Peru People's Movement

The Peru People's Movement [Spanish: Movimiento Popular Peru, MPP] is a Marxist-Leninist-Maoist mass organization formed by members of the Shining Path to spread party propaganda abroad. It was founded in Malmö, Sweden by Javier Esparza (brother-in-law of Abimael Guzmán) and later expanded to other countries including Germany, Norway, Spain, and the United States.

Actions

The main purpose of the MPP was to spread ideological materials and propaganda abroad, with emphasis on drawing international support for the Shining Path's "people's war". Materials include literature, leaflets, posters, and even music. For example in 1999, the MPP helped create and distrubute an album called Songs of the Shining Trenches of Combat from Shining Path prisoners held in Miguel Castro Castro.

The organization also led protests against the 1992 capture of Abimael Guzmán, starting an awareness campaign to defend his life from possible execution.

Red Sun

The Red Sun is a magazine founded by Shining Path supporters in Denmark, originally named "Red Sun Study Circle" in the 1990s. The MPP currently collaborates with editing the magazine.