite, organize and mobilize the world's progressive forces".[15]
Governance
The Progressive International is guided by an advisory Council that sets the organisation’s political and strategic direction.[16]The Secretariat, which includes translators, web developers, graphic designers, policy analysts, and community organisers[17] oversees the day-to-day organisational operations, separated into several thematic areas: Movement, Blueprint, Wire, and Observatory.
The Cabinet serves as the main executive organ responsible for development, planning, and staffing decisions.[18] The Cabinet draws its membership from the other two bodies, consisting of eight Council members: Srećko Horvat, Aruna Roy, Pierre Sané, Fatima Diallo, Rachmi Hertanti, Julian Aguon,[19] Renata Ávila and Scott Ludlum, as well as general coordinators David Adler and Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla.[20][21]
Observatory
In October 2020, Progressive International said that it was "particularly concerned about the integrity of the presidential elections in Bolivia" and sent an observer group made up of Members of Parliament from around Europe to observe the election.[22]
On 15 November 2021, the Progressive International launched their global observatory "as attacks on democracy escalate across the world" and "authoritarian leaders are getting organised to capture the courts, criminalise opposition, and rig the rules to hold onto power," said General Coordinator David Adler in a statement.[23]
The founding was endorsed by Noam Chomsky, Rafael Correa, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, Guillaume Long, Celso Amorim, Fernando Haddad, Jeremy Corbyn, Aruna Roy, Aída García-Naranjo and Andrés Arauz according to the Brazilian daily paper Folha de S.Paulo. The same article included a statement from Adler which singled out Narendra Modi in India and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil as being part of a wider network of authoritarian threats.[24]
The Belmarsh Tribunal
On 2 October 2020, Progressive International launched the Belmarsh Tribunal to convene groups of legal experts and Julian Assange supporters.[25] In the first year guests included Lula da Silva, Srećko Horvat, M.I.A. and Slavoj Žižek.[26] The hearings claimed that the charges against Assange were an "ongoing attack on press freedom".[27] The tribunal was modeled after the 1966 Russell-Sartre Tribunal, which investigated American involvement in the Vietnam War. In 2022, the third tribunal, which took place at the People’s Forum in New York City, coincided with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.[28] Jeremy Corbyn and the Peace & Justice Project participated in the 4th Belmarsh Tribunal in Washington D.C. in 2023.[29]
Number | Date | Location | Live-stream recording links published on YouTube |
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1 | 2 October 2020 | Remote due to Covid | The Belmarsh Tribunal (2020) |
2 | 22 October 2021 | London | The Belmarsh Tribunal: Free Julian Assange (2021) presented by Novara Media[30] |
3 | 25 February 2022 | New York City | The Belmarsh Tribunal (2022) presented by The People's Forum[31] |
4 | 20 January 2023 | Washington, D.C.[27] | The Belmarsh Tribunal D.C. (2023) presented by Democracy Now![32] |
5 | 4 March 2023 | Sydney[33] | The Belmarsh Tribunal Sydney (2023) |
Positions
Shortly after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022,[34] Polish members Lewica Razem left Progressive International due what Razem claimed in a statement on 1 March, was "the absence of declaration recognising Ukraine’s sovereignty and an absolute condemnation of Russian imperialism".[35]
On 9 March 2022, Progressive International organised their first Forum for Peace, in response to the "brutal invasion of Ukraine" and it's escalation "toward intercontinental war."[36] On 21 April, Ukrainian Commons journal quit Progressive International in a statement on Twitter.[37][38] On 13 May 2022 a joint press conference hosted by Jeremy Corbyn, Ece Temelkuran and Yanis Varoufakis on behalf of the Progressive International, DiEM25 and MeRA25, presented the ATHENS DECLARATION which stated: “The war on Ukraine calls for support for victims of war and a new non-aligned movement”.[39]
Members
Sourced from:[40]
Political parties
Country | Party/Organization | Abbreviation | National Legislatures | Government | Ideology | Notes |
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![]() | Solidarity Party of Afghanistan | SPA | 0 / 30 | In exile | After the Fall of Kabul on August 15, 2021, the Taliban took de facto control of Afghanistan and banned all other political opposition parties and groups. | |
![]() | Lëvizja Bashkë (Movement Together) | LB | 0 / 140 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | ||
![]() | Todos Somos Colombia [es; fr] | 0 / 188 1 / 108 | In government | Member of the Historic Pact | ||
![]() | Broad Front (Frente Amplio) | FA | 6 / 57 | In opposition | ||
![]() | European Realistic Disobedience Front | MeRA25 | 0 / 300 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | ||
![]() | Semilla Movement | MS | 23 / 160 | In government | ||
![]() | Liberty and Refoundation | Libre | 50 / 128 | In government | Affiliated with the Savior Party of Honduras and the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras in the National Congress. | |
![]() | Landless People's Movement | LPM | 6 / 42 4 / 104 | In opposition | In government in the regions of ǁKaras and Hardap. | |
![]() | African Action Congress | AAC | 0 / 109 0 / 360 0 / 36 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | Membership is part of the Coalition for Revolution (CORE). | |
![]() | Haqooq-e-Khalq Party | HKP | 0 / 104 0 / 342 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | Progressive pro-democracy movement | |
![]() | Green–Left Front | ZLF | 10 / 250 | In opposition | Direct successor of Do not let Belgrade drown | |
![]() | The Left | Levica | 5 / 90 | In coalition | In coalition with Freedom Movement and Social Democrats. | |
![]() | Catalunya en Comú | CatComú | 0 / 264 6 / 350 | In coalition | In coalition with Sumar in the Cortes Generales. | |
![]() | ForumAlternativo [fr; it] | FA | 0 / 140 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | ||
![]() | Alliance for Change and Transparency | ACT–Wazalendo | 4 / 81 4 / 393 | In opposition | ||
![]() | Socialist Refoundation Party | SYKP | 0 / 600 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | Affiliated with the Peoples' Democratic Congress. | |
![]() | Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 | DiEM25 | 0 / 705 18 / 9,874 1 / 2,714 | Extra-parliamentary opposition |
Other members
Country | Party/Organization | Abbreviation | Ideology | Notes |
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![]() | Central de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores de la Argentina | CTA-T | Trade union organization | |
Trabajadores Unidos por la Tierra | Rural agricultural organization | |||
![]() | National Garment Workers’ Federation | NGWF | Trade union federation of garment workers in Bangladesh | |
![]() | Wiphalas por el Mundo (Wiphalas Across the World) | Wiphala organization | ||
![]() | Central Única dos Trabalhadores | CUT | Main national trade union center in Brazil | |
Federação Única dos Petroleiros (Federation of Petroleum Workers) | FUP | Petrol workers union | ||
Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem-Teto (Movement of Homeless Workers) | MTST | Housing rights organization | ||
![]() | Common Frontiers |
| Multi-sectorial national working group | |
![]() | Ukamau | Housing rights organization | ||
![]() | People's Congress [es] | Social and political movement based in Colombia | ||
Unión Sindical Obrera de la Industria del Petróleo [es] | USO | Oil workers union | ||
![]() | Instituto de Desarrollo de la Economía Asociativa | IDEAC | Non-profit organization | |
![]() | Federación de Cooperativas de la Reforma Agraria de la Región Central | FECORACEN | Peasants and Indigenous community organization | |
![]() | ReAct | Labor NGO | ||
![]() | Guatemalan Trade Union, Indigenous and Farmer Movement | MSICG | Trade union center | |
![]() | Luchemos | Feminist organization, associated with Libre | ||
![]() | Andhra Pradesh Vyvasaya Vruthidarula Union | APVVU | Union federation of rural informal workers | |
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (Association for the Empowerment of Labourers and Farmers) |
| Non-profit organization focused on right to information and employment | ||
National Alliance of People's Movements | NAPM | Alliance of progressive social movements in India | ||
Telangana Gig and Platforms Workers Union | TGPWU | Workers union in Telangana | ||
![]() | Aksi Ekologi & Emansipasi Rakyat | AEER | Environmentalist collective of Indonesian researchers and activists | |
![]() | Officine Civiche | Social justice organization based in Ciampino, Italy | ||
![]() | Mathare Social Justice Centre |
| Community organization in Mathare, Nairobi | |
![]() | Imagined Malaysia | Non-profit history organization | ||
![]() | Collective Movement for the Arts and Culture of Mexico | MOCCAM | Collective of arts and culture workers | |
![]() | Namibian Domestic and Allied Workers Union | NDAWU | Domestic workers' union | |
![]() | BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights | BAOBAB | Women's rights NGO | |
![]() | Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee | PKRC | Network of peasant organisations in Pakistan, member of La Via Campesina | |
Women Democratic Front | WDF | Socialist-feminist organization | ||
![]() | Socialist Action | |||
![]() | Centre for Research and Action on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | CRADESC | Think-tank and advocacy framework in Francophone West Africa and the Sahel | |
![]() | Boza Sur | Migrant rights organization | ||
Fridays For Future Salamanca | Environmental activist organization | |||
![]() | Sudanese Professionals Association | SPA | Association of Sudanese trade unions | |
![]() | Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (National Network of Small-Scale Farmers Groups in Tanzania) | MVIWATA | Farmers organization | |
![]() | Akina Mama wa Afrika | AMwA | Pan-African feminist organization | |
![]() | The All-Ukraine Independent Trade Union (Zakhyst Pratsi) | AUITU | Cross-sector Ukrainian labour union | |
![]() | App Drivers & Couriers Union | ADCU | Trade union for drivers and couriers | |
Autonomous Design Group | ADG | Anti-capitalist art collective | ||
Common Wealth | Progressive think tank | |||
Independent Workers Union of Great Britain | IWGB | Trade union representing mainly migrant workers and gig workers | ||
Migrants Organise | Migrant and refugee organization | |||
Momentum | Socialist organization, affiliated with the Labour Party | |||
The Peace and Justice Project | British political organization | |||
The World Transformed | Left-wing political festival | |||
![]() | Arab Resource & Organizing Center | AROC | Arab organization in the San Francisco Bay Area | |
Brandworkers | Non-profit organization of food factory workers in New York and New Jersey | |||
CODEPINK | Anti-war organization | |||
Debt Collective |
| Debtors' advocacy group, union of student debt strikers | ||
Democratic Socialists of America | DSA |
| Socialist organization of the USA | |
Jacobin |
| Quarterly magazine | ||
KC Tenants | Tenants' association in Kansas City | |||
Sunrise Movement | Climate change organization | |||
![]() | Zimbabwe People’s Land Rights Movement | ZPLRM | Civic platform focused on the rights of marginalised communities to land based resources | |
Africa | Review of African Political Economy | ROAPE | ||
Europe | Commons Network | Activist organization | ||
International | Crash Course | Economics platform collective | ||
Latin American Council of Social Sciences | CLACSO | International non-governmental institution with associative status at UNESCO | ||
Palestinian Youth Movement | PYM | Trans-national organization of Palestinians in Palestine and in exile | ||
Post Growth Institute | PGI | International post growth organization | ||
Progressive Doctors | International community of medical professionals |
Former members
Country | Party/Organization | Notes |
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![]() | Social Convergence (Convergencia Social) | Merged into the Broad Front |
![]() | Left Together | Left Progressive International in March 2022 due to "the absence of declaration recognising Ukraine’s sovereignty and an absolute condemnation of Russian imperialism"[43][35] |
![]() | Left Bloc | On 11 November 2023, the Left Bloc announced the "closure of the project" and the cessation of publications due to censorship and repression in Russia.[44][43] |
![]() | Ne davimo Beograd | Merged into the Green–Left Front |
![]() | Commons | [43][38] |
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