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- post war | - post war | ||
- 1953 split -> different tendencies | - 1953 split -> different tendencies | ||
- 1963 reunification | - 1963 reunification | ||
- the FI since 1968 | - the FI since 1968 | ||
- FI sections | - FI sections | ||
- “broad anti-capitalist” or new parties (1995) | |||
- what type of party | |||
transitional nature of these projects | |||
FI framework at the national level | |||
independence from the apparatuses | |||
involvement and priority of self-activity, self-organization of the workers' movement and social movements | |||
wage political battles | |||
on these principles - class independence... | |||
on politically priority themes: ecosocialism, feminism, anti-racism, | |||
militant and political practice | |||
internal democracy | |||
against the reproduction of oppression | |||
theoretical and programmatic education | |||
renewal through specific work with youth | |||
- Understanding the national situation | |||
an orientation, not a tactic to adopt | |||
Revision as of 10:01, 7 December 2021
The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international
Speaker: Penelope Duggan
1. World Capitalism and the need for an international
- today Bolsonaro, rise of authoritarian regimes, pandemic, climate catastrophe - an unprecedented situation
- when the FI was founded
- the class nature, the imperialist and oppressive nature of the global system
- resistance
- global justice movement in the 1990s
- return of strategic issues
- socialism in the 21st century
2. The Fourth International today
- The Fourth after three failures
- the difficult road to the foundation
- threat of world war
- transitional programme
- post war
- 1953 split -> different tendencies
- 1963 reunification
- the FI since 1968
- FI sections
- “broad anti-capitalist” or new parties (1995)
- what type of party
transitional nature of these projects
FI framework at the national level
independence from the apparatuses
involvement and priority of self-activity, self-organization of the workers' movement and social movements
wage political battles
on these principles - class independence... on politically priority themes: ecosocialism, feminism, anti-racism,
militant and political practice
internal democracy against the reproduction of oppression
theoretical and programmatic education
renewal through specific work with youth
- Understanding the national situation an orientation, not a tactic to adopt
Readings
Bureau statement: “Trump’s defeat interrupts momentum of authoritarian right worldwide”
September 1938 - the founding of the Fourth International
Role and party-building tasks of the Fourth International
Additional reading: Daniel Bensaïd: The formative years of the Fourth International (1933-1938)
Gus Massiah: The new world struggles to be born
Michael Löwy: The Fourth International is 80 years old!
Pierre Rousset: Reflections on the “party question” (expanded version) – an overview