International Socialist Network Explained

The International Socialist Network (ISN or IS Network for short) was a short-lived revolutionary socialist organisation in Britain. It was formed as a split from the Socialist Workers Party in 2013 following the alleged rape scandal concerning former National Secretary, Martin Smith.^{[1] [2]}

According to the group's Autumn 2014 Discussion Bulletin, it was "a tendency within Left Unity".^[3] The ISN also participated in unity talks involving other organisations, some of which are involved in Left Unity, including Workers Power, Socialist Resistance, Anti-Capitalist Initiative and Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century (RS21). It published regular 'internal' bulletins that are also publicly available, and one issue of a proposed journal, 'Cactus'.^[4]

The ISN voted to disband at a national meeting in May 2015 and encouraged members to join other socialist organisations.^[5]

External links

• Left Unity
• RS21

Notes and References

1. Web site: ISN: Not waving, but dying . Weekly Worker . 2014-07-24 . 2016-02-23.
2. Web site: How Not to Handle a Rape Allegation: the Case of the SWP. The North Star. 9 January 2013.
3. Web site: IS Network - Downloads . Internationalsocialistnetwork.org . 2016-02-23 . 14 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214193922/http://internationalsocialistnetwork.org/index.php/downloads . dead .
4. Web site: IS Network - Cactus Issue Zero . Internationalsocialistnetwork.org . 2013-11-14 . 2016-02-23 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402235710/http://internationalsocialistnetwork.org/index.php/downloads/279-cactus-issue-zero . dead .
5. Web site: IS Network - The International Socialist Network voted to dissolve itself in April 2015 . Internationalsocialistnetwork.org . 2016-02-23 . 26 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926132115/http://internationalsocialistnetwork.org/index.php/ideas-and-arguments/organisation/party-and-class/is-history/544-l8rz . dead .