Archive for November, 2009

10 things an anticapitalist party could do

  1. Inspire thousands of disillusioned people across the country that there is an alternative to poverty, war and exploitation caused by capitalism
  2. Produce a national, anticapitalist daily paper of the working class
  3. Get far more media coverage on the TV, radio and newspapers to challenge the lies of the capitalist mainstream politicians
  4. Fight for mass workers’ action in the trade unions against cuts in jobs, pay and conditions, and do this far more effectively than any existing left grouping. Challenge the union leaders when they hold back action.
  5. Provide a forum for debate and discussion. Use links in the unions and universities to provide working class analyses of government policy, the economy, social research etc.
  6. Stand in national and local elections to put out a socialist message to the millions, and counter the racism of parties like the BNP and UKiP
  7. Organise the unorganised ­– provide local centres for unemployed youth
  8. Fight the corner of those who aren’t represented: migrant workers, single-mums, the elderly, school and college students, etc.
  9. Show the true meaning of internationalism. Link up with and stand in solidarity with the struggles of workers and youth all over the world
  10. Organise everyone, not just at the polling booths but on the streets and picket lines to struggle against the effects of the crisis and to overthrow the system of capitalism that caused it.

John

Call for a new anticapitalist party

Time to act is now

Totally agree with the call for an anti-capitalist party. New labour are just as bad as the tories. The BNP are a nightmare waiting to happen. The UK hasn’t had anything close to a decent, honest, majority based government for my entire life and without action it will stay like that for another 40+ years.

Time to act is now.

Mark Brown, signatory to the Call

We need an anticapitalist party to stop the BNP

John Tummon, from Oldham Race Equality Partnership has signed the Call and has written a document explaining why we need a new party to counter the growing threat of the British National Party. He told us, “There is a huge political space to the left of all the parties with essentially the same policies. Don’t let the BNP fill it”.

You can read the document here (8000 words!)

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Anticapitalism: this weekend!

Dear all,

The Anticapitalism event this weekend, hosted by Workers Power will discuss and debate why we need to build a New Anticapitalist Party in Britain. This theme will run throughout the whole event, but a special session has been put aside specifically for the Call. This will take place on Saturday 5.45-7.45pm.

The event will be held at Caxton House, Archway, London with registration for the whole weekend starting at 11am on Saturday 14 November, and going on until 3.30pm on Sunday. You can access a map here.

Anticapitalism will have speakers from:

The huge occupation at Vienna university

The indefinite refuse strike in Leeds (personal capacity)

The national postal strike (pc)

The New Anticapitalist Party in France (pc)

The Neue Internationale journal, Germany

… and much more

Are you a postie? We aim to hold a meeting on Sunday afternoon for those in the post to discuss where we go from here, after the suspension of the strike.

You can buy a ticket online or email workerspower [at] btopenworld.com. You can also call 02077084331 for more information. Accommodation will be available. If you require a place to stay, please let us know.

Kind regards

John

Call for a New Anticapitalist Party