Socialist Youth (Norway)
| Socialist Youth Sosialistisk Ungdom | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Membership | c. 850 (2017)[1] |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Feminism Revolutionary socialism |
| Mother party | Socialist Left |
| Website | Official Website |
Socialist Youth (Norwegian: Sosialistisk Ungdom) is the youth league of the Socialist Left Party of Norway. The current head of the organisation is Synnøve Kronen Snyen. SU considers itself a revolutionary party consisting of marxists[2] and wants to gain popular support for socialism in Norway. In this respect it differs from SV, the mother party.
SU organises some 850 members between the age of 13 and 30. They have regional branches in all 19 counties, and have around 60 local groups. At several universities and colleges SU also organises student groups.
SU does well in school elections in urban areas, but has less support in rural regions and in the north of Norway. They are particularly occupied with school students' rights and prospose that all students be given educational material free of charge. They also fight against sexual harassment and for stronger government protection of workers' rights, particularly for apprentices and young workers. SU has also been a part of the left-wing resistance against global interventionist wars such as the war in Iraq. The fight against racism has also become an increasingly important issue for SU.
Leaders[]
- Monica Schancke 1975
- Asbjørn Eidhammer, Ingrid Ofstad 1975–1976
- Erik Solheim 1977–1980
- 1980–1982
- Jan Morten Torrisen, Kristin Halvorsen, Sverre Pedersen, Hanne Lyssand, Siri Aasheim 1982–1984
- Kristin Halvorsen 1984–1986
- Raymond Johansen 1986–1988
- Paul Chaffey 1988–1990
- Lisbet Rugtvedt 1990–1992
- Kyrre Lekve 1992–1994
- Andreas Tjernshaugen 1994–1996
- Heikki Holmås 1996–1999
- 1999–2002
- Ingrid Fiskaa 2002–2004
- Audun Herning 2004–2006
- Kirsti Bergstø 2006–2008
- 2008–2010
- Olav Magnus Linge 2010–2012
- 2012–2014[3]
- Nicholas Wilkinson[4] 2014–2016
- Andrea Sjøvoll 2016–2018
- Andreas Sjalg Unneland 2018–2020
- Synnøve Kronen Snyen 2020–
References[]
- ^ Mer engasjert ungdom Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian) Dagsavisen. 16 January 2013)
- ^ https://su.no/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Prinsipprogram-2020.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "- En skamløs moralisme - Aftenposten". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
- ^ Tør ikke leie kjæresten av frykt for hatvold (in Norwegian) NRK. 25 June 2014
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