apologies for any cross postings
Dear all,
please find below a call to build a new anti-war coalition in Sydney
after conservative and anti-democraticforces succeeded in pushing
through theirsplit of the Sydney Walk Against War Coalition.
The anti-democratic forces originallyhad planned totake a motion to athe
Walk Against War Coalition meeting without previously notifying all the
groups affliated to the Walk Against War that this motion was being put
forward (as a result the majority of affliates had no idea that there
was an attempt to close down the coalition which had successfully
involved hundreds of people in building the biggest anti-war demo in
Australia's history).
The anti-democratic forces, however, were forced onto the back foot and
to give notice of the motion to all affliates when co-convenor Nick
Everett found out about the plan to close down the coalitionand madeit
public.
The conservatives succeeded in splitting the coalition, despite the fact
that the majority of the local anti-war groups in Sydney opposed the
split (instead supportinga unity call put forward by Everett).
Also is included is an account of the meeting at which the split
happened by one of the delegates,Pip Hinman from Action in Solidarity
with Asia and the Pacific, who argued against the split.
in solidarity,
Kim B
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