[lbo-talk] who?

[shag carpet bomb]

maybe it's early, but i don't see the problem. they have specific things 
they do which Reed argued they didn't. they focus on issues around police 
brutality,  antiwar, and opposition to military recruitment. those are 
issues that involve very practical, nitty gritty work and make real 
contributions to people's lives in poor communities, especially work 
against police brutality and opposition to military recruitment in poor 
communities -- i've been involved in both. i never felt like we were 
floundering with ambiguous goals, not sure what to do next or what the 
enemy was. instead, we had specific, rather detailed plans worked out that 
involved short and long-term goals: working practically with local police 
forces, neighborhood watch groups, community-building programs, educational 
and awareness issues related to works and jobs, jobs programs, etc.

i'm really at a loss as to how a politics focused on these issues is a 
problem or distraction to the left.

shag

At 06:23 PM 10/25/2009, Doug Henwood wrote:
>In response to Chuck Grimes's question, I said that anti-racist
>movements were very big among U.S. student activists. (There's a
>reason that Wise has a campus gig every other day.) A while back, Liza
>thought of doing a Nation article on them, but never got around to it.
>Here's one of the epicenters of their activity:
>
><http://collectiveliberation.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=62  
> >
>
>A taste:
>
>>The Catalyst Project is a center for political education and
>>movement building. We prioritize anti-racist work with mostly white
>>sections of social justice movements with the goal of deepening anti- 
>>racist commitment in white communities and building multiracial left
>>movements for liberation. We also bring different sectors of the
>>left together to develop relevant theory, strategy and practice to
>>build the organizational capacity of our movements.
>>
>>We situate our work as educators and organizers within the context
>>of global peoples movements challenging capitalism, white supremacy,
>>patriarchy, heterosexism and state power. Our work is guided by the
>>visions and goals of these movements to build a free and just world.
>>
>>While Catalyst Project members are all engaged in various political
>>work (from base-building community organizing, counter military
>>recruitment work, anti-police brutality work, to anti-war/anti- 
>>imperialist/global justice work), the organizational work of the
>>Catalyst Project focuses on doing movement based political
>>education, leadership development, networking, development of
>>movement strategy, and theoretical study.
>>
>>This section of the website is dedicated to outlining the specifics
>>of our work. Check out the links on the menu for descriptions of our
>>various programs.
>
>I've already mentioned Ludovic Blain and his racial wealth gap work,
>too.
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