TANIT

One thousand comrades from all over Pakistan are expected to attend this years congress of the Revolutionary Struggle group, Inqalabee Jadojehad, Marxist activists within the Pakistan Peoples Party. The proposed agenda is as follows.

Friday 25/03/2011

Morning: Global Economic and political perspective and character of the present Epoch

Afternoon: Pakistan’s Economic and Political Perspectives

Saturday 26/03/2011

Morning: The Chinese Economic Miracle – A triumph for Capitalism or the Planned Economy?

Afternoon: How to Build a Marxist Revolutionary Organization

Evening: Introduction to TANIT and Congress Sum Up

The comrades are keen for international visitors to visit the congress. The TANIT international Coordinating Committee has committed itself to helping two comrades from Europe to attend. This will cost about 1200 euros altogether. Already a comrade from Pakistan has contributed 60 euros, another from Britain 40 euros, and 210 euros were collected at a meeting in Stockholm. Please inform Jonathan Clyne (bretorp@telia.com) about any money you would like to contribute. Please also contact him if you are interested in visiting the congress.

A labor party, setting itself the goal to take its full responsibility in the struggle of the working class to take power and constitute a workers state, outflanking the bourgeoisie and treacherous leaderships, needs a sound organizational culture.

A genuine labor party must be a living organism, with flexible structures linked to the actual processes in the class struggle. The organizational structure of a small group or organization, working in a period of a general low level of class consciousness among the broad layers of workers and of defensive struggles is not necessarily the same as the organizational structure of an organization on the way to mass influence in a period characterized by a deepening class consciousness and offensive struggles.

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Following the proposal by Jonathan Clyne to amend the “What is Towards a New International Tendency?” statement there was the following correspondence:

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Why do we need a written constitution?

Not all organisations have a written constitution. This is also the case for revolutionary organisations. But even without a written constitution, every organisation needs some basic rules, to function.

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Following the recent events that led to splits, resignations, expulsions and suspensions (including the Iranian section) in the International Marxist Tendency, a reassessment of the concept of ‘democratic centralism’ inside a revolutionary party has become necessary. This bitter experience can, at the same time, hold important lessons for our movement.

(Audio files are available at http://www.militaant.com/audio/)

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The question of what sort of international we want to build is probably the most important one to address, because it touches the essence of our existence. The first question is in fact: do we need an international at all? Is it not possible just to work as individuals in the mainstream organisations of the working class, the parties and the unions?

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