[Marxism] Galloway Faction Splits From Respect

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George Galloway and his supporters have now split from Respect. They have  
released the following statement and invitation to a conference in London to  
plan the formation of a new Party without the SWP. 
RENEW RESPECT 
We are inviting you to attend the Respect Renewal conference. 
It will take place on Saturday 17 November, at the Bishopsgate Institute in  
London, from 11am to 5pm. 
Speakers include George Galloway MP, Linda Smith, Cllr Salma Yaqoob, Ken  
Loach. There will be plenty of time for debate. 
It will be an opportunity for all Respect members and others who want to  
continue the process of building a vibrant, radical, left alternative to New  
Labour to come together and discuss how to do this following the recent  
debilitating divisions that have split Respect. 
It will be an opportunity to reflect on the mistaken methods and lack of  
political vision that have led to the split in Respect and to learn lessons on  
how to work together and with others in the future. 
We remain committed to the radical policies which have been the cornerstone  
of Respect since its inception. Our organisational model is based on 
plurality,  democracy and transparency. 
For us, the acronym RESPECT â Respect, Equality, Socialism, Peace,  
Environment, Community and Trade Unions â remains as valid today as it did at 
 our 
launch in 2004. 
We want to build Respect but we also want to work together with all others  
who share a vision of a better, more equitable society, to create a broader,  
united party to represent the interests of all working-class people. 
We want to reach out to all those in the anti-war movement who still need a  
voice for peace and against imperialism. 
We want to reach out to all those concerned about climate change and the  
destruction of the environment. 
We want to reach out to all those in the trade unions who feel betrayed by  
New Labour under Brown as under Blair. 
We want to reach out to all those in the black, Asian and other minority  
ethnic communities who suffer racism and Islamophobia. 
We want to reach out to all those who want to fight against discrimination,  
whether or the grounds of religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or  
age. 
We want to reach out to the dispossessed, the asylum seeker, the migrant  
worker and to all who defend them. 
If you want to reach out with us, come along and join in our discussion. 
The Respect Renewal conference is called by the following Respect National  
Council members: 
Linda Smith National Chair,
Salma Yaqoob National Vice-Chair,
Mobeen  Azhar,
Ayesha Bajwa,
Victoria Brittain,
Rita Carter,
Ger  Francis,
George Galloway MP,
Jerry Hicks,
John Lister,
Ken  Loach,
Abdul Khalik,
Abdurahman Jafar,
Abjol Miah,
Bernie  Parkes,
Yvonne Ridley,
Clive Searle,
Alan Thornett,
Nick Wrack. 
If you would like to attend to our conference, or would like to know more  
about us, please get in touch. 
e-mail: _respectrenewal@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:respectrenewal@xxxxxxxxx)  
_http://www.respectrenewal.org_ (http://www.respectrenewal.org/) 




   
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