Thanks cde VC, for availing the email from cde Martin In deed its good to hear from you cde Martin, I was one of those few privileged comrades to serve with you (Cde Martin) in the former JHB SACP branch, and wish you all the best and your family.
Cde Martin, the Party has rearranged its Branches in a Voting District format which necessitated that JHB Branch of the Party to be rearrange in that format, and the membership of the Party has also grown exponentially together with its influence within Mass Democratic Movement. Some of the former comrades of JHB branch are in the District, Provincial structures of the Party while others are leading within Cosatu ( and its affiliates), the ANC, deployed in the Province and in Municipality, Provincial and National Parliament. Amandla Cde Sibusiso Mchunu On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected] > wrote: > > > > > *News from Cde Martin Rall and family* > > > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > > > > > > > > > *Here is something I neglected to do. But it is not too late. Comrade > Martin Rall wrote to me after a long time and kindly sent news of his > family and himself, as well as news of Argentina, where Martin’s wife > Carmen Baez comes from.* > > > > *Some of us will remember Cde Martin as a stalwart of the Johannesburg > Central Branch of the SACP and the Branch Treasurer for many successful > years. From his message, it is clear that the family’s revolutionary > traditions continue.* > > > > *As you will also see, Comrade Martin just about prophesied the win of the > right-wing candidate (Macri) to succeed Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, > which duly happened a few days ago. But, he says it will probably be o.k., > because of left wing strength in the legislature.* > > > > *Comrade Martin continues to get our CU e-mails. It’s great that he has > found a political home that practices alliance politics like we do.* > > > > *All of the revolutionary best to you, Cdes Martin, Carmen, Pablo and > Steven.* > > > > *VC* > > > > > > > > *On 8 November 2015, Comrade Martin wrote:* > > > > > > We are all well. Carmen and I didn't manage to get work suitable for our > experience and interests in Argentina, so are both doing international > development consulting (mainly in Africa). I am in Ethiopia at the moment > and Carmen is in Cuba, both monitoring projects funded by the EU. Then I go > to Nigeria to do some work in support of a British NGO working there. > > > > The boys are very well, both thoroughly adapted to Argentina and in > socially committed work. Pablo is now a doctor, doing what they call social > medicine, which is like a combination of (public sector) GP and health > promoter. Steven is still studying environmental sciences, but taking his > time as he spends more time in student politics (on the left, of course!). > > > > I joined an offshoot of the Communist Party of Argentina (PCA), which > refused to apologise for Marxism-Leninism in 1990 and believes in popular > front politics (called the PCCE or CP-Special Congress). In Argentina this > means not being anti-Peronist, which is the great dividing factor. The PCA > can't get over the persecution of the communists by the last Peronist > government (1973-6). > > > > *PCCE logo* > > > > Anyway, we are a small party, part of the governing alliance (FPV) of > about 10 parties, and like the SACP we don't run candidates of our own, but > try and get ours on the FPV lists. We are very active, even when it's not > election time (as it is now), holding weekly meetings of our branch, weekly > tables and usually at least one other activity during the week, like > painting slogans on walls, leafletting, etc. I feel like a pensioner in the > branch (and in the party in general), as all the others are under 35, and > the majority under 25. This is another difference between us and the PCA - > they are mostly over 60 and do little practical work. The participation of > the youth in politics in Argentina is a key feature of this period and is > very encouraging for the future. > > > > Currently we are campaigning for the FPV candidate for the presidential > election run-off on the 22nd. After 12 years (3 terms) in power led by the > Kirchners, we are facing the real possibility of the right wing candidate > (even more to the right than the DA and a personal friend of Donald Trump!) > winning, which is a very depressing prospect. But we have a solid majority > in the Senate and are the biggest minority block in the House of Assembly > (capable of forming majority centre-left alliances), so he won't be able to > do much in terms of pushing through any right wing legislative programme. > > > > > > Keep well and give my regards to all the comrades, > > > > *Martin* > > > > *(Write to Cde Martin Rall at [email protected] > <[email protected]>)* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 12633 (20151127) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > -- > -- > You are subscribed. 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