I am not sure. Tht was before my time. The current version is the "second
series," which started with Soli in 1986. --jks
>From: Michael Pugliese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: Progressive Economists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [PEN-L:12026] Fw: [ASDnet] Re Solidarity (ATC)
>Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 12:16:18 -0700
>
> From Dave McReynolds>
>
>ATC did not start publishing till around '78 or so, no?
>M.Pugliese, to the right of Shanker and "Agent of American Intelligence!"
>;-)
>
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>Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 12:11 PM
>Subject: [ASDnet] Re Solidarity
>
>
> > In a message dated 5/23/01 12:33:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > << > > > Solidarity tends to be less insistent on trot orthodoxy (being
>open
> > to
> > > > > membership from anybody who calls themselves a revolutionary
>socialist
> > > >even if they aren't
> > > > > diehard trots or leninists), doesn't promote itself as heavily,
>tends
> > to
> > > >be more into coalition
> > > > > and movement work, and has no firm international connections.
>They
> > are
> > > >heavily into union reform
> > > > > movements like Teamster for a Democratic Union and similar
>formations.
> > > >Some of them support the
> > > > > Labor Party and some of them support the Green Party. >>
> >
> > Just a small addition based on my being at the Solidarity Convention
>last
> > year, where I spoke as a candidate, politely received, most clearly for
> > Nader. Solidarity's convention was marked by no one making long
>speeches,
>no
> > single "leader" types stood out, a fairly serious effort to balance
>speakers
> > between men and women, honesty about size - just over 300 members
>nationally,
> > and genuine clarity (I thought) about their having "come from a
>Trotskyist
> > background but seeking to move away from it" (my quote, not theirs).
> >
> > I found the convention impressive, though the mammoth number of
>dicussion
> > bulletins they had would overwhelm me. They also were quite good on an
>area
> > where I have some growth of my own to do - that of the transexual. One
>of
>the
> > women (I am sorry about not having the name) had known me years ago when
>she
> > was a man, had felt closed out of Left politics because of bias against
> > transgendered people. This is one of those areas where you'd think
>someone
> > who was homosexual would be most open, but it is as strange to me as to
>most
> > others. I was impressed with her courage, and with Solidarity's openness
>to
> > her work.
> >
> > Because there are so few members of Solidarity it is often hard to put
>on
> > joint actions with them locally. But I'd say they are a good group of
>folks,
> > part of whatever an American Left can evolve into.
> >
> > Fraternally,
> > David
> >
> > The preceding is a personal opinion. Try not to post more than daily.
> >
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