Campaign for a Marxist Party conference

Saturday June 23, 11.30am
Community Centre, 150 Ossulton Street, London NW1

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Agenda and reports

Agenda

11:30am Start – Please be Prompt

Registration – £5 waged / £2.50 unwaged

1) Officers Reports

Written Reports will be Available and Questions taken

2) Proposed Constitution and Amendments

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3) Strategy

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4) Election of Officers

5) Discussion on Programme

Hillel Ticktin, John Bridge and Phil Sharpe

6) AOB

Report on the London Group

In London we have made a start on the process of bringing together Marxists from a range of traditions. Thirty-four have agreed to be on the circulation list, 32 on the e-list I have set up. Groups represented include the Communist Party of Great Britain and New Interventions, plus quite a number of currently non-aligned individuals.

We have held five meetings, taking up the CPGB’s offer of one slot a month of their weekly seminar series. The meetings have discussed the kind of party we need, a number of aspects of programme, and questions around imperialism. We have hosted two debates. These meetings are designed to explore our differences and areas of agreement as part of a process of creating an open, democratic and pluralist Marxist party.

The CPGB is re-examining their draft programme at their public Sunday seminars. This is a further opportunity for comrades to discuss a range of vital issues.

Future meetings of the London CMP will see Moshe Machover discussing the politics of the Middle East, and a discussion about Marxism and culture.

The London CMP also provided the largest forces for the CMP intervention at the national conference of the Campaign for a New Workers’ Party. The CMP moved a motion on the need for a Marxist party rather than a Labour Party mark 2 and organised a fringe meeting.

Nick Rogers

15 June 2007

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