More than 150 delegates from 25 countries are gathering in Havana, Cuba, from August 6 to 9 for the IV Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements. The meeting is held under the motto ‘For socialism, one hundred years walking with Fidel.’
According to telesurenglish.net, the assembly’s agenda is structured around three fundamental axes: analysis of the global situation amid the capitalism crisis, the Monroe Doctrine 2.0 and international conflicts; discussion of socialism as a horizon through updating the popular political program; and structuring a Continental Work Plan to translate ideological debate into a unified struggle agenda.
Organizers seek to reaffirm popular unity as the key tool to confront neoliberal offensives. The assembly takes place within the framework of the centenary of the birth of Cuban Commander Fidel Castro, whose revolutionary legacy constitutes the symbolic and political backbone of the meeting.
The choice of Havana as the seat deliberately links the continental agenda with the defense of the Cuban Revolution as an emancipatory reference for the region. It constitutes an act of militant solidarity in the face of the intensification of the blockade imposed by the United States against the country.
Prior to the central event, the network’s Political Coordination held working sessions on August 3 and 4 at the Martin Luther King Memorial Center in Havana. This preparatory stage included national assemblies and virtual plenaries, allowing organizations to harmonize positions and define the common framework for the debates.
The assembly opens its sessions Thursday in the Cuban capital, with the presence of delegates from 25 countries and the participation of around 400 organizations that make up the continental network. The debates will address the restructuring of the international order, responses to the crisis of capitalism, and concrete mechanisms to advance toward a unified popular agenda for the continent.
The context of the meeting reflects tensions in the regional scenario, where governments aligned with the neoliberal agenda advance policies of deregulation and privatization that threaten social conquests. For ALBA Movements, popular organization and continental coordination constitute the most effective response to these offensives.