tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post3016422473307814856..comments2024-03-01T03:16:14.116+00:00Comments on Another Green World: Two RESPECT conferences hear Dr WallDerek Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-68585593890571905162007-11-20T15:37:00.000+00:002007-11-20T15:37:00.000+00:00The renewal conference seemed 'more upbeat' - in w...The renewal conference seemed 'more upbeat' - in what way?<BR/><BR/>It certainly seemed less diverse. From the photos it seems that most of those attending were older (and primarily male). There do not seem to be many students or young people at all.<BR/><BR/>You praise Salma's speech but the one I saw (was there more than one from her?) was full of vitriol and attacks on her former comrades. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-8000961661521609482007-11-20T14:42:00.000+00:002007-11-20T14:42:00.000+00:00Hi Derek, thanks for speaking at Respect's annual ...Hi Derek, thanks for speaking at Respect's annual delegate conference at Westminster uni. Your speech was great.<BR/><BR/>Rania Khan didn't actually attack you on a personal level and moreover, she said what she did when she thought that you were picking sides, and so it is not surprising that she would react to the Greens with hostility under those circumstances. (But of course, it was somewhat Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-5133433912722360272007-11-19T13:11:00.000+00:002007-11-19T13:11:00.000+00:00DerekIn terms of left and green unity, there is a ...Derek<BR/>In terms of left and green unity, there is a clear issue for unity over the coming months - re-electing Ken Livingstone and defeating Boris Johnson the mayoral election next May. <BR/>There's a good article here<BR/>http://www.londonforken.co.uk/?p=21<BR/>setting out some of the issues in terms of climate change and the environment in London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-1967454723053227282007-11-19T13:08:00.000+00:002007-11-19T13:08:00.000+00:00i will keep you posted both speechs were fairly sp...i will keep you posted both speechs were fairly spontaneous, flagging up a bit of green politics and ecosocialism and suggesting ways that people in different electoral parties could work together...if they are on line I suspect it is a while before I hear about it.Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-23893837638756171322007-11-19T12:46:00.000+00:002007-11-19T12:46:00.000+00:00Is your speech online anywhere ?Is your speech online anywhere ?Karl-Marx-Straßehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156583472078730461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-67899135302836553132007-11-18T21:09:00.000+00:002007-11-18T21:09:00.000+00:00thanks for the comments, we can't avoid disagreeme...thanks for the comments, <BR/><BR/>we can't avoid disagreement but there is a lot to get on with. spend most of my time telling Greens to reject conventional economic growth and for Marxists to read Marx!<BR/><BR/>Just sat down and reviewed the book for 21st century socialism site and then had a computer glitch and lost it!<BR/><BR/>Changing Venezuela by Taking Power by Greg Wilpert...its not Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-171201383651944332007-11-18T20:55:00.000+00:002007-11-18T20:55:00.000+00:00I was at the SWP/Respect conference, you spoke ver...I was at the SWP/Respect conference, you spoke very well, highlighting the Bolivarian struggles, and how their language about eco issues appears to be innate. Also your quote from Marx Cap Vol 3 which describes sustainable development. Socialists are not going to agree with, they would say that greens work within the capitalist framework, and what we need is o appropritate the means of productionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-42033803685875666222007-11-18T09:21:00.000+00:002007-11-18T09:21:00.000+00:00Well done for speaking at both conferences and tha...Well done for speaking at both conferences and thanks for such an insightful and balanced report. <BR/>Vicious factional battles like this appear bizarre from the outside and it's easy to forget that many of the activists involved are good honest people passionate about fighting for a better world.<BR/>I've spoken to a few friends in and around the SWP and many are genuinely impressed that you andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922051533209615232noreply@blogger.com