Comac (youth movement)

Comac (Communist Action Committee)[1] is the youth wing of the Belgian political party, the Workers' Party of Belgium (WPB). The movement is active in six Belgian universities, many colleges and secondary schools, and also has several community organizing projects. Comac is a pan-Belgian youth movement which brings young people from Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels together. People between 14 and 30 years of age are able to join. It is not necessary to be a member of the WPB to join.

COMAC
ChairpersonMax Vancauwenberge
Founded2003 (2003)
HeadquartersBd Lemonnier 171, 1000, Brussels
Mother partyWorkers' Party of Belgium
International affiliationWorld Federation of Democratic Youth
Websitewww.comac-etudiants.be

History

Comac is a result of the 2003 merger of the Leninist MML, Mouvement marxiste leniniste, and Marxistisch-Leninistische Beweging (MLB),[2] which were active at universities, and Rebelle or Rode Jeugd, who were active in the secondary schools.

See also

References

  1. "Comac NL". Comac NL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  2. "Marxistisch-Leninistische Beweging (MLB) — Universiteit Gent", UGent.be, 2010, web: UG-MLB.
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