Turnbull and Peter Dutton predictable law and order comments are clearly meant to attack the Victorian Labor government in an election year. The Victorian Socialists office is located on the traditional lands of the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. And the politicians run Victoria like its their own private cash machine. E-Book Overview. However, small, socially progressive churches were amongst the strongest supporters of the anti-conscription campaign. Reform Acts. In Ukraine, the US is fuelling a proxy war against Russia that threatens to escalate into nuclear conflict. Socialist Alternatives Red Flag declared in July: Imperialist [i.e., Russias] invasion cannot be defeated by pacifist methods. Members who were later prominent included John Curtin (Prime Minister of Australia 194145), Frank Anstey (a federal Labor MP 191034), Maurice Blackburn (a federal MP 193443), Don Cameron (a Senator 19381962), Fred Katz (a Senator 19471951),[1] and John Cain (three times Premier of Victoria). They both have good socialist policies. Indeed, the majority faction organised by Socialist Alternative has made clear that it will not accept anything which is not electorally oriented beyond the very limited Membership and Activity Committee decided upon at the Governing Council on May 9. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [17][18] Endorsements were received from several prominent left-wing personalities, such as Tariq Ali, Noam Chomsky, Gary Foley, Tom Ballard, Corrine Grant, and Helen Razer. Spence) advocated the Land Plan, others, after the rejection of the third Petition in 1848, were attracted by Christian Socialism, co-operative associations and trade unionism. With the departure of Socialist Alliance from their ranks, their party looks very different to the one which almost won an Upper House seat in the 2018 State Election. There is so much that can be done to fix this state, if only it were run in the interests of workers, migrants, Indigenous people and the poor. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The 'socialist imperialists' were in the clear majority after 1900. Socialist Alliance needs your financial support, Russia out of Ukraine! We will also collaborate in handing over to Victorian Socialists any of the positions or responsibilities that we have undertaken. . However, although Chartism did not achieve a direct political victory, it altered "public discourse . Authorised by C. Oakley, Victorian Socialists, 54 Victoria St Carlton South, VIC 3053, VS Presents: A Socialist Manifesto for Real Change. Many VSP members joined the new party, but the majority, led by Ross, remained aloof. Progressives need to support that campaign. The Victorian Socialists serve a definite function, in seeking to channel workers and young people who are attracted to a socialist perspective, back behind the political establishment. The Victorian Socialists (VS) stood in all 22 seats that cover the two Legislative Council (LC) regions of Northern Metropolitan and Western Metropolitan. Engaging in a combination of grassroots activism and electoral politics, Socialist Alliance currently has two elected officeholders across Australia, all of whom serve on the local government level. CEO salaries are up more than 40 percent in a year while living standards for everyone else are getting smashed. The VSP faded away in the following years, finding that there was little political space between the Australian Labor Party and the Communist Party of Australia. But the Daniel Andrews government barely sustained a graze, while the very vulnerable combined African community has been left reeling and open to further attack. In 2012, Corey Oakley declared backing for US imperialist interventions, writing: The time for knee-jerk anti-imperialism has passed. In Ukraine, Socialist Alternative openly supports the pouring of US weaponry into the hands of the right-wing Zelensky government in the war against Russia, just as it agitated for the US assault on Syria. Bernie Finn, the extreme right anti-abortion campaigner and former Liberal Party member, may also lose his spot. The Victorian Socialists office is located on the traditional lands of the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. [36][37] In order to pay for these policies, the Victorian Socialists support the introduction of a wealth tax, a tax on luxury properties (defined as the 25,000 most expensive residencies in Victoria), ending the ability of businesses and organizations to receive land tax exemptions, and instituting or increasing numerous other taxes on large corporations. Britain's reach extended across the globe because of its empire, political stability, and revolutionary developments in transport and communication. With an area of 2,570 km 2 (990 sq mi) and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and the smallest in population apart from Bremen. Founded in February 2018, it is an electoral alliance of various socialist parties, organisations, community groups and trade unionists. Australian Greens The Victorian Labor government looks set to be re-elected in a landslide. [12][13], The 2018 election campaign gained support from several trade unions including the ETU, VAHPA, UFU, CFMMEU (MUA division), AMIEU and NUW. Join the SEP campaign against anti-democratic electoral laws! They were not listened to. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. "The labour movement's championing of democratic rights and improved standards of life has so altered the Australian environment as to make Bolshevism inapplicable," he wrote. However, we no longer feel that the Victorian Socialist project is capable of uniting broader layers of socialists in an alliance that has the dynamic to move beyond electoral politics. The Socialist Party of Great Britain recognises only one fundamental social division in the modern worldthe division that exists between the capitalist class on the one hand, and the working-class on the other. I have been slowly comparing their policies, but they seem to be very similar on many issues. The Victorian Socialists began as a collaboration between Socialist Alternative, the Socialist Alliance, and individuals not aligned with either group. Build 150,000 new public housing units over 10 years. It is not just that the lead candidate Steve Jolly has a strong track record as a fighter and socialist activist. 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The Socialist Alliance sends its warmest fraternal greetings to the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on the eve of the 21st hearing in the "Kobane" show trial against 108 HDP leaders, 28 of whom are currently being held in prison. Mission to Seafarers, 717 Flinders St, Docklands. We invite all who wish to build a stronger, more united left to support this endeavour as a practical step towards building the socialist movement we so urgently need. The unjust jailing of climate activist Violet CoCo exposes the limits of thetype of democracy we are being asked to uphold. The far right failed to capitalise on the anti-lockdown/anti-mandate movement. At the same time, American forces are being prepared for war against China. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and pay our respects to elders past, present and future. This has not happened since the Communist Party of Australias Fred Patterson won a state seat in north Queensland in 1944, after several years of being a councillor. The priorities of this system are wrong. Australian Socialist Alternative conference: In the service of imperialism, The pseudo-left Victorian Socialists in the Australian elections: Parochialism and parliamentary cretinism, Union sends Australian plasterboard workers back to work after 40-day lockout, The Syriza government in Greece: The pseudo-left in power. Every dollar our supporters contribute will help us get the message of people before profit to as many Victorians as we can. The Greens, VS, Reason, Animal Justice Party and Legalise Cannabis agreed to preference each other before Labor. Sue Bolton, Victorias only other socialist councillor is the second candidate on the ticket. Disgraced former Labor MP Adam Somyurek, who ran for the Democratic Labour Party, is predicted to win the last spot in the Northern Metropolitan region. Refugees and their supporters have called a major rally in Canberra on March 6and around the country on April 2. Winning a seat in the Victorian parliament cannot turn around years of attacks and marginalisation. [9], The party's formation was announced publicly on 5 February 2018. As such, the party supports a platform that includes the reversal of historical privatization of industries, along with strong support for labour unions. Women's movements were amongst the earliest and strongest opponents of militarism and conscription in Australia. In the state election campaign for Victoria on November 26, the Victorian Socialists organisation is standing 38 candidates in both upper and lower house electorates, representing the largest election campaign ever mounted by the Australian pseudo-left. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and pay our respects to elders past, present and future. For these reasons alone, any readers living in the Northern and Western Metropolitan Regions of Melbourne should vote Victorian Socialists in both houses - and encourage others to do the same. Victorian Socialists' state election candidates on our vision for a society that puts people before profit, and why you should VOTE 1 Victorian Socialists this November and elect a socialist to parliament to fight for real change. The February 5 announcement in Melbournes Herald Sun that the Victorian Socialists an alliance of socialist groups will contest the Northern Metropolitan Regional upper house seat in the November Victorian elections flags a new, exciting opening for the left and progressive movements. Lots of people involved in the campaign are revolutionaries who are also involved in other socialist or activist groups like Socialist Alternative. 00:04. That followed exposures of rampant branch stacking, i.e., the fake inflation of membership figures by rival factional powerbrokers. Jolly has been a long-time councillor on Yarra City Council, one of the local government areas included in the Northern Metropolitan seat. At that time Socialist Alliance joined with Socialist Alternative and socialist Yarra councillor Stephen Jolly to recruit more than 500 people to secure electoral registration for state and federal elections. I think revolutionaries and non-revolutionaries can work together in the same campaign (like VicSocs), but outside of those campaigns, revolutionaries need to organise separately because that's the only way revolutionaries can build their forces. By running as a candidate, Bolton can harness support from anti-racist, Islamic, First Nations and disability activists. In the 2019 federal election, VS ran candidates for the electorates of Calwell, Wills, and Cooper. [36] The party proposes the creation of a publicly owned electricity grid, along with increased funding for transportation, healthcare system and public education, while removing government funding from private schools who have more resources than is necessary to meet the Schooling Resource Standard. I'm Jerome Small, Victorian Socialists candidate for the Northern Metro upper house region in the November 2022 Victorian election. John Cain was the 34th Premier of Victoria. Other outer suburban seats were similar to Broadmeadows, with swings against Labor going to the left and the right. Nevertheless, the combined votes of the far-right parties were substantial in Eastern Victoria Region (20.8%); the Northern Victoria Region (20.02%); and the Western Victoria Region(19.8%). Of course the Greens should be doing this too but, as a party, theyre just not as convinced as we are that the system stinks. [10] It was officially registered by the Victorian Electoral Commission on 6 June 2018. Socialist Alliance is hostile to the elimination policy advanced by the SEP and principled epidemiologists because it is oriented to the very political parties responsible for the mass social. 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