Revolutionary Socialism (Venezuela) Explained

Country:Venezuela
Revolutionary left
Native Name:Izquierda Revolucionaria
Newspaper:El Militante
Ideology:Trotskyism
Socialism
Marxism
Position:Far-left
International:International Revolutionary Left[1]
Colours:Red
Website:http://www.izquierdarevolucionariave.net/
Colorcode:
  1. FF0000

Revolutionary Socialism (Spanish; Castilian: Socialismo Revolucionario) is/was a Trotskyist political party in Venezuela. It was formerly affiliated to the Committee for a Workers' International. The party publishes the newspaper El Militante.

Activities

Socialismo Revolucionario have organised public meeting on various issues such as one on the events surrounding the CPE in France (see 2006 labour protests in France) with over 100 in attendance.[2]

Socialismo Revolucionario members have also helped organise the Workers Rights Campaign Venezuela and campaigned in defence of trade union rights.[3] [4]

Merger with Izquierda Revolucionaria

After a series of discussions and exchanges of documents a merger was agreed by Revolutionary left and the Committee for a Worker's International with Izquierda Revolucionaria and their co-thinkers in Mexico and Spain.[5] This was agreed at a conference in Madrid on 13 April 2017 and confirmed at a conference of the CWI in Barcelona on 22 July 2017. [6] In Venezuela Izquierda Revolucionaria were previously known as the Revolutionary Marxist Current, the merged groups will use the name Izquierda Revolucionaria in Venezuela.

References

  1. Web site: Izquierda Revolucionaria - Founding Congress of the International Revolutionary Left. 29 July 2019 .
  2. http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2006/04/14venezuela.html Successful CWI public meeting in Caracas
  3. http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2007/03/09venezuela.html Workers in strategic industries demonstrate against corruption and bureaucracy
  4. http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2007/09/17venez.html Workers’ occupy Ministry of Labour offices
  5. Web site: Committee for a workers' International - Spain: Historic congress of Izquierda Revolucionaria. Izquierda Revolucionaria. reporters. www.socialistworld.net. 24 February 2019. 5 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705133949/http://socialistworld.net/index.php/international/europe/28-spain/9219-spain-historic-congress-of-izquierda-revolucionaria. dead.
  6. Web site: Committee for a workers' International - CWI/IR unification: An historic strengthening of the forces of Marxism. socialistworld.net. www.socialistworld.net. 24 February 2019. 27 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005323/http://www.socialistworld.net/index.php/other-topics/activities/9368-cwi-ir-unification-an-historic-strengthening-of-the-forces-of-marxism. dead.

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