https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Hendrik-Pips-Patroons-comrade-and-friend https://internationalviewpoint.org/Hendrik-Pips-Patroons-comrade-and-friend 2025-04-29T09:24:09Z text/html en Alain Tondeur Belgium Obituary Fourth International <p>Our comrade Hendrik Patroons, alias “Pips”, passed away in Ghent on April 17, 2025. He was active from an early age in SAP-Antikapitalisten (our organization in Flanders, then called Revolutionaire Arbeiders Liga) and the Fourth International. A convinced revolutionary right up to his last days, he and his companion Marijke Colle left a lasting mark on the organization. He took part in our last national congress in December 2024, and had volunteered to be part of the technical support team for the 18th World Congress of the Fourth International in February 2025, but was unable to do so due to illness. We publish below the tribute paid to him by Alain Tondeur at the funeral ceremony in Wondelgem, near Ghent, on April 25.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-In-Memoriam-Obituaries-and-appreciations-" rel="directory">In Memoriam - Obituaries and appreciations</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Belgium-+" rel="tag">Belgium</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Obituary-+" rel="tag">Obituary</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Fourth-International-45-+" rel="tag">Fourth International</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Francois-Vercammen-member-of-the-Belgian-section-of-the-Fourth-International https://internationalviewpoint.org/Francois-Vercammen-member-of-the-Belgian-section-of-the-Fourth-International 2015-06-18T13:09:56Z text/html en Alain Krivine, Alain Tondeur, Pierre Rousset, Sally Rousset, Thomas Weyts Obituary <p>We have heard of the death of our Belgian comrade François Vercammen on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 after a long illness. Aged 69, François was a pillar of the LCR (Belgian section of the Fourth International) but also one of the main leaders of the Fourth International. For years, thanks to his knowledge of several languages, he had regularly monitored the activities of its different sections and in particular of the French LCR.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV485-June-2015-" rel="directory">IV485 - June 2015</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Obituary-+" rel="tag">Obituary</a>