<!-- BT: RUN! -->,REPORT ON ,W,S,M 7,IREL&7 ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE A,E,U,R0 ,AUTUMN #bac 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,&REW ,FLOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,W,S,M HAD ITS ,AUTUMN NATIONAL CONF]5CE 9 ,DUBL9 ON ! #b#cRD ,NOVEMB]4 ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE IS ! ULTIMATE DECISION MAK+ BODY 9 ! ,W,S,M4 ,IT HAPP5S EV]Y SIX MON?S USUALLY OV] A DAY OR TWO4 ,AS WELL AS DISCUSS+ MOTIONS TIME IS ALSO SP5T ON DISCUSS+ ! PA/ SIX MON?S ACTIVITY & PROSPECTS = ! NEXT P]IOD4 ,CONF]5CE ALSO HE>S REPORTS ( ACTIVITY FROM ALL BRAN*ES1 (FIC]S & WORK+ GR\PS4 ,?IS COV]$ >EAS LIKE ! ,IRI% ,AN>*I/ ,REVIEW1 ,W,S,M ,WEBSITE1 ,DUBL9 ,AN>*I/ ,BOOKFAIR & \R PRO-*OICE & ANTI RACI/ WORK4 

,CONF]5CE !N MOVES ON TO AN OP5 DISCUSSION ( P]SPECTIVES :I* AS ) ! PREVI\S C\PLE ( CONF]5CES WAS GR\ND$ 9 ! 5ORM\S DISRUPTIVE IMPACT ! CRISIS HAS HAD ON ! LEFT & CLASS BAS$ ORGANIZATION 9 ,IREL&4 ,! P]IOD S9CE ! LA/ CRISIS HAD SE5 ! DEFEAT & SUBSEQU5T DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ,H\SEHOLD & ,WAT] ,TAXES1 IT WAS FE>$ ! NATURE ( ?AT DEFEAT W\LD HAVE LA/+ IMPACT = SOME TIME TO COME4 

,ON ! O!R H& !RE APPE>S TO BE A HI<1 IF QUITE PASSIVE1 LEVEL ( 9T]E/ 9 \R POLITICS AS ILLU/RAT$ BY \R L>GE FOLL[+ ON ,TWITT] @& ,FACEBOOK 7 /ILL ! #bND L>GE/ ( ANY POLITICAL ORGANIZATION 9 ,IREL&74 ,& ! FACT ?AT AB\T #g PEOPLE HAVE TRU/$ US ) !IR CONTACT DETAILS VIA \R EMAIL CONTACT SY/EM 7 ,NOT ON IT8 ,SELF REGI/] H]E 7 SUGGE/S ?AT !RE IS SOME SUB/ANCE TO ?AT 9T]E/4 ,ON ! O!R H& BECAUSE WE HAVE LO/ A LOT ( MEMB]S ITS BECOM+ DIFFICULT TO DO EV]Y?+ WE WANT TO & F9ANCIALLY WE >E SP5D+ MORE ?AN WE >E TAK+ 94 ,BO? WILL LEAD TO PROBLEMS 9 ! M$IUM T]M4 

,PO9TS RAIS$ 9 ! DISCUSSION ALSO 9CLUD$ 

  

:E!R \R CURR5T /RUCTURES W]E ! ONES WE W\LD CREATE IF WE W]E SETT+ UP FROM SCRAT*1 DO WE HAVE TOO MU* /RUCTURE & IS ?IS ALI5AT+ = NEW] MEMB]S 9 P>TICUL>  

IS DEMORALIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS CONF9$ TO TRADITIONAL >EAS 7UNIONIZ$ PUBLIC SECTOR WORK]S7 BUT P]HAPS NOT SO PRES5T _/ IMPORTANT 9 O!R >EAS :]E PEOPLE W]E WILL+ _/ HAD TO FI<T4 ,MIGRANT & ANTI-FRACK+ /RUGGLES W]E SPECIFICALLY M5TION$  

:E!R 9 A P]IOD LIKE ?IS :]E !RE WAS A %IFT TO 'LOOK AFT] MYSELF 9DIVIDUALISM' !RE WAS MU* POSSIBILITY = ACTIVITY BEYOND KEEP+ AN>*I/ IDEAS ALIVE  

:E!R ! CRISIS ( LEGITIMACY = ! :OLE SY/EM ( REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY MEANT !RE W]E REALLY QUITE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES  

:E!R !RE W]E 9T]NATIONAL EXAMPLES ( ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES WE C\LD EXP]IM5T ) LIKE ! ,SEATTLE ,SOLID>ITY ,NETWORK :I* MOBILIZ$ ?OSE DIRECTLY EFFECT$ BY WAGE !FT OR BAD L&LORDS TO DIRECTLY CONFRONT & W94  
  

,! P]SPECTIVE DISCUSSION ISN'T SET UP TO COME TO ANY P>TICUL> CONCLUSIONS1 ITS MORE ( A SPACE = MEMB]S TO SPEAK !IR M9D SO WE CAN HAVE AN ACCURATE S5SE ( :]E PEOPLE >E AT :I* CAN 9=M DISCUSSION ON MOTIONS4 ,! SUMM>Y ABOVE IS JU/ 9T5D$ TO GIVE A R\< IDEA ( ! DISCUSSION4 

,MOTIONS 

  

,CONF]5CE !N MOV$ ON TO TAKE ! MOTIONS MEMB]S HAD SUBMITT$4 

,W,S,M POLICY IS BAS$ ON ! ,W,S,M POSITION PAP]S :I* CAN ALL BE ACCESS$ ON ! ,W,S,M WEBSITE AT WWW4WSM4IE4 ,IF A MEMB] ?9KS ,W,S,M POLICY %\LD *ANGE 9 A SPECIFIC >EA !Y %\LD PROPOSE A MOTION AS AN AM5DM5T OR AN ADDITION TO AN EXI/+ POSITION PAP]1 ?IS MEANS ?AT ! DECISION CAN BE /OR$ = FUTURE REF]5CE & WON'T BE =GOTT5 AB\T4 ,DELEGATE C\NCIL HAS ! P[] TO *ANGE ! %ORT T]M SECTIONS ( POSITION PAP]S1 *ANGES TO LONG T]M SECTIONS NE$ TO BE MADE AS MOTIONS TO ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE4 

,ON ,MEMB]%IP 

  

,CONF]5CE REJECT$ A MOTION ?AT W\LD HAVE REQUIR$ ALL MEMB]S TO TAKE ON A 'KEY ORGANIZ]' TASK EI!R 9T]NALLY OR EXT]NALLY & :I* W\LD HAVE RAIS$ MEMB]%IP SUBS TO #e.0 ( 9COME FROM ! CURR5T #b.0_/#d.0 REQUIREM5T4 7SEE \R ,MEMB]%IP PAP]7 

,ON ,CRITICAL ASSESSM5T 

  

,CONF]5CE PASS$ A MOTION 9S]T+ ! TEXT BEL[ 9TO ! %ORT T]M SECTION ( ,\R ,P]SPECTIVES POSITION PAP] 

,ADD TO ,%ORT ,T]M ,P]SPECTIVES3 

0,AS ( ,NOVEMB] #bac ! ,CORK & ,DUBL9 BRAN*ES WILL COMMIT AT LEA/ F\R H\RS A MON? FROM !IR BRAN* MEET+ TIME TO ! FOLL[+ TWO PROJECTS4 

,PROJECT #a3 ,A CRITICAL EXAM9ATION ( ! /RATEGY & !ORY BEH9D \R 5GAGEM5TS 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLE1 & AN EXPLORATION ( ! BE/ /RATEGY & !ORY FROM REVOLUTION>IES & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS >\ND ! WORLD4 

,PROJECT #b3 ,A REWRIT+ ( \R POSITION PAP]S ON G5D] 9EQUALITY & RACE1 & A WRIT+ ( A NEW PAP] :I* 9 EV]YDAY LANGUAGE PRES5TS \R POSITION ON H[ WE RELATE CLASS TO O!R =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,IF RES\RCES P]MIT1 O!R POSITION PAP]S C\LD ALSO BE CRITICALLY REEXAM9$ AS P>T ( ?IS PROJECT4 

,EA* PROJECT WILL 9VOLVE BRAN* DISCUSSIONS1 ASSIGN$ READ+S & PRES5TATIONS 7DECID$ BY ! BRAN*ES71 & ! COLLAT+ ( DISCUSSION NOTES 7NOT CONV]SATION TRANSCRIPTS7 ON ! 9T]NAL WEBSITE4 

,A PROJECT COORD9ATOR = EA* BRAN* WILL BE VOT$ = AT ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE4 ,!Y WILL BE RESPONSIBLE = 5SUR+ ! REQUIR$ BRAN* MEET+ TIME IS COMMITT$ TO !SE PROJECTS1 & ?AT REPORTS ON PROGRESS & DEVELOPM5TS >E PRES5T$ TO ,DELEGATE ,CONF]5CE & ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE4 ,SPR+ #bad NATIONAL CONF]5CE WILL REVIEW PROJECTS & ASSESS RESULTS4 

,CONF]5CE !N REJECT$ A MOTION ?AT W\LD HAVE P>TLY PR$ET]M9$ ! LANGUAGE TO BE US$ 9 ! \TCOME ( ! PROCESS ABOVE4 

,ON ,PUBLICATIONS 

  

,CONF]5CE REPLAC$ ! EXI/+ PO9T #g ( ! ,PUBLICATIONS POSITION PAP] ) ! TEXT BEL[ & DELET$ PO9T ,S#d4  
  

0,W,S,M ,PUBLICATIONS WILL 5DEAVOR TO REPRES5T & ANALYZE ! BROAD RANGE ( OPPRESSIONS FELT & RESI/$ BY ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,WE !RE=E TRY TO AVOID ! SOLE FOCUS ON ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION ?AT IS COMMON TO MANY LEFT PAP]S & 5C\RAGE >TICLES ?AT ADDRESS ! 9T]SECTIONS BETWE5 FEM9I/1 QUE]1 RACE & CLASS ISSUES1 AS WELL AS ! SUBJECTIVE EXP]I5CE ( ALI5ATION & RESI/ANCE40  
  

,CONF]5CE VOT$ TO REMOVE REF]5CES TO ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY FROM ! PUBLICATIONS POSITION PAP]1 !RE=E 9 EFFECT CEAS+ ! 9T5TION TO REGUL>LY PUBLI% A 'NEWSPAP]'4 ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY HAD ONLY APPE>$ ONCE S9CE ! PREVI\S CONF]5CE4 

,?IS WAS FUR!R CL>IFI$ :5 A SECOND SET ( MOTIONS AS BEL[ W]E PASS$  
  

0,! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY NEWSPAP] HAS BE5 DISCONT9U$1 & ITS $ITORIAL COMMITTEE HAS BE5 REPLAC$ BY ! ,PR9T$ ,MAT]IALS COMMITTEE4 ,?IS COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE = PRODUC+ HI< QUALITY - BO? 9 T]MS ( DESIGN ES!TICS & DEP? ( ANALYSIS - LEAFLETS & O!R PR9T$ MAT]IALS4 ,?R\< COMMUNICATION ) WORK+ GR\PS & BRAN*ES1 ! COMMITTEE WILL ANTICIPATE :5 SU* MAT]IALS W\LD BE USEFUL - = EXAMPLE3 UNION M>*ES1 /RIKE MOBILIZATIONS1 ELECTIONS1 REF]5DUMS1 QUE] PRIDE1 OR KEY MOM5TS 9 CAMPAIGNS LIKE IMPORTANT NATIONAL CONF]5CES OR P]IODS ( EXT5SIVE PRO-*OICE MOBILIZATION - & COMMISSION OR WRITE TEXTS ?AT PRES5T AN 9TELLIG5T AN>*I/ ANALYSIS EXPRESS$ 9 EV]YDAY LANGUAGE4 ,WORK+ GR\PS & BRAN*ES CAN ALSO COMMISSION ! COMMITTEE TO MAKE SPECIFI$ MAT]IALS4 0 

0,GUIDEL9ES = ! PR9T$ MAT]IALS3 ,!Y >E NOT TO TALK D[N TO !IR READ]S4 ,!Y >E NOT TO ASSUME !IR T>GET READ]S ID5TIFY !MSELVES AS WORK+ CLASS EV5 ?\< !Y OBJECTIVELY >E4 ,!Y >E NOT TO SOLELY APPEAL TO \TRAGE OV] 9JU/ICE1 BUT RA!R TO REASON & LOGIC4 ,!Y >E TO BE HONE/ AB\T ! POSSIBILITIES = SOCIAL *ANGE & ! *ALL5GES TO A*IEV+ IT4 ,!Y >E TO KEEP LEFTY CLI*ES TO A M9IMUM BO? 9 IMAG]Y & TEXT40  
  

,CONF]5CE VOTE TO 9S]T TWO NEW S5T5CES 9TO ! DESCRIPTION ( ! ,IRI% ,AN>*I/ ,REVIEW4 ,!SE W]E  
  

0,IT WILL ALSO PUBLI% A SMALL NUMB] ( NEWS ANALYSIS PIECES4 ,!SE MAY BE TAK5 FROM ! WEBSITE OR SOLICIT$ SPECIFICALLY = ,I,>40 

0,EA* ISSUE WILL CONTA9 ONE %ORT PIECE AIM$ AT ?OSE ) LITTLE PRIOR KN[L$GE ( AN>*ISM1 FOCUS+ ON A P>TICUL> ASPECT ( AN>*I/ !ORY OR PRACTICE40  
  

,O!R MOTIONS PASS$ AT CONF]5CE 9CLUD$ AGREE+ AN ,ACCOMMODATION ,PROTOCOL TO BE US$ = EV5TS :]E MEMB]S W]E (F]+ TO ACCOMMODATE GUE/S 9 !IR HOMES & A NUMB] ( H\SEKEEP+ MOTIONS REMOV+ \T ( DATE SECTIONS ( POSITION PAP]S4 

,CONF]5CE !N MOVE ON TO ELECTION TO ALL NATIONAL POSITIONS & NATIONAL COMMITTEES4 ,NO ONE CAN HOLD ANY ( !SE POSITIONS = MORE ?AN #c YE>S BUT 9 PRACTICE POSITIONS T5D TO BE ROTAT$ MORE FREQU5TLY ?AN ?IS1 AT ?IS CONF]5CE MO/ ( ! PEOPLE HOLD+ !SE POSITIONS W]E *ANG$4 

,CONF]5CE CLOS$ ) AN OP5 DISCUSSION ?AT LOOK$ AT ! FIR/ /EPS ?AT WE NE$$ TO TAKE TO IMPLEM5T ! MOTIONS WE HAD PASS$ BE=E MOV+ ON TO A FE$BACK CIRCLE :]E MEMB]S SAID H[ !Y HAD F\ND ! CONF]5CE4 ,?IS WAS OV]:ELM+LY POSITIVE4 ,WE !N HAD D9N] TOGE!R BE=E JO9+ ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*A ,FEM9I/ GR\PS LAUN* P>TY = ,R,A,G #f4 

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