Socialist Resistance's
General Meeting Annua (AGM) has adopted a new manifesto calling for a broad ecosocialist and anti-capitalist current to be buit in the labour movement, amongst young people and in the enviThe ronncnla movemchl. September meeting endorsed "Savage Capitalism', and the other reports given to the meeting, unopposed (some votes had a few abstentions).
Alan Thornett introduced the first discussion on Britain under Gordon Brown. He pointed out how Brown's popularity honeymoon makes an early general election likely. Because the Southall by-election shows that Respect is in no shape to fight an election, a new crisis is opening in that party. However, struggles by public sector workers will build up pressures the
boes dre aso aurone noter. nationally, as Phil Hearse pointed out introducing "Savage Capitalism'. The worst series of floods in living memory has struck every continent. The climate crisis con nects with the international food and water crisis to produce the basis for a new savage capitalism which is harsher, more war-like and increasingly opposed to civil rights. Savage anti-capitalist: Phil Hearse led discussion on the keynote document outlining an ecosocialist policy Hearse and other speakers stress that ecosocialism is not a new campaign, or something separate from and campaigning on Iraq or Respect. It's a change in our overall identity and the way we use class analysis to connect climate change into all the aspects of our activity. Liam MacUaid opened a discussion on tasks arising from the ecosocialist orientation. He explained that our newspaper will change in three ways: first, articles need to spotlight the issues, organisations and people who take an anti-capitalist approach to climate change; second, we will bring together an advisory board to guide us; thirdly we are inviting discussion and suggestions about the name of the newspaper
The ecosocialist theme was contoueo in olscussIons on the Climate the Campaign against Climate Change trade union conference, and Latin America Terry Conway introduced a discussion on developing our organisation.
She noted that it was our first two-day AGM:, with 36 comrades attending,
LIUS U from outside London. She outlined
June substantal development of SR supporters groups over the last year, especlallv in Birmingham and Manchester. Stronger local groups have allowed us to publish seven new books over the last year.
The AGM also accepted IeDOILS OUI upcomng Women's Liberation Forum and the International Youth Camp. It elected a steering committee and an editorial DoaTe