Solidarity

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Solidarity is an independent socialist organization dedicated to forming a broad regrouping of the U.S. left.^[1]

Solidarity was formed as part of a project of regrouping of the U.S. Left. This publication, as part of this project, presents many points of view. As such, debates are frequent and informative, and the level of analysis is very high. Against the Current's goal is to promote dialogue among activists, organizers, and serious scholars on the Left.

A check of the current leaders of "Solidarity" as well as their Advisory Committee shows a strong presence of former members of the Trotskyite Socialist Workers Party and its youth arm Young Socialist Alliance, most of whom joined and were very active in the late 1960's through the early 80's when the SWP fragmented into several factions and split-off groups.

Against the Current Journal

Against the Current is the journal of the U.S. Trotskyite organization, Solidarity.

Among the members of "Against the Current" staff and Advisory Committee in 2010 are the following former members of the SWP:

Editors:

• Diane Feeley
• David Finkel
• Malik Miah
• Alan Wald

Advisory Board:

• Stephanie Coontz - whose columns and book reviews often appear in the Washington Post, the most recent being in early November, 2010.
• Milton Fisk

Congressional hearings that include the YSA/SWP identifications of some of the above include:

• - "Trotskyite Terrorist International", Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, Hearing, July 24, 1975
• - "National Peace Action Coalition NPAC and Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice PCPJ, Paarts 1-4, House Internal Security Committee, 1971
• - "Subversive Involvement in the Origin, Leadership and Activities of the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam and Its Predecessor Organizations, HISC, Staff Study, 1970
• - "New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam", Part 1 & 2, HISC, 1970
• - "Extent of Subversion in Campus Disorders: Testimony of Max Phillip Friedman", Part 2, SISS, Aug. 1969/Oct. 1969

Radical Scholars & Activists Conference

In 1993 Solidarity was an endorser/sponsor of the Midwest Radical Scholars & Activists Conference. The theme of the conference was, "Popular Empowerment in the Clinton Era". The conference was held between Oct. 29 - 30, 1993 at Loyola University, Chicago.^[2]

Solidarity with Sept. 24 FBI Raid Activists

The Committee to Stop FBI Repression lists Solidarity as one of the organizations that has issued a statement of solidarity in support of the activists raided in the September 24, 2010 FBI Raids.^[3]

External Links

Solidarity website

References