Documents of the Second International Assembly

Declaration of the Second International Assembly of the ILPS

Advance the Peoples’ Solidarity and Struggle for Liberation and Democracy
Against Imperialist Plunder and War”



The general crisis of imperialism has been worsening despite the seeming triumph of monopoly capitalism due to the revisionist betrayal of socialism, the growth of fascism, racism, sexism and jingoism.  The crisis of overproduction, financial collapses, growth of fascism and wars of aggression manifest the crisis.

Oppose Imperialist Plunder and War, Advance the Peoples' Solidarity

Keynote Speech to the Second International Assembly
of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle

By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
ILPS General Consultant
11 November 2004


Chairman Crispin Beltran
Dear colleagues in all delegations and
Distinguished guests, 

Resolution on ILPS Concern #1

The cause of national liberation, democracy and social liberation against imperialism and all reaction 
We are currently witnessing an unprecedented and ever-worsening crisis of imperialism and the upsurge of worldwide peoples' resistance to imperialist plunder and wars of aggression.

Resolution on ILPS Concern #2: "Reversing maldevelopment: confronting imperialist globalization"

Socio-Economic Development for Oppressed and Exploited Countries and Nations and Social Equity for all Working People

Economic backwardness, distorted, deformed and stunted growth, and maldevelopment - all these describe what has been used as basis for implementing neo-liberal policies and at the same time what has been exacerbated by imperialist globalization.

For the past five years alone, the attack of monopoly capital has been ferocious as the quest for superprofits by only few imperialist countries led by the U.S.