Social Democratic Students of Sweden

Infobox Political Youth Organization
name_english = Social Democratic Students of Sweden

chairman = Kajsa Borgnäs
colorcode = #FF0000
foundation = 1990
headquarters = Ringvägen 100A, Stockholm
ideology = Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy
international = International Union of Socialist Youth, IUSY
regional1_type = European
regional1_name = Young European Socialists, ECOSY
student = yes
secretary = Daniel Gullstrand
mother_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party
website = [http://www.s-studenter.se S-studenter.se] The Social Democratic Students of Sweden ( _sv. Socialdemokratiska studentförbundet, or "S-Studenter") is the student organization of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. Created again in 1990, the organisation today has about 1200 members spread out over the country, most of them being students at either universities or poly-technics. The organisation is today run by Kajsa Borgnäs, previously a student at Uppsala University, and Daniel Gullstrand, a student at Lund University. The Social Democratic Students of Sweden mainly focuses at questions connected to higher education but also organises seminars and debates on various topics such as: international affairs, gender equality, discrimination and equality at the labour market. The Social Democratic Students of Sweden was the first social democratic organization to argue for a Swedish EU (EC) membership and also the first to call for a common European currancy. The organization has also a strong engagement in the movement for democracy in Burma.

Controversy

In November 2005 the Social Democratic Students of Sweden together with the Swedish Association of Christian Social Democrats and the Muslim Council of Sweden invited the Palestinian-British academic Azzam Tamimi to hold a speech at a seminar at the Stockholm Mosque on the topic "Islam and Democratic Development". This led to strong criticism. [cite news
author=Malm, Fredrik & Afshinnejad, Makan
title="Socialdemokraterna bjuder in känd försvarare av terrordåd"
url=http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=572&a=486618&previousRenderType=1
publisher=Dagens Nyheter
date=2005-11-12
accessdate=2007-03-25
language=Swedish] Tamimi has referred to Israel as a "cancer" and is especially known for his support for suicide bombings against Israeli civilians. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh6q02J6dJk&mode=related&search= '"Dr" Azzam Tamimi Declares Support For Terrorism'] YouTube]

Chairpersons

* 1990–1992 Ola S. Svensson
* 1992–1993 Jesper Bengtsson
* 1993–1994 Monica Lövström
* 1994–1995 David Samuelsson
* 1995–1997 Åsa Kullgren
* 1997–1999 Björn Andersson
* 1999–2000 Christer Pettersson
* 2000–2001 Malin Cederfeldt
* 2001–2003 Åsa Westlund
* 2003–2005 Eric Sundström
* 2005–2007 Magdalena Streijffert
* 2007- Kajsa Borgnäs

References

External links

* [http://www.s-studenter.se Official site] sv icon