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Eli Stephens wrote: > And to Louis, who insists on labeling ANSWER and March 20 as a > "sectarian" event, I note that the series of meetings to pull > the demonstration together here in San Francisco were attended > by an average of 80 people, representing dozens of > organizations (although NOT the ISO), all of whom had precisely > the same opportunity to speak, vote, serve on or lead > committees, etc., and I have every reason to believe the same > situation existed in D.C. and Los Angeles. > People can go to the ANSWER website and see the steering committee: Steering Committee: IFCO/Pastors for Peace Free Palestine Alliance - U.S. Haiti Support Network Partnership for Civil Justice - LDEF Nicaragua Network Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines Korea Truth Commission Muslim Student Association - National Kensington Welfare Rights Union Mexico Solidarity Network Party for Socialism and Liberation To start with, it is *singularly bad* for a coalition such as this to have only a single left party represented, not to speak of how doubtful the presence of Haiti, Mexico and Nicaragua solidarity networks are for the task of mobilizing people. An antiwar coalition should have trade union members on its steering committee, or other church groups besides IFCO. This steering committee is basically the same group of organizations that have worked with PSL and/or the Workers World Party ever since it began calling for mass demonstrations against one imperialist war or another with Ramsey Clark as a spokesman. It is obviously something that the PSL feels comfortable running since it does not involve the often difficult work of resolving differences with other left groups or powerful liberal organizations that have mass constituencies. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
