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Advice for comrades feeling the heat from the CC and its full-time
organisers
In the face of the unprecedented opposition within our party to the
Central Committee, its shocking handling of the rape allegation against
a leading member, its attempts to force through a post-conference
pretence that all is settled, and its continuing bullish defence of
undemocratic methods and ongoing attempts to silence dissent, the
Central Committee and its full-time organisers have started to move
against those of us demanding an accounting in the party.
Comrades around the country have been summoned to meetings on their own,
or at best with one fellow member to accompany them.
In these meetings they have been accused of all manner of attacks on
"forty years of British Leninism", and recantations, confessions and
apologies have been demanded, along with suggestions that they leave if
they cannot toe 'the line'.
Don't be intimidated. It's our party. You are not alone, much as the CC
may wish to make you feel isolated.
Here are some suggestions for comrades in these situations:
DON'T go alone to one of these meetings. If "invited", accept, and tell
the CC member or organiser the names of three other comrades who will be
coming with you. Stick to your guns on this.
DO take notes during the meeting and reject any demand that you should not.
DON'T agree to anything - tell whoever is disciplining you that you will
go away, discuss their points with other comrades, and respond later.
DO tell other comrades before and after the meeting that it will be
happening. We have NOTHING to hide from other members and from the class.
DON'T apologise for standing up to them and for fighting for our party.
DO tell us, here at the IS blog of any incidents of bullying and / or
intimidation. Any threats, any suggestion of disciplinary sanctions -
tell the party, the party needs to know what is going on.
Kris Stewart
Gareth Dale
China Mieville
Richard Seymour
Alex Anievas
Adam Marks
Jamie Pitman
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