Akbayan Youth
Akbayan! Youth (A!Y) is the youth wing of the Akbayan Citizens' Action Party, a democratic socialist and progressive political party in the Philippines.
| Akbayan! Youth | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Justine Balane |
| Secretary General | Khylla Meneses |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism |
| Mother party | Akbayan Citizens' Action Party |
| International affiliation | International Union of Socialist Youth |
| Asian affiliation | Young Progressives of Southeast Asia |
| Website | Akbayan Youth on Facebook |
As a collective of youth activists and different youth organizations, A!Y has been in existence since 1998 alongside its mother party. In 2007, A!Y held its Founding Congress where its first set of national officers were elected, a general program of action approved, and its constitution and bylaws were ratified. A!Y counts approximately 8,000 members present in most cities and provinces across the Philippines.
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