Comac (youth movement)
| COMAC | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Octave Daube |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Bd Lemonnier 171, 1000, Brussels |
| Ideology | Socialism Marxism Feminism Anti-racism LGBTQ activism |
| Mother party | Workers' Party of Belgium |
| International affiliation | World Federation of Democratic Youth |
| Website | Official website (in French and Dutch) Official YouTube channel (in Dutch) |
Comac is the student youth wing of the Belgian Marxist political party, the Workers' Party of Belgium (WPB), (known as PTB-PVDA in Belgium). The movement is active in 11 places across Belgium, operating in different cities, universities, as well as hogescholen. Comac's projects engage in political and symbolic movements, and it frequently hosts gatherings, protests, or other actions. The organization is bilingual, with Flemish and Walloon sections cooperating on a national level.
The student wing strives for a spectrum of social goals, such as a sustainable future, universal access to quality education, attention for mental health and climate action. Reversely, it opposes forms of discrimination, sexism, racism and aims to counteract the far-right. Comac envisions a radically democratic, social and diverse society. While being politically aligned to PVDA-PTB, Comac is autonomous in their affairs; it is not required to be a WPB-member to join Comac.
The organization has a joint movement, RedFox, for high school students.