We are social movements, grassroots organisations, trade unions, women’s groups and
individuals from Sri Lankan civil society opposed to war, neo-liberalism, social oppression, exploitation, violence, communalism, religious fundamentalism and imperialism, and committed to peace, equity, social justice, respect for one another and our planet, and free and equal relations between all peoples and nations.

We are displaced within our political system which makes no space for us. We are post-colonial subjects being transformed by neo-liberalism into greedy consumers without ever having become citizens. Even in society we don’t meet each other, but only the ‘other’; segmented and segregated by divisions that frustrate dialogue.

We therefore come together voluntarily to construct a ‘peoples space’ for free exchange of experiences, democratic discussion and debate, critical reflection and strategising against while formulating alternatives to neo-liberalism, ecological destruction, and the present imperialist form of globalisation.

We aim to facilitate and coordinate networks and coalitions for effective solidarity and non-violent resistance and action, to strengthen our struggles for social justice within Sri Lanka, South Asia and globally, recognising that the transformation of our island, region and world is fundamentally also a process of self-transformation. More >>>