The Strategy Center attends the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) Durban, South Africa |
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The World Conference Against Racism: A Strategic Sum-Up by Eric Mann Durban Commentary #5 ..."In Durban, the delegates
ranged from revolutionary to accomodationist; some from militant—even revolutionary—mass organizations; others were extensions of their own governments. They came to launch an historic challenge to
world racism—not through sit-ins or take-overs or armed struggle, but through the fight over political language and the battle over the wording of resolutions. The primary goal of the NGO Forum was to
draft a clear document to influence the subsequent UN governmental conference and its final declaration and program. WCAR tested the NGOs' capacity to impact the policies of the UN; tested the United
Nations as a forum for moving public debate forward; and tested the capacity of any international body to get the outlaw and racist West to 'fess up to its past sins and begin a process of introspection,
repentance, and reparation. In short, none of those objectives were met..." click here to read the full article |
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Towards a Program of Resistance to U.S. Imperialism Written On the Occasion of
the UN Conference Against Racism by the Strategy Center Program Demand Group |
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COSATU General Strike and the Treachery of the International Marketplace Durban Commentary #2
Thursday, August 30, 2001 "While there are some who talk as if the ANC is a petit-bourgeois party, it is in fact a multi-class party whose membership is
overwhelmingly black working class. Whether the Mbeki leadership serves the interest of the Black working class is another question. "At the same time, it is widely
agreed that COSATU and the SACP are losing some credibility with the rank and file members and the overall working class as the growing poverty, homelessness, and deterioration of social services is reaching
national crisis proportions. Something bold had to be done to impact government policy. In this context, the two-day general strike is a major show of force by the majority of the COSATU leadership to
establish its own power, its own independence in the united front..." click here to read the full article |
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