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Akbayan! Youth (Filipino: ''Kabataang Akbayan''), or A!Y is a democratic socialist youth formation in the Philippines. It is the youth wing of Akbayan Citizens' Action Party, a progressive and democratically left political party. Akbayan Youth, as a collective of youth activists and different youth organizations, has been in existence since 1998. In 2007, it held its founding congress where its first set of national officers were elected, a general program of action was approved and its constitution and by laws was ratified. Akbayan Youth accounts approximately 8,000 members present in most cities and provinces across the Philippines. == Ideology == A!Y believes in: * Democracy (the right of every young Filipino to meaningful participation in political processes; pluralism, equality, and empowerment of the marginalized) * Equity (the right of every Filipino to accessible, quality and relevant education, decent employment and adequate health services; free association; belief on the strength of the people to end all forms of exploitation and achieve social change) * Humanism (fullest dignity due to all men and women across and within generations, families, clans, ethnicity, gender, nations, attendant cultures, spirituality; relationship with Mother Earth; self-expression and self-realization against social alienation) * Internationalism (end to violent conflicts among nation-states all over the globe; international cooperation towards peace, development and justice; solidarity among the world’s peoples especially the young people, social movements and toilers’ parties; partaking in broad actions to end all forms of colonial, imperial adventures and unilateralism of the most powerful nation-states) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Akbayan Youth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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