Leaked internal bulletin of SWP Ireland
Submitted by Reverend Chuck0:Leaked internal bulletin of SWP Ireland
by Anon - Trotwatch Ireland Thu, May 30 2002, 9:45pm
The following information has been taken from two internal party bulletin's of the Socialist Workers Party which are
for use in the party's coming conference which is taking place on Friday 7th June to Sunday 9th of June. We have
acquired this information via a disgruntled source inside of the SWP. We believe that the information inside of the
Discussion Bulletin's are of perticular interest to the activist community in Ireland. Considering the SWP has used
its weight in recent years to try and control the movement in Ireland we believe that publishing this information via
Indymedia is a justified act.
Introduction
The following information has been taken from two internal party bulletin's of the Socialist Workers Party which are for use in the party's
coming conference which is taking place on Friday 7th June to Sunday 9th of June. We have acquired this information via a disgruntled
source inside of the SWP. We believe that the information inside of the Discussion Bulletin's are of perticular interest to the activist
community in ireland. Considering the SWP has used its weight in recent years to try and control the movement in Ireland we believe that
publishing this information via Indymedia is a justified act. The bulletin's which are written by the Political Committee of the SWP shed light
on what has at times been refuted by members of the SWP (ie. the party is based around recruiting and paper sales) and the fiasco that was
the aftermath of the RTS party. It also shows how out of touch the SWP is with the people it claims to represent. It shows how the SWP is lost
in a movement that has a conscience of its own and doesnt need the "leadership" of the SWP. This is not the entire content of these
Bulletin's but we have taken information which directly relates to how the SWP works with the rest of the activist community and how it really
works. No elements have been changed or spruced up to make it interesting. This is word for word quotes with some ommisions of material we
dont think is very interesting. Another reason we havent posted the entire content is that there is alot and its alot to type out. Enjoy!
Conference Discussion Bulletin #1
The SWP on rising to the challenge.
"Over the last few years, the SWP has earned it right to be in the forefront of that movement, through the leading role we have played in the
fight against racism, the anti-capitalist movement, the movement against the war, as well as countless local campaigns and protests. In the
process we have taken enormous strides forward in terms our ability to lead and initiate protests. The SWP stood the test of war as well. We
were the main instigators of the Irish Anti-War Movement, which called two enormous demonstrations against the Afghan War in Dublin and
dozens of anti-war protests around the country. Without the SWP, with a tradition of sizeable marches in the capital, it is doubtful whether the
rest of the Irish Left would have risen to the challenge... We need to throw our resources into building the movement against the war and
against capitalism. But we will also need to strengthen the party through this involvement. In practice this means:
We need to recruit widely to the party, on the straightforward basis that we are for building the biggest possible movement and that we have
the most consistent explanation of the connection between war and capitalism. Despite our reputation for pushing recruitment, far more
members need to be involved in this...
We need to move to a weekly newspaper during the next year. That means developing Socialist Worker now as the paper of the movement,
as the centre of a wide network of activists. This can only be done through widespread changes. We need regular paper drops to replace the
emphasis on street sales. Every member needs to be selling in the workplace... The paper also has to function as the eyes and ears of the
party, generalising the growing spirit of resistance in the working class.
