I concur with cde Domza, the VC, on the need to revive the Combat Team. What I have observed cde Domza is that Durban just like Joburg has got a lot of these seminars where proper politically and ideologically informed engagements are required.
The Combat Team was a very good initiative that if maintained had a potential of producing core political cadres who will be a Special Brigade sent to deal with the class rivals because most of the seminar are created, supported and attended by liberals and a range of class rivals. It is here that they contaminate the mindset of our potential future revolutionary intellectuals. In the Combat Team you have a Spotter who identifies the events and topics and selected or all comrades hold a preparatory meeting where they discuss the topic of a given seminar. Discussions are aimed at redirecting the course of the event to the expectation of the preparatory meeting. On arrival in these gatherings they do not sit together but disperse themselves within the audience. LET THE COMBAT TEAMS BE REVIVED. BUILD SOCIALISM NOW AS AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR COMMUNISM. AMANDLA !!! On 1/30/09, Norman Mampane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Fellow Comrades > > We cannot undermine the submission Cde Dominic is ushering to Us a fellow > fighters in the battle for revolutionary leadership of swelling the > Discussions Forums hosted by Media Houses,Institutions.Comrades;it is this > platforms that Our Leaders,Our Organisations are attacked and Our > Revelutionary tasks will be; > > Firstly;To provide clarity to the struggle of our times and critically > defeat misinformation that filters to our masses and in the process tend to > confuse us. > > Secondly;We need to assert Ourselves to be re-creators of solution for the > current conjuncure,thus ensuring that we occupy the centre stage of our > struggle. > > We do not need pseudo-participation of so-called Academics to shape our > thinking but the ANC POLOKWANE MANIFESTO pronounced clearly on Political > Education to diffuse narrowist manipulation of counter revolutionaries such > as COPE and others. > > Lastly;The YCL Forum has provided us with the dates for sessions and it is > proper to assert our organisational disposition and stance on all public > fronts for a Victotious AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS LED GOVERNMENT AND LED > ALLIANCE.How,When,Where are the modalities that YCL FORUM CAN ADVANCE to > build a Class Conscious Youth Brigade. > > Paul Freire said"Projecting an absolute ignorance onto others,a > characteristic of the ideology of oppression,negates education and knowledge > as processes of inquiry".He continued further by saying"Only through > Communication can human life hold meaning. > > We are challenged to entrench dialogue to consolidate our struggle for a > better life for All. > > It is not yet Uhuru!!!! > > Mampane Norman > (POPCRU National Educator writing on his personal capacity) > > > --- On Thu, 1/29/09, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> > > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Combat Team still needed > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:17 PM > > Combat Team still needed! > > > > > > > > Comrades, about three years ago the YCL used to run > > something called the > > Combat Team (it was not quite as aggressive as its name > > implied). > > > > > > > > Cde Mzukisi Ronyuza was one of the organisers. > > > > > > > > The Combat Team used to go to public debates such as the > > Harold Wolpe > > lectures that were given at Constitution Hill at that time. > > > > > > > > Somehow, the old Combat Team faded. But in my opinion we > > still need a > > (verbal) Combat Team of this kind. We need it more than > > ever. > > > > > > > > There are many public debates. For example, on 5 February > > 2009, at 18h00, at > > the University of Johannesburg Council Chambers, there will > > be a debate > > between ANC T-G Mathews Phosa and the reactionary > > lawyer-academic from Wits, > > David Unterhalter. Xolela Mangcu announced it today in his > > Business Day > > column. > > > > > > > > Comrades of the YCL, it is a shame to waste such > > opportunities to learn how > > to debate with experienced people, and to represent the > > working class in > > fora that the middle classes would like to hegemonise. > > > > > > > > Please won't you re-constitute the Combat Team? > > > > > > > > I appeal to the YCL to take up this important task again. > > > > > > > > A luta continua! > > > > > > > > Domza, VC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
