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'''Stuart MacIntyre''' (died 2021) joined the [[Communist Party of Australia]] “as a young historian” in 1971. Shortly after joining the CPA, he left Australia to work on his Ph.D. at Cambridge University, where he also joined the [[Communist Party of Great Britain]] (CPGB). When he returned to Australia in 1980, he did not re-join the CPA. Rather, he joined the ALP and its [[Socialist Left]] faction. Reportedly, he declined to re-join the CPA since it was an organisation “visibly in decline”. However, he found political discussions in the [[Socialist Left]] “abysmal”.<ref>[https://thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/the-god-that-failed-stuart-macintyres-communist-party-of-australia/]</ref> | '''Stuart MacIntyre''' (died 2021) joined the [[Communist Party of Australia]] “as a young historian” in 1971. Shortly after joining the CPA, he left Australia to work on his Ph.D. at Cambridge University, where he also joined the [[Communist Party of Great Britain]] (CPGB). When he returned to Australia in 1980, he did not re-join the CPA. Rather, he joined the ALP and its [[Socialist Left]] faction. Reportedly, he declined to re-join the CPA since it was an organisation “visibly in decline”. However, he found political discussions in the [[Socialist Left]] “abysmal”.<ref>[https://thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/the-god-that-failed-stuart-macintyres-communist-party-of-australia/]</ref> | ||
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+ | =="Comrades! Lives of Australian Communists"== | ||
+ | 100 Biographies are available in print only in the new book "Comrades! Lives of Australian Communists" which is available for pre-order here from the [[New International Bookshop]]. | ||
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+ | The biographies project has produced over 150 biographies of Australian communists - from Aarons to Zorino and plenty in between. | ||
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+ | The book includes 100 biographies of Australian communists, listed below. Some people featured are more prominent than others. Some would otherwise be lost to history if this book wasn’t produced. Each one gives a fascinating insight into the activism of the 20th century, their passions, the struggles, the splits and the successes. Quite deliberately, half of the bios in the book are of women. | ||
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+ | The launch of the book took place at 6pm AEDT on Friday 30 October, 2020 at the online CPA Centenary celebration event. | ||
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+ | The launch event featured a keynote by Reds author [[Stuart MacIntyre]], a toast by a former CPA member, [[Meredith Burgmann]] to launch the book and co-editor [[Bob Boughton]] in reply, all MC’d by [[Brian Aarons]]. | ||
==Broadside Weekly== | ==Broadside Weekly== | ||
An addition to the alternative media is due to appear this week with the first issue of a new paper, [[Broadside Weekly]]. | An addition to the alternative media is due to appear this week with the first issue of a new paper, [[Broadside Weekly]]. |
Revision as of 14:55, 26 October 2023
Stuart MacIntyre (died 2021) joined the Communist Party of Australia “as a young historian” in 1971. Shortly after joining the CPA, he left Australia to work on his Ph.D. at Cambridge University, where he also joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). When he returned to Australia in 1980, he did not re-join the CPA. Rather, he joined the ALP and its Socialist Left faction. Reportedly, he declined to re-join the CPA since it was an organisation “visibly in decline”. However, he found political discussions in the Socialist Left “abysmal”.[1]
"Comrades! Lives of Australian Communists"
100 Biographies are available in print only in the new book "Comrades! Lives of Australian Communists" which is available for pre-order here from the New International Bookshop.
The biographies project has produced over 150 biographies of Australian communists - from Aarons to Zorino and plenty in between.
The book includes 100 biographies of Australian communists, listed below. Some people featured are more prominent than others. Some would otherwise be lost to history if this book wasn’t produced. Each one gives a fascinating insight into the activism of the 20th century, their passions, the struggles, the splits and the successes. Quite deliberately, half of the bios in the book are of women.
The launch of the book took place at 6pm AEDT on Friday 30 October, 2020 at the online CPA Centenary celebration event.
The launch event featured a keynote by Reds author Stuart MacIntyre, a toast by a former CPA member, Meredith Burgmann to launch the book and co-editor Bob Boughton in reply, all MC’d by Brian Aarons.
Broadside Weekly
An addition to the alternative media is due to appear this week with the first issue of a new paper, Broadside Weekly.
Described as "an independent, broadly based left and progressive weekly", Broadside will be formally launched in Sydney on June 5.
Proposals for the project were initiated in the second half of 1990. The new paper has a supporters' association headed by a board consisting of Brian Aarons, Anthony Albanese, Wendy Bacon, Peter Barrack, Meredith Burgmann, Wendy Caird, Patricia Caswell, Kerren Clark, Tony Cooke, Drew Hutton, Ron Knowles, Stuart MacIntyre, Tom McDonald, Peter Murphy, Carmel Shute, Suganthi Singarayar, John Sutton, Lindsay Tanner, Jo Vallentine and Roger Woock.[2]
Broadside Weekly was supported by the SEARCH Foundation.
Australian Left Review
Australian Left Review magazine 145 November 1992.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Tony Aspromourgos, Carol Bacchi, Peter Baldwin, Anna Booth, Peter Botsman, Jennie George, Barry Hindess, Paul Hirst, Ian Hunter, John Langmore, Sylvia Lawson, Stuart MacIntyre, Race Mathews, Meaghan Morris, McKenzie Wark.
The Broad Left Conference
The Communist Party of Australia, Association for Communist Unity and others organized The Broad Left Conference, which was held 1986 28th-31st March, at the NEW SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Broadway, Sydney.
Stuart MacIntyre was among the list of sponsors.