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International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International

International non-profit campaining for children's rights

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It has member organisations all over the world and is strongest in Europe and South America. Many of its member organisations work with children and young people of all ages through activities, groups and camping.

IFM-SEI members are children and youth self-organisations, family organisations and other organisations who are working for the benefit of children and young peoples. IFM-SEI organise campaigns, for example against child labour or child pornography, seminars, trainings, camps and other educational activities. Their activities are carried out by member organisation, and international seminars are held regularly in cooperation with other fraternal organisations. A recent activity was the Peace Camp with Israelis and Palestinians. The LGBT event of IFM is called Queer Easter.

It is a fraternal organisation of Socialist International and works closely with International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and Young European Socialists (formerly ECOSY). IFM-SEI is a full member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union area and works closely with both these bodies. In Latin-America it is a full member of the Foro Latin-America de Juventud (FLAJ). It is also part of the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) which consists of worldwide active youth organisations and regional youth platforms coordinating their activities towards the UN and its agencies.

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  • Max Winter from Rote Falken, (1925)
  • Anton Tesarek from Rote Falken, (1955–1959)
  • Hans Matzenauer from Rote Falken, (1967–1980)
  • Eric Nielsen from DUI leg og virke, (1980–1983)
  • Piet Kempenaars from (1983–1985)
  • Eric Nilsson from Unga Örnar, (1985)
  • Jerry Svensson from Unga Örnar, (1985–1995)
  • Jessi Sörensen from DUI leg og virke, (1995–2001)
  • Östen Lövgren from Unga Örnar, (2001–2005)
  • Ted Birch from Unga Örnar,(2005–2007)
  • Tim Scholz from SJD - Die Falken (2007–2013)
  • Ana Maria Almario from Acacia Fundacion (2013–2016)
  • Sylvia Siqueira Campos from Mirim (2016–2018)
  • Christina Schauer from Kinderfreunde Rote Falken, (2018–2022)
  • Shesica Páez from Esplais catalans (2024-present)

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