,! ,BRAD=D ,MAYDAY#i#h ,CONF]5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,9 PREVI\S ISSUES ( ,ORGANIZE6 WE HAVE REPORT$ ON ! AFT]MA? ( ! DISSOLV+ ( ,CLASS ,W> ,F$]ATION1 & POSSIBLE 9ITIATIVES = GR[? ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION S9CE !N4 ,WE N[ REPORT ON ! EXCIT+ ,MAY,DAY#i#h 0,/RUGGLES = SOCIAL *ANGE -- ,NEW IDEAS1 NEW APPROA*ES0 CONF]5CE :I* TOOK PLACE 9 ,BRAD=D ON #b-#d ,MAY ALONGSIDE ! #a9#a#b ,CLUB'S SECOND ,RECLAIM ,MAYDAY WEEK5D4 ,9 ! RUN UP TO ! ,MAYDAY WEEK5D1 REGUL> MEET+S HAD TAK5 PLACE TO ORGANIZE ! EV5T :I* W]E ATT5D$ BY A MIX ( 9DIVIDUALS1 SOME FROM AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS 7,A,C,F & ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION71 SOME AN>*I/S >\ND ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,ACTION1 BUT MO/LY NONALIGN$ AN>*I/S & LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/S1 9CLUD+ EX-,C,W,F4 ,\T ( !SE MEET+S EM]G$ ! CONF]5CE CONT5T & /RUCTURE1 :I* COMPRIS$ GR\P DISCUSSION ( F\R BROAD !MES3 0,L&1 ,ECOLOGY & ! ,5VIRONM5T01 0,ALL ,WORK$ ,UP01 0,DREAM ,TIME0 & 0,AWAY FROM ! ,M>G9S04 

,BRITI% REV\LTION>IES 

  

,! 9T5TION ( ! CONF]5CE WAS TO BR+ REVOLUTION>IES 9 ,BRITA9 TOGE!R )\T POLITICAL BAGGAGE1 SO AS TO FO/] A CROSS-F]TILIZATION ( IDEAS ( PEOPLE FROM DIFF]5T BACKGR\NDS :O HAD LITTLE CONTACT ) EA* O!R4 ,9 ! 5D1 >\ND #be PEOPLE REGI/]$ TO ATT5D OV] ! #c DAYS FROM ! ,SATURDAY TO ,MONDAY4 ,A H&FUL ( !SE CAME FROM ! AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT LIKE ,9T]NATIONAL ,COMMUNI/ ,CURR5T & ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY1 RI<T ?R\< TO RI<T-W+ 'LIB]T>IAN'1 BUT MO/ W]E AN>*I/S & ! NON-AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT4 #a ,A,C,F MEMB]S W]E PRES5T DUR+ ! WEEK5D AS BO? ATT5DEES & ORGANIZ]S4 ,P>TICIPANTS W]E DIVID$ 9TO GR\PS ( #a#e-#b4 ,AFT] EA* DAY ( !M$ DISCUSSION1 EA* GR\P WROTE A SUMM>Y = FE$BACK TO ! O!R GR\PS4 ,ON ! LA/ DAY1 GR\PS DISCUSS$ PRACTICAL ISSUES >IS+ FROM ! WEEK5D BE=E COM+ TOGE!R = A CLOS+ SESSION1 :I* !N SPLIT UP AGA9 9TO 'FOCUS GR\PS' :I* 5ABL$ PEOPLE TO LOOK AT H[ ?+S MI<T GO =W>D PRACTICALLY4 

,CLASS /RUGGLE 

  

,SO H[ DID IT GO8 ,! OV]ALL IMPRESSION IS ONE ( GREAT SUCCESS1 ESPECIALLY AS SO MANY PEOPLE W]E BR\<T TOGE!R1 :I* IS A SIGNIFICANT ?+ 9 ITSELF AS IT CONFIRMS WE >E NOT CONT5T ) ! /ATUS QUO4 ,!RE WAS REM>KABLY LITTLE SECT>IANISM4 ,ON ! FIR/ DAY AN OP5+ SPEE* HAD EXPRESS$ ! NE$ TO RESPECT DIFF]+ VIEWS1 & ?IS DID GO A LONG WAY TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL COM=TABLE ) EA* O!R 9 GR\PS :]E PEOPLE DIDN'T KN[ EA* O!R4 ,UN=TUNATELY IT WAS CLE> AFT] ! FIR/ DAY ?AT ?IS HAD GOT A BIT F> & MANY GR\PS REPORT$ TOO MU* AGREEM5T & ?AT DISCUSSIONS HADN'T REALLY GONE DEEP 5\< TO F9D DIFF]5CES 9 OP9ION4 ,9 FACT1 SOME GR\PS REM$I$ ?AT ! NEXT DAY BY DELIB]ATELY FOCUS+ ON CONTROV]SIAL PO9TS6 ,MO/ P>TICIPANTS HAD A CLASS /RUGGLE POSITION1 :I* WAS SURPRIS+1 9CLUD+ L>GE NUMB]S ) 5VIRONM5TAL BIAS1 LIKE ,E>? ,FIR/64 ,MO/ W]E CRITICAL ( EXI/+ OR PA/ ORGANIZATIONS1 & AL?\< ! MAJORITY :O REGI/]$ SAID !Y W]E 9 AN ORGANIZATION ( SOME K9D1 !SE W]E MA9LY ACTIVI/ OR CAMPAIGN GR\PS4 ,MO/ 9T]E/+LY FROM ! ,A,C,F'S PO9T ( VIEW1 FEW EXPRESS$ ! NE$ = SPECIFIC OR P]MAN5T 'IDEOLOGICAL' ORGANIZATIONS4 

,WE/_/0,?IRD ,WORLD0 

  

,?\< IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SUMM>IZE ALL ( ! DEBATES H]E1 SOME 9T]E/+ ISSUES RAIS$ W]E ON ! NATURE ( GLOBALIZATION & :E!R ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS >E DUE TO OV]-CONSUMPTION OR OV]-PRODUCTION4 ,! CONSUMPTION >GUM5T BLAMES ! >ROGANT ',WE/' & IS ?US QUITE MORALI/IC & DOESN'T USE A CLASS ANALYSIS1 :]EAS ! PRODUCTION >GUM5T PUTS ! BLAME ON ! CAPITALI/S OR /ATE BUREAUCRATS1 BUT LETS 9DIVIDUALS :O B5EFIT FROM EXPLOITATION ( ! ',?IRD ,WORLD' (F ! HOOK4 ,TRADITIONALLY ! =M] HAS BE5 FAVOR$ BY SOME 5VIRONM5TALI/S & ! LATT] BY ! POLITICAL LEFT 7! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P BE+ A NOTABLE EXCEPTION1 ) !IR VIEW ?AT A 'LABOR >I/OCRACY' 9 ! ,WE/ PRECLUDES MEAN+FUL SOLID>ITY ) WORK]S 9 ! ',?IRD ,WORLD'71 BUT IT APPE>S ?AT MORE 5VIRONM5TALI/S >E N[ COM+ OV] TO A GLOBAL ANTI-CAPITALI/ POSITION4 

,! FUTURE 

  

,9 0,DREAM ,TIME0 ! NATURE ( REVOLUTION WAS ALSO DISCUSS$4 ,!RE WAS SOME DISAGREEM5T OV] ! P]SONAL & POLITICAL -- 'TOO P]SONAL' BE+ SE5 BY SOME AS LIFE/YLI/ & NOT *ANG+ ANY?+ FUNDAM5TAL1 'TOO POLITICAL' BE+ SE5 BY O!RS AS NOT DO+ 5\< TO EXP]IM5T ) ALT]NATIVE WAYS ( LIV+ :I* MAY BE 7OR BECOME7 A ?REAT TO CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,! 'CULTURE ( RESI/ANCE' WE >E FOND ( TALK+ AB\T 9 ! ,A,C,F MAY BE DEF9$ SOME:]E 9 BETWE51 AS PREP>ATION = REVOLUTION4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 SOME WILL TAKE ?IS TO MEAN ?AT ',! ,REVOLUTION' IS SOME?+ WE CAN LIVE RI<T N[1 RA!R ?AN ! S+LE EV5T :]E WE TAKE ON ! P[] ( ! /ATE & CAPITALI/ =CES4 

,! MOVEM5T 

  

0,AWAY FROM ! ,M>G9S0 MO/LY LOOK$ AT H[ '! MOVEM5T' M>G9ALIZES ITSELF FROM ! MA9/REAM4 ,DEP5D+ ON Y\R VIEWPO9T1 ?IS IS EI!R A GOOD OR A BAD ?+4 ,MANY PEOPLE WANT TO BE SE5 AS DIFF]5T BUT AT ! SAME TIME WANT REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO 'ORD9>Y PEOPLE' & M9ORITIES4 ,UN=TUNATELY BE+ OP5 AB\T Y\R POLITICS CAN LEAD TO OP5 TO VICTIMIZATION ESPECIALLY 9 WORK1 :I* IS :Y MANY PEOPLE KEEP !IR HEADS D[N & WON'T GET 9VOLV$ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 :]EAS ! UNEMPLOY$ ACTIVI/ APP>5TLY HAS LESS TO LOSE4 ,?IS IS /ILL AN UNRESOLV$ PROBLEM1 BUT MAY COME TOGE!R AS ! NATURE ( WORK & DOLE *ANGES4 ,MO/ GR\PS TALK$ MORE AB\T ! MOVEM5T RA!R ?AN M>G9ALIZATION ( GR\PS \TSIDE ( IT4 ,?IS 9W>D-LOOK+ APPROA* WAS RECOGNIZ$ BY SOME AS P>T ( ! PROBLEM :Y ! MOVEM5T IS SO SMALL -- NOT EXACTLY A NEW IDEA1 BUT /ILL ONE ?AT NE$S TO BE ADDRESS$1 ESPECIALLY AS WE WANT MORE ?AN JU/ A RE-ALIGNM5T ( EXI/+ GR\PS1 & WANT ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T TO EXP& & BE MORE 9CLUSIVE4 

,! BIGGE/ EYE-OP5] CAME FROM ! 5VIRONM5TAL GR\PS :I* ! ,CLASS ,W> 0,OP5 ,LETT]0 PREVI\SLY LABEL$ AS P>T ( ! 'UN(FICIAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T'4 ,?IS TURN$ \T TO BE QUITE 9CISIVE AS MANY ( !M W]E AT PA9S TO EXPLA9 H[ !Y HAD TAK5 ON CLASS /RUGGLE OR AT LEA/ 'REVOLUTION>Y' POSITIONS & ?AT NOT EV]YONE WAS A 'PRIMITIVI/'1 BUT ?AT ?IS WASN'T REALLY RECOGNIZ$ BY ! '(FICIAL' GR\PS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! CONF]5CE WAS DELIB]ATELY NOT PROMOT$ AS AN 'AN>*I/' EV5T1 BUT IT WAS NOTICEABLE ?AT MANY P>TICIPANTS WRONGLY MADE ! ASSUMPTION ?AT MO/ PEOPLE !RE W\LD ID5TIFY !MSELVES AS SU*4 ,SOME FELT DISAPPO9T$ ?AT MORE ,SOL,F$ MEMB]S HADN'T BE5 AT ! CONF]5CE1 ?\< MANY ( !M W]E AT ,BRAD=D 9VOLV$ 9 O!R ,RECLAIM ,MAYDAY EV5TS4 ,?IS L$ TO AN UNHELPFUL BOYCOTT RUMOR1 :I* :IL/ UNF\ND$1 %\LD AT LEA/ MAKE !M ?9K !Y %\LD HAVE 5GAG$ BETT]4 ,?IS WAS A V]Y IMPORTANT EV5T = ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T :I* %\LD HAVE BE5 TAK5 S]I\SLY BY ALL ! EXI/+ ORGANIZATIONS4 

,NEXT YE> 

  

,A REPEAT EV5T IS PLANN$ = NEXT YE>4 ,9 ! MEANTIME 9CREAS$ DIALOGUE BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS ) 5VIRONM5TAL CONC]NS & ! MA9/REAM ORGANIZATIONS & NONALIGN$ 9DIVIDUALS SEEMS LIKELY1 PROBABLY AT A LOCAL LEVEL4 ,NATIONALLY1 ?IS IS ALREADY HAPP5+ AT EV5TS LIKE ! ,BIRM+HAM ,G#h & ,C>DIFF ,EURO-SUMMIT ACTIONS4 ,?IS IS POSITIVE /EP1 & C\LD RESULT 9 A GR[? ( REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS 9 :AT >E SE5 BY MANY AS 'PROTE/' CAMPAIGNS4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS /ILL DOES NOT ADDRESS ! CONT9U$ PROBLEM ( 7LACK (7 WORKPLACE 9T]V5TION BY AN>*I/S1 ESPECIALLY N[ ! ,LIV]POOL ,DOCKS & ,MAGNET DISPUTES HAVE BE5 SETTL$4 ,IT IS PROBABLY TRUE TO SAY ?AT NO?+ NEW CAME \T ( ! CONF]5CE 9 ?IS RESPECT1 :I* MAY HAVE SOME?+ TO DO ) AN UND]/&ABLE RELUCTANCE TO DISCUSS COMPET+ WORKPLACE /RATEGIES 9 ANY DEP? AT ! CONF]5CE4 ,OV] ! LA/ YE>1 CONC5TRATION ON COMMUNITY /RUGGLES HAS BE5 ONE ( \R /R5G?S AS IT IS CLE> ?AT ! RE/ ( ! LEFT IS UNABLE TO GO BEYOND TRADE-UNIONISM & WORK]ISM4 ,BUT1 IT IS ALSO ! CASE ?AT ! ,NEW ,DEAL WILL ATTACK WAGES & CONDITIONS AS UNEMPLOY$ PEOPLE >E =C$ 9TO COMPULSORY WORK1 & ?AT CONSOLIDATION ( ,EUROPE WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON ! WORKPLACE4 ,9 SPITE ( GREAT EF=TS 9 ,GR\NDSWELL & O!R GR\PS OPPOS+ ! ,NEW ,DEAL1 WE >E /ILL NOT 5C\RAG+ ! MASS ( ! UNEMPLOY$ TO GET 9VOLV$ 9 POLITICAL ACTIVITY1 LET ALONE WORK]S :O WILL BE ALSO AFFECT$ BY IT4 ,IT WILL BE 9T]E/+ TO SEE :E!R ?IS SITUATION HAS *ANG$ 9 A YE>S TIME4 

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