IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Basis for a conference

Socialist Challenge No. 27, 5 January 1978 · p. 15 of the scan · 726 words

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page 15 of the scan

A MEETING of the Sheffield supporters group held on 15 Decambar passed the following resolutions:

1, Sheffield Socialist ChalChallenge has been relatively successful terms xpansion of readership. It ha aloo to receive the support! any major organisation other conterence assessmant of the role of the paper since its launching in June and to discuss the next ery promising, We have nasdy anched 7.500 copies Revolutionaire la concrete steps in the campaign revolutionary organisation.

documented of amongst Socialist Challenge call for one page of the paper be controut ong 1o the deous 3i2. Prior to the conterence of Socialist Chavenge suppor ers, we call upon the editorial about i) the size and compoFor a 10,000 sales target have operated "Readers Groups" ventionist groupe, lil whether the IMG operates as a separate organisation where the SOGB are interventionist. b) In the case of discussion Documents producod Dy The SCGs, for esponsible for the financia and auminis rative burden d We call upon the editorial on the local IMGs to make avallable to SC supporters all omar one material, pastand present, relating to S discussion d) To make every effort k Ideas supplements relate to the central questions involved over groupment eg-the nature if the Party, the Programme)

) To make space avallabl @her organ sations al To obtain Information pos that The contence be open to all SC supporters so L am concerned, I dump modern sociallets - c.f. S Basil, St Ambrose and St Jon it course, Christian histo to its discredit and the IMG claim that Stalinism has parallel in the Christian's claim that the Christian establisheither or. nier delegates In the locality board acts as.

Sommed, speakers credentiais the pape to be arrangements for a responsibility the necessary credentiale.

conference of supporters:

organisation base brands of reformiam on the cles TEDUCE of For never have revolutionary organisation. left should be Invited to send politice in should be distinguished from SO supporters for the purpose o voting or nar bue sonors For appoints, a conference arrangements Supporters abling of agenda, etc. 4) That pre-conference compositing meeting, to 1s sudience open to all SC supporters with Our group also adopted a Conference declares its aim to ficht for the creation of a new revolutionary socialis dissolution of 001104031 revolutionary programme sharply differentiated from all the now and embrace complete internal democracy with the not to to ender TECHICH recognise that the formation of such an organisation does not DILADE regroupmant - Le. the fusion prepared existing organisations but on the basis of an agreed TOMSAEET programme the project should currents. involve those unaligned mill been, in now waist we would argue that sides many millanta in thes Britain and becomes a democratic trallat organisation based on a principled revolutionary prog Groups active organisations which | intervene new vanguard, 8G will always national be in danger of accomodating promicing twin a lead Although there can be blueprints, we recognise that cannot be simply the arithmetical growth of one or more of the present rovolutionary organisations and would in fact involve the such orgenia organisation to HUG NIN are LOLIE tionary sociallet programme. This means that forces who do not consider themselves to be Socialist Challenge supporters The cannot be excluded from this Cand w8 recall to discuss the and of ormation of a new organisa Many revolutionary However, In the event of tallure to win such forcas to the project of the formation of a revolutionary fion, we should be prepared, if GROUP SOCIA ST supporters 1a thie and, Conferenon to consciously campaign o to consciously campaign formation of revolutionary organisation. We also call for the formation and building of Socialist Challenge in the class struggle.

Conference should elect e COIT mittee based on SC Supporters Groups reflecting both political composition groups. The Committee should continually discuss BUIL intervention of Socia/ist ChalTOPIAIIS!

Challenge should be alecled by conference and be responsible committee in between terences. Only the national coSTOOLER! COPENHLEH and conferance can alter the composition of the EB Co oromating committee should organise conference before the 1978 lo SECESH overall role of the paper. the supporters groups and the tionary organisation.' SHEFFIELD SOCIALIST CHALLENGE SUPPORTERS

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han the IMG. We therefore fee the there urgent nationar the convening Socialiar Chal-

for the creation of a unified distributing them to other SO To place

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