Alan Woods speaks on Radio Nacional de Venezuela Radio Nacional de Venezuela interviewed Alan Woods while he was in Maturín on his speaking tour to launch his latest book, Reformism or Revolution. Here we provide a link to the report and audio file.
Venezuela: Alan Woods’ speaking tour reported by Bolivarian News Agency Alan Woods' speaking tour in Venezuela is getting wide publicity coverage as this Bolivarian News Agency report demonstrates. Here the report is on a meeting with oil workers in the PDVSA building in Maturín, Monagas state. It was published under the title "British theoretician: Bolivarian revolution a source of international inspiration."
Venezuela: Great interest in the ideas of Marxism among PSUV ranks in Monagas In the eastern state of Monagas in Venezuela 150 delegates, spokespersons and members of the PSUV attended the first meeting of Alan Woods' speaking tour to launch his new book Reformism or Revolution. The audience listened with keen interest revealing a very clear understanding of what needs to be done.
El Salvador: Peoples’ Youth Block votes to join IMT at its third national congress On June 7 the BPJ held its third national congress, but this time there was something new on the agenda, the proposal to affiliate to the International Marxist Tendency. This was agreed unanimously by all those present, and it marks a major turning point both for the BPJ and the IMT.
Venezuela: Successful 5th Congress of the Revolutionary Marxist Current (CMR) Over the weekend, June 13-15, the Venezuelan Revolutionary Marxist Current (CMR) held its 5th Congress at the Inveval factory - presently being run under workers' control. One hundred comrades attended the congress, where all the reports confirmed significant growth over the past year, both in terms of numbers and influence within the Bolivarian movement and the wider workers' and youth movement.
BPJ El Salvador Marxists to hold historic congress This coming weekend the El Salvadorean BPJ (Peoples' Youth Block) is holding its third congress, where affiliation of the organisation to the IMT will be ratified. Marxists all over the world welcome this new addition to the forces of the International Marxist Tendency at a crucial moment in the history of El Salvador.
USA: Successful 2008 Congress of the Workers International League On the weekend of May 17 and 18, nearly 30 members of the Workers International League gathered in Minneapolis, MN for the WIL National Congress, the most important event in the political life of the organization. Comrades were present present from Portland, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Madison, St. Louis, Nashville, New York, Pittsburgh, Providence, and Washington DC.
Italy: Conference of FalceMartello – on the verge of a new leap forward Last week, (May 1-4) the Marxist Tendency in Italy, gathered around the journal FalceMartello, held its national conference. More than 175 comrades took part in the four-day event. One could feel that the comrades are on the verge of another leap forward in their development.
Socialist Appeal National Conference: Great step forward Last weekend the Socialist Appeal held its national conference, the proceedings of which revealed important steps forward in the development of the tendency in both the youth field and the trade unions. The mood was one of enthusiasm and determination to build even further on the past year's successes.
Second day of the 2008 congress of The Struggle (Pakistan) The second day of the congress saw more than 2000 delegates, members and visitors registered. The enthusiasm of the first day was nothing compared to the second. The discussions revealed a high level of understanding of the tasks that lie ahead. The workers and youth who intervened showed that the Marxist Tendency in Pakistan has come a very long way since its early days in the 1980s.
Alan Woods' message to the 27th Congress of The Struggle (Pakistan) This is a speech by Alan Woods to the 27th Congress of The Struggle, the Marxist Tendency in Pakistan. The congress took place from the 1st to the 2nd of April.
27th Congress of The Struggle meets at crucial turning point in Pakistan’s history Yesterday, the annual congress of The Struggle, the Marxist Tendency in Pakistan, held the first sessions of its two-day congress. Almost 2000 comrades were present from all over Pakistan to meet at this crucial moment in Pakistani history.
Mexico: XIII National Congress of the Marxist Tendency Militante - the fight for the ideas of Marxism strengthens In February the 13th National Congress of Militante-Mexico took place, with 150 comrades taking part. After a period of intense activity over the past two years, the mood at the congress was one of enormous confidence and enthusiasm, which is reflected in the report we provide here.
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3rd Annual Northern European Marxist School - a tradition established In what is now becoming a tradition, this weekend the third North European Marxist School was held in Poland, where 40 young comrades took part in discussions on Fascism, Stalinism and The ABC of Trotskyism.
