Libertarian Communism 2018
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Anarchist Communist Group Day-school
3rd November between 10.30am and 5pm
88 Fleet Street, London,Libertarian Communism 2018: Advancing the Class Struggle
Workshops on the NHS, What is effective organisation? Effective organisation: Neither Party nor Network
“There are periods in the life of human society when revolution becomes an imperative necessity when it proclaims itself as inevitable. New ideas germinate everywhere, seeking to force their way into the light, to find an application in life. We are profoundly convinced that no revolution is possible if the need for it is not felt among the people themselves. No handful of individuals, however energetic and talented, can arouse a popular insurrection if the people themselves through their best representatives do not come to the realization that they have no other way out of the situation they are dissatisfied with except insurrection.”
KropotkinAusterity and poverty, attacks on wages and working conditions, unaffordable housing, war and nationalism, the rise of right-wing populism and increase in racism, climate change- all things to make us feel that the situation is hopeless and that all we can do is make feeble efforts to resist. However, we believe, as Kropotkin says, that real change is possible and may come when it is most unexpected. So what can we do to bring this moment closer? We will discuss this question in the context of actual struggles going on in Britain today.
https://www.facebook.com/events/453867468435624
All those interested in the ideas of libertarian communism are welcome
Thanks for promoting this Mister Alan. I should say that Saturday’s meeting (anti-Corbyn) was well attended (even if the discussion came to be dominated by Kurdistan junkies – one of the penalties of the traditional meeting) – from personal experience I think this is almost entirely down to promotion on Facebook. Although the SPGB hasn’t got any public meetings coming up, I think it might well be worth you guys bearing this in mind.
” …..from personal experience I think this is almost entirely down to promotion on Facebook. Although the SPGB hasn’t got any public meetings coming up, I think it might well be worth you guys bearing this in mind.”
It’s about time you knew that ALL the SPGB’s meetings are public and, yes, they are often promoted on Facebook…. and elsewhere.
Dave, i think you are over-egging the pudding this time. He is merely helpfully suggesting that to advertise our meetings where we try to invite the general public to, we should think about social media as an effective means. The fact that we already do so, shouldn’t mean we can’t hear it from others facing the same issue of being practically invisible publicity-wise.
I often describe our themed meetings as public meetings on the blog, and i note that some branches have described when they meet, as branch business meetings.
I don’t believe KAZ is implying we (or his own group) hold private meetings where ordinary members of the public are excluded from attending.
I’m very happy that he is someone who is willing to visit our forum, when we have some members of the Party who decline to do so.
I realise that soft-peddling our hostility to other political organisations may well be inline with the dubious ‘thin-red line’ position held by some but we can surely survive without “suggestions” from ex-party members turned anarchist.
My point is that we have such a low visitor figure to this forum, that responding with an antagonistic under-tone to a member of the forum is not a welcoming signal to others, Dave.
Perhaps you should turn your barbed wit on those Party members that decline to interact with other members on this forum (or a personal issue, to even bother to visit our blogs.)
When we closed this forum, the first thing i did was to try to encourage participation in our Yahoo lists – to little effect.
When this forum returned to the web, the first thing i did was to try to recover the momentum which we had lost, purposefully resurrecting controversial topics to spur activity – to not much effect
I’m beginning to wonder if members of this Party have been in the bunker for so long that they have no desire to debate or discuss, either with non-members, ex-members or even with other members. The minutia agendas for AGMs and Conferences has only reinforced this attitude of mine
I was disappointed that the effect of your comment could have been to discourage someone from posting in the future.
To use our hostility clause in this context isn’t particularly constructive.
“I was disappointed that the effect of your comment could have been to discourage someone from posting in the future.”
One can only hope that it has the desired effect in this particular instance. 😈
In the meantime I’m encouraging as many comrades and yet-to-be comrades as I possibly can to join this forum and to play an active part in it.
Do I find SPGB meetings extensively advertised on the Facebook group (the one I haven’t been banned and blocked from? No I do not. Case proved. “Discourage someone from posting in the future”. Ho ho ho. Open to all unless these fuck you off. Begins with c. Ends in t.
“Do I find SPGB meetings extensively advertised on the facebook group…..no I do not. Case proved”
Just because you can’t find it doesn’t mean “case proved” that it isn’t there. All it proves is that you can’t find it. Judging by that questionable use of logic, you leaving the SPGB to join the anarchists may be indicative of a pattern.
Still struggling to work out your crossword clue for you though, is it carrot?
“Just because you can’t find it doesn’t mean “case proved” that it isn’t there. All it proves is that you can’t find it.”
Yep, and instead of making the effort to look, comes out with a bald-faced lie.
The SPGB’s events and publications are regularly promoted in over 10 Facebook groups although not necessarily simultaneously.
In addition, all the Party’s events are listed in its Meetup group, which currently has 360 members.
Btw, the answer to the ‘crossword clue’ is Communist, which the resident troll never was.
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