Reply To: Status of World Socialist Party (US)
Hi Dave
Yes, as Swami says both were contacted. I have just sent off a further batch of emails to other members this morning whose addresses I have now acquired. Once we have a full list of members in the US, and also sympathisers, we can begin the process of putting everyone in touch with each other. Given the small size of the organisation, and its scattered membership, communication is absolutely vital. I believe there exists some kind of forum on google which has been used for discussion before. This certainly needs to become more prominent and play a role equivalent to SPINTCOM/SPOPEN. The practical assistance of the SPGB will also be absolutely vital in this initial period of revival including possibly managing the processing of new applications for membership for the time being. I am hoping that the Party will be able to assist with a campaign of advertising in selected US journals but we need first to put in place the necessary organisational infrastructure for the distribution of literature and so on, as well as get the website up and running again.
So, all in all, things are looking a bit better than I initially feared There does seem to be the desire amongst comrades in the US to get things moving again. Which is just as well because the potential for growth there is very considerable given recent political developments in that part of the world