The Social Democratic Union of Youth (SDUY) engaged in political actions, educational programs, and international cooperation from 2008-2009 to promote their goals. They organized protests, seminars, and discussions on topics like the military, education reform, and fighting racism. The SDUY also collaborated with youth groups in other countries like Germany and Ukraine through joint statements and exchange programs.

1. Social Democratic
Union of Youth
логотип
2008-2009
www.sdsm.hkey.ru

2. Activities in 2008-2009

3. Fields of our activity
• Political street actions
• Projects
• Educational programs
• International cooperation
• Interaction with the civil society
• Fight against racism and xenophobia

4. Political actions
• May 1, 2008
MayDayDemonstration!
• September 13, 2008 March
for saving St. Petersburg
• December 14, 2008 in St-
Petersburg and Moscow
«Dissenters Marches» took
place

6. • February 15, 2009 Public rally against
Joint State Exam (Educational Reform),
St. Petersburg
• April 1, 2009 Picket “For the abolishment
of the obligatory military service”, St.
Petersburg

7. Projects
• October 2008 Launch of a new non-
formal educational program on working
out tolerant attitude among school
children «Open the World»
• April 22, 2009 Seminar «New
perspectives of the Russian-American
relations», St. Petersburg

8. Educational programs
• July 5-6, 2008 Participation of SDUY in
the seminar «Non-violent forms of
opposing intolerance», Zelenogorsk
• September 1, 2008 Discussion RSDUY
«Role of youth organizations in
politics»
• September 2, 2008 Joint JUSOS-SDUY
Discussion «Rightwing extremism and
ways to fight it» St. Petersburg
• September 3, 2008 Joint JUSOS-SDUY
Discussion «Comparative analysis of
totalitarian past of Germany and
Russia» St. Petersburg

9. • October 19-26, 2008 Training
«Future Leaders», Kurt Löwenstein
educational center, Werptfuhl,
Germany
• November 25, 2008 Seminar of SDUY
SPb and JUSOS Rlp «Common
problems – Joint solutions», St-
Petersburg
• December 27, 2008 –January 3, 2009
Winter school «Rightwing extremism
and ways to fight it», Kurt
Löwenstein educational center,
Werptfuhl, Germany
• April 14, 2009. Meeting with the
foreign policy advisor of the social
democratic parliamentary group at
the Bundestag, St. Petersburg

10. • December 2, 2008 RSDUY
debates on world
financial crisis, St.
Petersburg
• February 25, 2009 Inner
Debates of the RSDUY
«Lefts and religion», St.
Petersburg
• April 15, 2009 Inner
Debates of the RSDUY
between candidates to
the position of the
Chairman, St. Petersburg

11. International cooperation
• April 21-27, 2008 Training for trainees
Vilnius, Lithuania
• May 18-25, 2008 ECOSY Seminar “Social
responsibility in the globalizing world”
Werptfuhl, Germany
• Joint resolution of RSDUY and JUSOS
Rheinland-Pfalz on the war breakdown in
South Osetia
• August 18-22, 2008 Summer
Sailing&Political school with JUSOS
Rhineland-Palatinate
• August 30 –September 11, 2008 Visit of
delegation of JUSOS Rheinland-Pfalz to
St. Petersburg

12. JUSOS Rlp – RSDUY - Friendship
forever!

13. • October 17-24, 2008 Participation of
RSDUY members in annual Report and
electoral conference JUSOS Rlp., Mainz,
Germany
• October 26-27, 2008 Participation of
RSDUY members in IUSY Conference,
Tsakvisi, Georgia
• Joint declaration of Russian Social
Democratic Union of Youth and Socialist
Youth of Georgia.
• Joint declaration of JUSOS Rhineland-
Palatinate and RSDUY on assassination of
oppositional lawyer Markelov and
journalist Baburova.
• February 20-22, 2009 Visit of
representatives of RSDUY to Union of the
Young Socialists of Ukraine

14. • December 20, 2008. Presentation of
incorporation of the SDUY SPb and the
Finish society for support of youth initiatives
LOGRUS, Helsinki, Finland

15. 5. Interaction with the civil society
• May-June 2008 trainings of the SDUY team for the TV
project on the STO TV channel, St. Petersburg
• 1 June 2008 Day of children defense action for children
on the Krestovsky island, St. Petersburg
• February 1, 2009 Participation in the talk-show “Youth
team” on the 100 TV channel, St. Petersburg
• February 10, 2009 Participation in the round table
discussion “Who Petersburg votes for on the 1 of
March: politicians or managers?”, St. Petersburg
• February 21, 2009 Live broadcast on the channel “VOT”
on the projects against xenophobia, St. Petersburg
• April 12, 2009 Participation at the informational-
analytical program “At the end of the week” on the Red
TV
• April 16, 2009. Live broadcast on the talk show at the
First Internet Channel, St. Petersburg

16. • January 27, 2009 Participation in debates
“Russian leftists – aims, methods and
achievements”, St. Petersburg

17. Fight against xenophobia and racism
• March 15-29, 2009, Campaign against
xenophobia – “Xenophobii.Net” (No to
xenophobia”), St. Petersburg
• March 16, 2009, seminar Russian-
Estonian relations: space for the
dialogue, St. Petersburg
• March 19, 2009, presentation of the
movie “Kisangany diary” and discussion
about the Rwandan genocide, St.
Petersburg.

18. • March 25-29, 2009 International Film
Festival against racism and xenophobia
«Open your eyes!», St. Petersburg
• March 30, 2009 Participation in the
«Political literacy» on the opposing
xenophobia at the political level, TV
channel VOT, St. Petersburg

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