In the political statement adopted at the closing of the event, the social movement identified capitalism as the primary cause of exploitation, dispossession, oppression, and the global crisis, and warned that this system is incompatible with the continuation of life. It also denounced a global offensive by fascist political projects which, in Colombia, takes the form — according to the Congress — of the government of Abelardo De la Espriella.
Among the principles they reaffirmed are the defense of water, land, and territories as common goods rather than commodities. In addition, participatory democracy and People’s Power as the legitimate exercise of self-determination.
Likewise, “Buen Vivir” as a civilizational alternative to environmental destruction; and an economy at the service of life, based on solidarity, cooperation, and the redistribution of wealth. They also reaffirmed their commitment to food sovereignty and to popular unity in diversity.
As part of their strategic objectives, social leaders announced that they will promote:
Since 2010, the Congreso de los Pueblos has established itself as a leading force in grassroots organizing and the development of collective mandates. On this occasion, they called on citizens to prepare and equip themselves for the struggle across all fronts — both digital and analog. They reiterated the need to strengthen anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, and anti-fascist movements, as well as to decolonize and depatriarchalize territories.
“In defense of life, our territories, the unity of the peoples, and the building of People’s Power,” the social movement concluded in its political statement, which brought to a close three days of deliberations in the country’s capital.
