Photo by Alex Bainbridge.
The following talk by Socialist Alternative
member Jorge Jorquera was presented
on June 9, 2013, part of the panel on “Socialism in practice: Bridging socialist theory and
social movement struggles” with Socialist Alliance’s Dave Holmes. It was a session of the “Organising for 21st century socialism” seminar organised by Socialist
Alliance and held in Sydney on June 8-9. The seminar also featured US
socialist Paul Le Blanc. See also Dave Holme's contribution, "How should a united socialist party work?"
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By Jorge Jorquera
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- Invariably some comment on the current period
is a good place to start any conversation on the left. Both Socialist
Alternative and Socialist Alliance generally concur on the basic contours of
the Australian political situation.