The 89th SAT-congress held in Herzberg am Harz (Germany) from the 16th to the 23rd of July 2016
opposes the wars, and condemns the atrocities throughout the world,
is disturbed by the large numbers of unemployed and workers with rubbish contracts, even in so called advanced countries, and is aware of the suffering caused by the resulting inadequacy of their incomes,
very much regrets the growth of nationalist parties and organisations in many countries,
criticises the mainly reassuring reaction of the European governments to the undemocratic actions of many states, particularly Turkey,
condemns the complicity of multinational companies and interested governments in effectively the theft of rare resources, that contributes to the internal and international armed conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, and South America,
blames the interested governments for the delivery of weapons to warring countries in the Middle East, Africa, and evereywhere in the world,
emphasises the demands of SAT for the welcoming of immigrants and refugees, and for respecting the rights of people to circulate anywhere, being aware that lots of wars and bad living conditions in some parts of the world make living impossible in those places,
contests the distinction often expressed by politicians and the newspapers between good war refugees and bad people searching a better life, who according to them only come to the richer countries to enjoy an allegedly unmeritted pleasant life
supports the idea that human rights and worldwide activities are not limitied by boarders and that people may and must unite to defend similar points of view and fight and work together,
re-emphasises its concerns regarding the urgency of the ecological situation, related to climate disturbances resulting largely from human activity within capitalist expansion, and calls for the consideration and use of alternatives, whether individually or by collective pressure, on both local and worldwide scales,
draws attention to the melting of glaciers in many regions and the endangering of many lives,
notes that excessive and ecology-damaging transportation is caused not only by bad planning and consumption, but also because of the use of low paid workers in far away places,
rejects the poisoning and dangers from atomic energy and atomic weapons over the whole of the planet,
supports the spread of real "fair trade", when ecological and "fair" production isn't possible locally.
Translation: SATeB (WORKERS' ESPERANTO MOVEMENT for ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES)