Socialist Alternative Future (Czech Republic)

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Socialist Alternative Future
Socialistická alternativa Budoucnost
Founded1990
NewspaperBudoucnost
(The Future)
IdeologyMarxism
Socialism
Trotskyism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationInternational Socialist Alternative
ColoursRed
Website
www.levice.cz

Socialist Alternative Future (Czech: Socialistická alternativa Budoucnost, SAB) is a Trotskyist political party in the Czech Republic, founded in 1990 by students active in the events of the Velvet Revolution. It affiliated to International Socialist Alternative in 1994.[1][2]

Activism[edit]

The party has participated in initiatives including fare boycott rides on public transport in protest at prices,[3] and the No Bases ("Ne základnám") campaign against the establishment of a US military base in the Czech Republic, centred on a radar installation.[4][5]

SAB also opposes racism against Romani people, and has attempted to raise support for socialist ideas among the Roma community. The party argues that capitalism must be removed in order to overcome the social and economic factors underpinning racism and the problematic coexistence of Romanis and the majority.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Trotskyism in the Czech Republic with Emphasis on Development since 2000, Charles University in Prague thesis repository.
  2. ^ Štorkánová, Lucie (2014), Trockismus v České republice s důrazem na vývoj po roce 2000. (in Czech)
  3. ^ Protestní jízda načerno vyzněla do ztracena (in Czech), iDNES, 31 January 2000.
  4. ^ About the Initiative, No Bases Initiative. Retrieved 6 August 2014
  5. ^ Extrémisté a možné umístění amerického radaru (in Czech), Radiožurnál, 2 May 2007.
  6. ^ Romská problematika v agendě Socialistické alternativy Budoucnost (in Czech), CEPSR, Volume IV, Part 4, autumn 2002.

External links[edit]

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