A resignation from the IAWM Steering Committee

national | anti-war / imperialism | news report Friday February 27, 2004 21:30 by Laurence Vize - Fairview Against The War vizel at utvinternet dot com

Steering Committee Member Announces Resignation

Dear Friends

I regret to say that I'm going to follow Fintan Lane and Harry Browne in tendering my resignation from the steering committee of the IAWM as from now.

Every effort since September to reform or build the movement resulted in persistent opposition from the SWP voting block.

Always voting as one they stymied any attempt to build a "mass movement".

The only mass movement they wanted was one which they controlled utterly , which followed their policies and was done by their members. If people wanted this we would have just joined the party. We didn't

The tale of lies, manipulations and hijackings is too long to tell here. Rigged meetings, Sabotaged Demos
and the blocking of democratic votes in the SC all tell that tale also.

And finally a crude coup where 2 elected members were "suspended indefinitly" an action where 6 individuals, supported by two passive abstainers tryed to remove opposition at a stroke of the pen.

Well the oppsition removed all right.

The only answer to the actions of Mr Allen, Boyd Barrett & Co has been given by Cork Antiwar Coalition.

It was given by the previous 2 resignations from the SC .
And now by my mine. I know the same answer will be given by some other groups soon.

And I appeal to all other groups and individuals: Walk away from this corrupt unrepresentative shell.

Help build a REAL allience against the war WHERE you won't have to look over your shoulder,
WHERE you wont be ignored,
WHERE you will have a real stake.
WHERE you will be told what is going on without having to ask

Yours in Solidarity

Laurence Vize

PS

If you can please support the day of action tomorrow (SATURDAY 28) for Eoin Rice who is now on his 14th day
of hunger strike against the war. We meet at 1pm at the halfpenny bridge Dublin.
And

Join Fairview Against The War!!! Meets every Wednesday at 8pm Smyths