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Dear Marxmail List Members, Please see www.SocialistWorker.org to get a sense of the movement against cuts in education in California. I would suggest that the person (sartesian) who says the ISO opposes occupations is either badly misinformed, or is, as he/she says of themselves in their own post, a sectarian whose dislike of ISO comrades is blinding him/her to the facts. So, for the record, the ISO does not oppose occupations. Our members have helped plan some of them and participated in many of them at multiple schools, in addition to the direct actions at UCLA when the regents voted to impose the 32% fee hike. Where we have not participated in the occupations, we have helped organize outside support and physical defense of the occupations. Of course, we are a small group in a big state so we make no claim on being involved in every action up and down California. I won't speak on behalf of the other groups referenced in Sartesian's "personal sectarian scorecard" other than to say they have all been involved in building the movement since before it was a movement. Whatever other disagreements I have with those comrades, the idea that the socialist left is somehow acting as a "brake" on the movement is foolish. In fact, one of the most exciting things about the movement's development is that there is beginning to be a serious discussion between (very broadly speaking) the socialist and anarchist pre-existing left. We want more occupations. We want them bigger. We want them coordinated. We want them to draw in ever greater numbers of students, faculty and staff. Of course, that doesn't mean that activists shouldn't use their judgement about whether a specific direct action makes sense at any given time. Finally, pardon my ignorance, but who are you "[email protected]" ???? I'd be happy to talk in person with you to help you get your facts straight so you can contribute to building unity on the left in place of casting dispersion on many of the leading activists in the movement. Of course, tactical disagreements are natural, but they should be based on a correct account of the facts. Feel free to reply to me on this list, or in person at [email protected]. Comradely, Todd Chretien Bay Area ISO ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
