Скачать или смотреть The Spirit of Bandung - 70th anniversary of the Asia-Africa Conference

In April 1955, Indonesian president Sukarno brought together leaders from 29 African and Asian nations together in the city of Bandung. The Bandung Asian-African Conference remains a seminal event in global history as it highlighted the participants’ concerns of decolonization, economic development, and global peace. This conference laid the groundwork for the Non-Aligned Movement, fostering a vision of solidarity, mutual respect, and cooperation among developing nations.
In 2025, the 70th anniversary of this historic event offered an opportunity to reflect on its enduring legacy and relevance with distinguished speakers:

0:00 - Introduction by MEP Marc Botenga
10:20 - Peter Mertens (General Secretary of PVDA-PTB and author of 'Mutiny, How our world is tilting')
21:20 - Varsha Gandikota (General Coordinator of Progressive International)
34:35 - Vijay Prashad (Executive Director of Tricontinental Institute for Social Research)
53:26 - Panel discussion
1:18:07 - On the League Against Imperialism Centennial
1:23:30 - Q&A

The conference was held in Brussels on April 30, 2025