Corbyn announces launch of new peace and justice project
Jeremy Corbyn has announced plans for an organisation to support social justice, peace and human rights in the UK and around the world.
T h e f o r me r L a b o u r l e a d - er said his Peace and Justice P r o j e c t w i l l "b r i n g p e o p l e together" to create "a future that works for the many, not the few".
Mr Corbyn, now sitting as an independent MP following the the Equality and Human Rights Commission's repor t i n t o a n t i - S e m i t i s m i n t h e Labour Party, will launch the initiative next month.
The project will aim to bring p e o p l e tog e t h e r to su p p or t s o c i a l a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l j u s t i c e , p e a c e a n d i n t e r n a - tionalism and will fo cus on combating poverty, inequality and unaccountable corporate power, the Islington North MP said.
Sir Keir Starmer's predecessor added that the Peace and Justice Project will promote peace, global co-operation, climate justice, self-determination, democracy and human rights by working with social movements and trade unions and building networks for progressive change,
The project will star t on 17 Januar y following an online event which will feature panellists including Labour peer Christine Blower, Unite union general secretary Len Mccluskey and Labour MP Zarah Sultana.
S p e a k i n g a h e a d o f t h e launch, Mr Corbyn said: "The aim of the Peace and Justice Project will be to bring peo - p l e t o g e t h e r, f o r s o c i a l j u s - tice, peace and human rights, i n B r i t a i n a n d a c r o s s t h e world.
"It 's there to create spac e, h o p e a n d o p p o r t u n i t y f o r those campaigning for social justice and a future that works for the many, not the few.
"We will work with unions a n d s o c i a l m o v e m e n t s t o build a network of campaigners, grassroots activists, thinkers and leaders, to share exper i e n c e s a n d g e n e r a t e i d e a s about solutions to our common problems.
"We will combine research and analysis with campaigning and organising. And we c a n b u i l d o n t h e p o p u l a r socialist policies developed in the Labour Party over the past five years.
"This year, many of us have felt p owerless in the face of forces beyond our control. It doesn't have to be like that.
"Things can, and they will, change."