,ZABALAZA3 ,A ,VOICE = ,ORGANIS$ ,AN>*ISM 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,JONA?AN ,PAYN ,TEXT 3 ,! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,FRONT1 OR ,Z,A,C,F - ,ZABALAZA MEAN+ '/RUGGLE' 9 ISI,ZULU & ISI,XHOSA - IS A SPECIFIC AN>*I/ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION BAS$ 9 ,JOHANNESBURG1 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,IT IS A UNIT>Y ORGANIZATION - OR F$]ATION ( 9DIVIDUALS1 AS OPPOS$ TO A F$]ATION ( COLLECTIVES - :]EBY MEMB]%IP IS ON AN 9DIVIDUAL BASIS1 BY 9VITATION ONLY4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SE5 - ?R\< \R [N EXP]I5CE1 AS WELL AS ?AT ( GLOBAL AN>*ISM HI/ORICALLY - ?AT WE CAN ACCOMPLI% MORE AS AN ORGANIZATION1 & BE MORE EFFECTIVE1 :5 \R MEMB]S %>E A C]TA9 LEVEL ( !ORETICAL & /RATEGIC UNITY1 & COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY4 ,! ,Z,A,C,F ID5TIFIES ) ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/1 ,PLAT=MI/ OR ,ESPECIFI/A TRADITIONS )9 AN>*ISM &1 AS SU*1 WE SUBSCRIBE TO ! IDEA ( ACTIVE M9ORITY4 ,:AT ?IS MEANS IS ?AT1 UNLIKE \R AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ COMRADES = EXAMPLE1 WE DO NOT SEEK TO BUILD MASS AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS1 NOR TO TURN EXI/+ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9TO AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS1 BUT TO P>TICIPATE 9 EXI/+ MOVEM5TS - & ASSI/ 9 CREAT+ NEW ONES :]E NECESS>Y - ) ! OBJECTIVE ( SPREAD+ ! 9FLU5CE ( AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & PRACTICES1 EV5 :5 !SE MASS ORGANIZATIONS REMA9 IDEOLOGICALLY HET]OG5E\S4 ,9 FACT1 IT IS \R BELIEF ?AT - AS ! MASS FIGE/ POSSIBLE NUMB] ( WORK]S1 REG>DLESS ( !IR RELIGI\S1 IDEOLOGICAL OR POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS4 ,RA!R1 WE HOLD ?AT IT IS ! ROLE ( ! AN>*I/ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION TO FI*I/ IDEAS )9 MASS MOVEM5TS1 & = ! IMPLEM5TATION ( AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES !RE9 7EV5 IF NOT RECOGNIZ$ AS SU* BY ! MAJORITY ( MEMB]S ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION71 SU* AS3 DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 MUTUAL AID1 HORIZONTALISM1 CLASS COMBATIV5ESS1 DIRECT ACTION & CLASS 9DEP5D5CE 79DEP5D5CE ( WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS_/ MOVEM5TS FROM POLITICAL P>TIES & ELECTORAL POLITICS74 ,F\ND$ ON ,MAY ,DAY #bc - AT A TIME :5 POLITICAL SPACE WAS CLOS+ D[N 9 ! TRADE UNIONS1 ) !M COM+ 9CREAS+LY UND] ! CONTROL ( ! ,AFRICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS 7,A,N,C7 GOV]NM5T ?R\< ! TRIP>TITE ALLIANCE1 & IT BE+ 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT TO CRITICIZE ! ,A,N,C-L$ ,ALLIANCE OR RAISE ALT]NATIVES )9 ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T - A DECISION WAS TAK5 BY ! ,Z,A,C,F TO ORI5T ITSELF T[>DS ! EM]G+ POPUL> SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT HAD BE5 MU%ROOM+ >\ND ,S\? ,AFRICA S9CE ! TURN ( ! DECADE 9 RESPONSE TO ! FAILURE ( ! ,A,N,C GOV]NM5T TO FULFILL ITS ELECTION PROMISES4 ,S9CE !N ! ,Z,A,C,F HAS WORK$ ) SOCIAL MOVEM5TS SU* AS ! ,ANTI-,PRIVATIZATION ,=UM 7,A,P,F7 & ,L&LESS ,PEOPLE'S ,MOVEM5T 7,L,P,M7 9 ,GAUT5G1 AS WELL AS DO+ SOLID>ITY WORK = SOCIAL MOVEM5TS BAS$ \TSIDE ( ,GAUT5G ?AT HAVE COME UND] /ATE REPRESSION1 SU* AS ,ABAHLALI BASE,MJONDOLO 9 ,KWA,ZULU ,NATAL & ! ,ANTI-,EVICTION ,CAMPAIGN 7,E,C7 9 ! ,WE/]N ,CAPE4 ,)9 !SE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 A L>GE P>T ( \R WORK IS >\ND POPUL> POLITICAL $UCATION & TRY+ TO RAISE & ADVANCE AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES !RE92 ADVOCAT+ DIRECT ACTION1 COMBAT+ RE=MI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CIES ETC4 & >GU+ = !SE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS TO REMA9 9DEP5D5T FROM POLITICAL P>TIES & NOT TO WA/E !IR TIME PUTT+ UP OR SUPPORT+ 9DEP5D5T C&IDATES 9 ELECTIONS4 ,9 FACT1 AL?\< WE HAVE CONTRIBUT$ 9 ! PA/ TO POSITIONS ( CLASS 9DEP5D5CE & ANTI-ELECTORALISM PREVAIL+1 ! QUE/ION ( ! ROLE ( ! /ATE & ( US+ ELECTIONS TO GET 9TO LOCAL OR NATIONAL GOV]NM5T AS A /RATEGY = SOCIAL TRANS=MATION IS SOME?+ WE HAVE TO BATTLE ON AN ALMO/ DAILY BASIS )9 !SE MOVEM5TS1 DUE TO ! P]SI/5T 9FLU5CE ( A NUMB] ( ,TROTSKYI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALI/ GR\PS4 ,9 SOME CASES1 SU* AS ?AT ( ! ,L,P,M1 ! BATTLE HAS BE5 LO/ & ! /RUCTURE ( :AT WAS ONCE A COMBATIVE WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATION HAS BE5 DECIMAT$ BY ONGO+ ATTEMPTS BY AN OPPORTUNI/ LEAD]%IP TO DRAG ?IS MOVEM5T 9TO ELECTIONS & TO SUPPORT POLITICAL P>TIES 9 ORD] TO ADVANCE !IR [N C>E]S4 ,H]E WE >E WORK+ ) ACTIVI/S FROM ?IS =M] MOVEM5T TO 9VE/IGATE ! POSSIBILITIES ( BUILD+ ANO!R /RUCTURE TO REPLACE IT4 ,?IS TIME ONE ?AT FUNCTIONS ALONG LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES1 9 ORD] TO GU>D AGA9/ :AT HAPP5$ TO ! ,L,P,M HAPP5+ AGA94 ,BECAUSE !RE IS NOT REALLY ANY ALREADY EXI/+ LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T OR TRADITION 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 7OR AT LEA/ NOT S9CE AB\T ! #a#i#bS71 !RE >E V]Y FEW PEOPLE :O CONSCI\SLY ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S - OR EV5 KN[ :AT ?AT MEANS - DESPITE ! FACT ?AT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON = WORK+ CLASS MILITANTS TO HAVE C]TA9 LIB]T>IAN LEAN+S & 9CL9ATIONS4 ,MOREOV]1 ( ?OSE ?AT DO ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S1 EV5 FEW] >E FROM ! BLACK WORK+ CLASS - :I*1 WE BELIEVE1 ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE ! DRIV+ =CE = ANY PROJECT ( RADICAL SOCIAL TRANS=MATION 9 ! REGION - DUE TO LACK ( ACCESS TO 9=MATION1 ! P]VASIVE 9FLU5CE ( B\RGEOIS NATIONALISM & LOYALTY TO ! ,A,N,C & LIB]ATION MOVEM5T ETC4 ,?IS1 ( C\RSE1 MAKES IT V]Y DIFFICULT = US TO RECRUIT MEMB]S & GR[ AS AN ORGANIZATION1 S9CE WE REQUIRE ?AT SOMEONE BE A CONV9C$ AN>*I/ COMMUNI/1 & BE 9 G5]AL AGREEM5T ) \R POSITION PAP]S BE=E !Y JO9 ! ORGANIZATION 7AS OPPOS$ TO ADMITT+ PEOPLE TO ! ORGANIZATION & ONLY !N TRY+ TO CONV9CE !M ( \R POSITIONS & MAKE AN>*I/S \T ( !M74 ,AS SU*1 \R FOCUS IS ON SPREAD+ AN>*I/ IDEAS & PRACTICES AMONG1 P>TICUL>LY1 ! BLACK WORK+ CLASS &1 :]E POSSIBLE1 DRAW+ WORK+ CLASS MILITANTS CLOS] TO1 &1 IT IS HOP$1 9TO ! ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS DESIRE TO DRAW NEW PEOPLE 9TO \R ORGANIZATION %\LD NOT BE SE5 AS A CONTRADICTION ( \R PREVI\S /ATEM5T ?AT WE DO NOT WI% TO CREATE AN>*I/ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 BUT 9FLU5CE NON-IDEOLOGICAL MASS MOVEM5TS ) AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & PRACTICE4 ,SUBSCRIB+ TO ! CONCEPT ( ORGANIZATIONAL DUALISM AS WE DO1 IT IS \R GOAL TO DRAW MILITANTS ) A !ORETICAL OR PRACTICAL AFF9ITY = AN>*ISM 9TO \R ORBIT1 WORK+ TOGE!R & HELP+ TO CL>IFY !IR UND]/&+ ( AN>*ISM & TO SPREAD ! 9FLU5CE ( AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & PRACTICES 9TO ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS FROM :I* !Y COME4 ,SOME ( !SE COMRADES MI*ISM1 & ?AT WE WORK TOGE!R1 ACCORD+ TO ! V>Y+ LEVELS ( \R AGREEM5T1 TO MAKE AN>*ISM ! LEAD+ IDEA )9 ! MASS FI CLASSES4 ,AL?\<1 AS PREVI\SLY /AT$1 \R FOCUS HAS G5]ALLY BE5 ON SOCIAL MOVEM5TS REC5T DEVELOPM5TS HAVE BEGUN TO OP5 UP SOME SPACE = US TO WORK )9 OR ALONGSIDE ! TRADE UNIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ?R\< ! RELATION%IP DEVELOP$ ) !M ?R\< \R WORK 9 ! ,A,P,F1 ! ,G5]AL ,9DU/RIES ,WORK]S ,UNION ( ,S\? ,AFRICA 7,G,I,W,U,S,A7 - AN 9DEP5D5T G5]AL UNION :I* WORKS ALONGSIDE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS SU* AS ! ,A,P,F - 9VIT$ US TO ASSI/ !M 9 TRA9+ A NUMB] ( !IR %OP-/EW>DS 9 ORD] = !M TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE & LAUN* A WORK]-RUN TRADE UNION NEWSPAP]4 ,WE HAVE ALSO PRES5T$ WORK%OPS ON AN>*ISM TO %OP-/EW>DS FROM ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,COMM]CIAL ,CAT]+ & ,ALLI$ ,WORK]S ,UNION 7,S,A,C,C,A,W,U71 A ,C,O,S,A,T,U 7,CONGRESS ( ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,TRADE ,UNIONS7 AFFILIATE1 & W]E 9VOLV$ ON ! ,SOLID>ITY ,COMMITTEE E/ABLI%$ = ! ,METAL1 ,ELECTRICAL & ,ALLI$ ,WORK]S ,UNION ( ,S\? ,AFRICA 7,M,E,W,U,S,A7 WORK]S :O OCCUPI$ ! ,M9E-,L,9E FACTORY ON ! ,WE/ ,R& ( ,JOHANNESBURG ) ! 9T5TION ( TURN+ IT 9TO A WORK]-RUN COOP]ATIVE4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! ABOVE WE HAVE COMRADES 9VOLV$ 9 TWO UNIV]SITY-BAS$ /UDY CIRCLES ON AN>*ISM1 :I* AIM TO DRAW /UD5TS 7BE !Y ACTIVI/S OR ?OSE ) AN 9TELLECTUAL 9T]E/ 9 AN>*ISM7 CLOS] TO AN>*ISM & ! ,Z,A,C,F &1 HOPEFULLY1 9TO SUPPORT+ ! CLASS /RUGGLE \TSIDE ( ! UNIV]SITY AS WELL4 ,O!R CAMPUS-BAS$ ACTIVITIES 9CLUDE SUPPORT+ ! /RUGGLES ( WORK]S \TS\RC$ TO PRIVATE S]VICE-PROVISION COMPANIES 7SECURITY1 CLEAN+ ETC47 & RUNN+ A WEEK-LONG AN>*I/ /ALL AT ! UNIV]SITY'S ANNUAL ,ORI5TATION ,WEEK4 ,O!R ?+S WOR? NOT+ >E P]HAPS ! RA!R IMPORTANT ROLE WE PLAY$ 9 ! ,COALITION ,AGA9/ ,X5OPHOBIA 7,C,A,X7 - E/ABLI%$ 9 #bh AFT] ! X5OPHOBIC POGROMS ?AT %OOK ?IS C\NTRY1 LEAV+ OV] #f PEOPLE DEAD - :I* FIZZL$ \T AFT] ACTIVITIES CULM9AT$ 9 A #bd H\R PICKET \TSIDE ! 9FAM\S ,L9DELA REPATRIATION C5T]2 CO-ORGANIZ+ A ,RECLAIM ,JUNE #a#f? DEMON/RATION 9 ,S[ETO1 :]E WE M>*$ ALONG ! R\TE US$ BY /UD5TS 9 ! #aigf ,S[ETO ,/UD5TS ,UPRIS+2 AS WELL AS \R ONGO+ P>TICIPATION 9 ! NEWLY-E/ABLI%$ ,DEMOCRATIC ,LEFT ,FRONT 7,D,L,F7 - A NATIONAL UMBRELLA GR\P+ ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 TRADE UNIONS1 CIVIC & *UR* ORGANIZATIONS & LEFT POLITICAL GR\PS - P>TICUL>LY >\ND ACTIVITIES BUILD+ UP TO MOBILIZATIONS >\ND ,C,O,P#a#g1 SET TO TAKE PLACE 9 ,DURBAN 9 ,DECEMB]4 ,9 CLOS+ WE CAN CAY ?AT - AS PROBABLY ! WORLD'S MO/ UNEQUAL SOCIETY1 ) ! GREATE/ DISP>ITY BETWE5 ! RI* & ! POOR - ,S\? ,AFRICA IS A SOCIAL TIME-BOMB1 WAIT+ TO EXPLODE4 ,?IS IS EVID5C$ 9 ! ?\S&S ( SO-CALL$ S]VICE DELIV]Y PROTE/S & COMMUNITY REVOLTS ?AT HAVE *>ACT]IZ$ ?IS C\NTRY = OV] A DECADE2 9 ! 9CREAS+ LEVELS ( POLICE BRUTALITY & /ATE REPRESSION & ! ESCALATION WORK]S /RIKES1 NOTABLY 9 ! PUBLIC SECTOR4 ,PEOPLE >E NE>+ ! 5D ( !IR PATI5CE4 ,!RE >E COMMUNITY REVOLTS & SO-CALL$ S]VICE DELIV]Y PROTE/S1 V]Y (T5 SPONTANE\S OR ORGANIZ$ 9DEP5D5TLY ( LOCAL POLITICAL GR\P+S1 ON AN ALMO/ DAILY BASIS4 ,AL?\< IT IS UNLIKELY TO ACTUALLY HAPP5 = SOME TIME TO COME1 WORK]S >E 9CREAS+LY CALL+ = ! TRADE UNION CONF$]ATION1 ,C,O,S,A,T,U1 TO BREAK ) ! ,A,N,C-L$ TRIP>TITE ALLIANCE1 :I* 9CLUDES ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY - SUGGE/+ ?AT A GR[+ NUMB] ( WORK]S >E BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY DISILLUSION$ & IMPATI5T ) ! ,A,N,C & ITS SEEM+ 9ABILITY TO FULFILL EV5 SOME ( ! MO/ BASIC ( ITS ELECTION PROMISES #ag YE>S 9TO ! NEW DISP5SATION4 ,:AT IS NE$$ IS = AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES TO PROVIDE A LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ VISION ( AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! ,NATIONAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,REVOLUTION1 TO HELP RAISE LEVELS ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS & MILITANCY & TO *ANNEL ! POT5TIALLY EXPLOSIVE FRU/RATION & ANG] ( ! EXPLOIT$ & OPPRESS$ CLASSES 9TO A MOVEM5T CONSCI\S ( ! NE$ TO ORGANIZE & /RUGGLE1 9DEP5D5TLY & FROM BEL[1 TO OV]?R[ CAPITALISM & ! /ATE & REPLACE IT ) SOCIALISM & FRE$OM4 ,?IS IS ! TASK WE HAVE SET \RSELVES4 ,AM&LA AWE?U6 70,P[] TO ! 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