Cde Chargein Point taken, then what's your proposal to defactionalise and forge principled unity?
Regards Nkrumah On 13 Sep 2016 13:34, "Chargein Mabaso" <[email protected]> wrote: > Comrade Nkrumah > > Sorry, I meant Bottom-up approach. > > The explanation you gave do not assist > > > On 13 September 2016 at 12:07, Nkrumah Raymond Kgagudi < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > Cde Chargin > > > > I expressed and explained bottom-up approach not a top-up approach, > > > > Top-up approach is when members converged for the first time for an unity > > conference hoping to resolve leadership factions in two days (48 hours) > and > > also generate a PoA. Those who succeeds to attend a conference may lack a > > mandate thus represent their own individual jackets thus its highly > elitist > > since those with financial resources without branches nor mandates can > > attend the conference . > > > > But the bottom-up approach is a members driven process hence the > necessity > > to defactionalise and forge unity from branches and regional levels as a > > priority, thus members take full ownership to drive principled unity of > the > > PAC since members generate mandates and define the principles of party > > unity; Bottom up approach is democratic and transparent programmatic > > approach. In a bottom-up approach the individual base elements of the > > system are first specified in great detail by members define the problem > > and formulate necessary interventions which constitutes a solution. These > > elements are then linked together to form larger subsystems, which then > in > > turn are linked, sometimes in many levels, until a complete top-level > > system is formed. This strategy often resembles a "seed" model, by which > > the beginnings are small but eventually grow in complexity and > > completeness. A "*bottom-up*" approach to changes one that works from > > the grassroots (members and branches)—from a large number of people > > working together, through regular interaction they cause a decision to > > arise from their joint involvement. A decision by a number of activists, > > students, or victims of some incident to take action is a "bottom-up" > > decision. A bottom-up approach can be thought of as an incremental change > > approach that represents an emergent process cultivated and upheld > > primarily by members. > > > > Direct (repeat) response you question on "holding two rallies in one > > province and still claim unity in the PAC will be realized soon." Two > > rallies are held as a consequence of parallel structures but if members > per > > region example if PAC members in Vaal region do meet at an inclusive > > regional meeting and resolve not to attend rallies organised by what > > factionalised leadership meaning members consciously resolves to denounce > > and boycott factionalised rallies, meetings and any gathering will > catalyse > > the collapse of factions. In Vaal and other regions, the following bottom > > up approach can used. We invited both Mbinda and Letlapa leaderships to > an > > inclusive annual regional conference in 2015 for a frank discussions on > the > > state of the party (effectively we either work with all of them > > simultaneously or none of them) and also in PAC Johannesburg Region, > > members took a resolution to remain pro-PAC and united around principles > > which defines PAC, thus the members resolved to denounce factionalism and > > boycott (not-attend) any (or all) factionalised rallies, meetings, > > conference and events. In Johannesburg Regions, members have started > > working together and are encouraged to organise regular inclusive branch > > meetings and inclusive regional meetings. All members are encouraged to > > return to their respective branches and belong to a unified PAC branch. > We > > as PAC members have taken the decisions to forge unity and rebuild party > > structures namely branches and regional structures which should propagate > > revolutionary Pan Africanism, Aims and Objectives of the PAC. Regular > > inclusive regional meetings are held and we reach out to as many > > PAC (including PAM) members to attend and participate in party > (re)building > > programme. > > > > [image: Figure 3. Top-down and bottom-up approach to problem solving.] > > The next stage is coordinate a PAC 3rd Gauteng PAC Unity Consultative > > Meeting, to consider a PAC Gauteng Provincial Unity Plan of Action. > What's > > fundamental is members must agree as to what constitute forged principled > > unity and how to achieve it a provincial level, and how to monitor > progress > > to defactionalise the PAC and forge principled unity at a provincial > level > > meaning from branch to regional to provincial level. 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