SOCIALIST YOUTH is the youth section of the Socialist Party. It is an organisation run for young people and run by young people. We were established in late 2000 as an organisation that fights on all the issues than affect young people. We have branches of Socialist Youth throughout the country, north and south, where members get involved in campaigns and activity and discuss political ideas and issues. Socialist Youth is open to all people who are sick of the fact that we are not represented anywhere.

We fight on a number of issues, such as: Anti-War, the Bin Tax, Racism, Low Pay, Sectarianism, Sexism, Student Fees and Envirnomental Destruction.

We are a part of the struggle against capitalism and the dictatorship of the multinationals worldwide. We oppose the domination of the world by the giant multi-national corporations and the capitalist system that maintains their rule. We are building a socialist alternative to the bankruptcy of capitalism, which can only offer a future of poverty, exploitation, war and misery to the people of the world, in other words, no future

We stand for real Socialism, which means running society for all peoples' needs and not for the profit of the few. So much anger exists at the way the world is run that the potential to build a socialist movement for young people at the moment is massive. However, we cannot do this alone. If you are disgusted by the massive inequality of capitalism, if you are against the rise in racism and sectarianism gripping our society, if you are for a world free from exploitation, then join Socialist Youth and get active.

We have also launched numerous campaigns, for example, Youth Against War, to get active on issues that affect young people.

We believe that young people, in their struggle for a decent future should link up with other oppressed layers of society. Therefore we are the youth section of the Socialist Party. Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins has continuously fought on the issues that affect young people.

The aim of Socialist Youth is to organise young people in the fight to change society and build Socialism. As Che Guevara said, "it is not for revolutionaries to stand in the doorways of their homes waiting for the corpse of imperialism to pass by". We agree. It is not enough to oppose or complain about capitalism and oppression. The point is to get actively involved in the struggle to change society, where the nightmare of capitalism on our lives is broken and the wealth and resources of the world is put to use to create a future free from exploitation, poverty and war. If you agree with our ideas, if you agree that capitalism offers no future for young people, then join us in building the socialist alternative.