Dear friend, I am not saying so.that was a response of the CPIM think tank vijay prashad.I don't agree his view points.(that's why i pointed out 'note this'The cpim type politics is also responding these types of movements) I am always interacting this issue(single issue movements) with most of the well known think tanks.(If you want ,i can send all these materials,If you are a member of orkut,please go to orkut where you can see an exchange with Soumithra bose-please read those exchanges)Actually,immanuel wallersteine who theorised these movements brilliantly.He also participated in WSF.Peter waterman,peter custeres have also written about these movements in this aggressive neo-liberal contest.Peter custers anlysis has to take seriously.He gave a new term disparate exchange regarding the relationship with thirld world counteries and its relation with western counteries.There are more movements working on this line.They are also single issue movements.please read about the the movement of Tobin tax. In our context,rajani kothari,ramachandra guha etc analysed these movements in post-emergency context. All these movements are raising different questions and agenda.their self limited activism is also being questioned. Bengal and Cpim At first,we have to understand how did cpim come to power in bengal?They had faced a tough resistance from Congress(72-77).They had just 30,000 members then.later, operation barga consolidated cpim's power in rural bengal.a monolithic political party emerges.Now the situation is changing.Under the universal liberal democatic language of india, a paricularist context of w.bengal gives a new space for this left.That's the present cpim. For plachimada,you can see my reaction in EPW(2004,july,last). Adivasi rule issue-i am pointing out the crisis of PESA act. Debate must continue for understanding languages.
--- ahmed rafeek j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Viswanath, > > Within that limitations,the CPM was a leading a > single issue movement which > was challenging the depoliticisation of the > neo-liberalism of indian state > > I am confused, totally. 'The movement of movements' > is a term used by single > issue movements, who started networking together, > but believed in critical > coalition with others, yet remain different in > positions and strategies. The > whole idea of World social Forum was based on this. > On the one hand you are > saying this is significant, but at the same time > trying to apply single > issue movement to the left front in Kerala. This is > a very bad reading of > contemporary poltical situation in Kerala. Not only > in Kerala, but across > the country, the organised left was not only > challenging, but attacking > 'single issue ' movements. > > I am sure that we need a new language, but a survey > on the existing language > and usage will help us not to use these terms in a > very loose fashion. I > also remember the basheer story, when a new kid is > born, the character runs > around and claim that oh thats my child. CPIM is a > failure story atleast > interms of left politics. There is nothing left with > party. It has > politically failed years back. Nandigram was a > reminder of that failure. > The party in West Bengal, atleast the leadreship is > consisted of rightwing > Hindus, to get a clear picture one should either > travel there or talk to the > people from WB. One could always ask, why kerala > LDF should remain left. I > would support it, it is worth an enquiry. But > looking for similarities > between people's movements and CPIM is not worth. It > is a betrayal to the > people's movements. > > I can site of single issue movements in Kerala, from > my limited > understanding. Adivasi land struggle, plachimada, > Athirapplilly struggle, > sexworkers movement, prisoners rights movement. Did > this govt. ever did > respond to these struggles? In cuba, now the lft > front is bringing > legislation for homosexuals in the country. But > after a long period of > torture to them( read reinaldo arenas for this). But > for the Kerala left > sexual minorities are western import. I cant help > referring books and > incidents, because even to take marx's logic, (which > I dont find less) we > are historical beings, we should learn from history. > > Okay, to focus on to your argument, I think you > could reconsider it, and > read the new social movement terminologies one more > time, befor applying it > to the kerala left. > > Rafeek > > > > On 7/31/07, C.K. Vishwanath > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > THE Movements of movements politics of our era > > expanded our democratic experience.It raised > various > > issues relating to self rule for adivasis,right to > > information,anti-nuclear issue,women, dalit,lgbt > > issues etc.The language of these movements are > > different and there should be a space for > interaction. > > Adivasi movement which gives a certain ideas of > eva > > morales-zapatista type identity assertion.Material > > issues +cultural identity (land and their culture > > mode of life which is close to nature)became the > part > > of that movement.Self rule of kerala adivasis is > being > > crushed again and again.Their livelihood question > was > > always ignoring.They are facing > ethtnocide/genocide > > reality in Kerala/indian context. > > > > The neo-communitarian politics of the Adivasi > gothra > > mahasabha has to be innovative but what is > happening > > is the internal problems now.Different adivasi > > organisations are fighting among themselves for > > political and social hegemony.There will not have > any > > unity among these organisations.Adivasis areas > have > > been the most neglected areas of india.These areas > are > > becoming the important centers foe foreign and > indian > > multinationals.Even the 5th schedule protection > and > > samata judgement based activism is not in a good > > position in the present era.Adivasis is becoming a > > scapegoat.This is kerala/india pattern. > > > > Right to difference is also a slogan of new > > right.Lepen 's of french Right wing party > -National > > front ,added this term in their political > > vocabulary.What they want to protect core french > > values which don't have any pollution.Most > often,The > > new cultural politics of the present era is > > expressing the worst kind of group particularism > and > > authoritarian populist politics. > > > > What we are witnessing the power concentrating in > > power and it gives misery to the people.The > present > > democratic movements/single issue > movements/non-party > > political formations etc have to find out a > language > > for communication.Most often,The state-party > system > > ignores/co-opts 'the movements of movements'.Most > of > > these movements are operating in the limited > sphere of > > democratic experiment of the society.Whenever > these > > movements are trying to overcome this limited > sphere > > for mobilisation,they are confronting severe > > repression(Nandigram,kalinga > nagar,khammam,muthnaga > > etc) > > note this line--- > > One of the well known think tank of the the > mainstream > > parliamentary left(CPM)-Vijay prashad said about > > their PCDP-people's campaign for decentralized > > planning project(kerala)-This was also a movement > > which was far more important than right to > > information campaign of india.Left was working > within > > the confines of US imperialism,international > financial > > arrangements and injustice of the central > > government-left was innovative. the states' lists > of > > india doesn't provide much space for > > development.that means -Within that > limitations,the > > CPM was a leading a single issue movement which > was > > challenging the depoliticisation of the > neo-liberalism > > of indian state.A new development project for > kerala > > society by which a new leftist project for kerala > > democratisation.CpIM also defines the new single > > issue movement. > > --- Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you > sell. > > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
