The Eighth World Congress of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) took place in Belgium during the last week of November. Delegates from 25 countries came together for political discussion and analysis of the processes taking place in the world today. The main discussions were: Post September 11 – Can US Imperialism be Challenged?, World Economy and Globalisation, Latin America, New Features of the Crisis in the Neo-Colonial World, Europe, Building the CWI, Elections for CWI leadership bodies.
The CWI is a democratic socialist international organisation. A number of documents and resolutions were discussed, amended where necessary and then voted on. A new CWI Executive Committee was elected and two new sections recognised. Maavak Sozialisti has been working as a fully functioning CWI group in Israel for a number of years and as a result was recognised as a full section of the CWI. A small group of CWI sympathisers has been working in Kashmir for the last two years and in recognition of their work and political agreement with the ideas and methods of the CWI, they were recognised as a sympathising section of the CWI.
Over the coming weeks, CWI Online will publish all the main political Congress documents.
cwi online, 10 December 2002
Globalisation and the world economy
ROBIN CLAPP summarises the discussion on globalisation and the world economy.
CWI holds successful Eighth World Congress
A brief summary of some of the highlights of the reports from CWI affiliated parties and groups.
Judy Beishon, England and Wales Socialist Party
Building the CWI
An edited version of the introductory report presented by Niall Mulholland to the Eighth World Congress of the CWI, held in Belgium from 23-30 November.
Niall Mulholland, CWI. 28 December 2002
Australia and Austria
Reports from CWI sections in Australia and Austria on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.
Denise Dudley, Melbourne and Franz Breier, Vienna. 12 December 2002.
Belgium and Brazil
Reports from CWI sections in Belgium and Brazil on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.
LSP/MAS, Belgium and Andre Ferrari, Sao Paulo. 13 December 2002.
Canada, CIS and the Czech Republic
Reports from CWI sections in Canada, CIS and the Czech Republic on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.
Andrew Messing, Toronto, Rob Jones, Moscow and Vasek Votruba, Prague. 14 December 2002
England & Wales, Finland and Germany
Reports from CWI sections in England & Wales, Finland and Germany on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.
Hannah Sell, London, Jari-Pekka Raitamaa, Oulu and Berlin. 15 December 2002.
Greece, India, Ireland and Israel
Reports from CWI sections in Greece, India, Ireland and Israel on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.
Andros, Athens, Jagadesh, Bangalore, Peter Hadden, Belfast, Kevin McLoughlin, Dublin and Tel Aviv. 18 December 2002.
France, Kashmir, Netherlands and Nigeria
Reports from CWI sections in France, Kashmir, Netherlands and Nigeria on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.
Leila Messaoudi and Alexandre Rouillard, France, J., Kashmir, Patrick Zoomermeijer, Amsterdam and Rotimi, Lagos. 19 December 2002
South Africa, Sri Lanka and Sweden
Reports from CWI sections in South Africa, Sri Lanka and Sweden on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.
Weizmann Hamilton, Johannesburg, Siritunga Jayasuriya, Colombo and Per-Åke Westerlund, Stockholm. 22 December 2002
United States
Report from the CWI section in the United States on their party campaigns and activities over the last twelve months.