[fse-esf] Circular to the International left on the split in the L5I

[League for the 5th International]

Circular to the international left on the split in the L5I

This is a one off circular to the international left on the split in the
League for the Fifth International. Our website will be updated with
documents from it over the next two weeks, but this will be the only email
we send on the question. . Currently you can read our statement and the
evidence that led to the expulsion. While, we will post up materials from
the internal struggle on the website, our main priority is continuing our
work in the anti-capitalist, workers and social movements and amongst youth.

Fraternally,

Luke C
League for the Fifth International
www.fifthinternational.org
lfioffice at btopenworld.com

L5I Statement: A split in the League for the Fifth International
01 July 2006
A split has occurred in the League for the Fifth International. A minority
of members ­ most of them members of the British Section - have been
expelled for secretly drawing up detailed plans to split the League on the
eve of its seventh congress, due before the end of July. This split plan had
not the slightest excuse. Until the discovery of these plans no disciplinary
measures have been taken by the majority against the minority. No violation
of restriction of their rights to argue their positions within our
organisation has occurred. Nor have the splitters, up to the last minute,
argued that their views and those of the majority were programmatically
incompatible. Therefore to secretly plan to split the League and indeed, as
we will show, to damage it in every way they could, was a totally
unprincipled and disloyal act. No serious organisation could tolerate such a
violation of its fundamental right to exist. To expel them is an elementary
act of self-protection.

A grouping of members had been waging an internal struggle for two years,
first as an informal grouping, then as a tendency, then finally as a
minority national faction in the British Section and then as an
international faction. No disciplinary measures whatsoever were taken
against them. They were accorded all their rights, they presented
alternative documents, were able to speak to them in all the sections of the
League they chose to attend. Since the launching of our pre-congress period
in January, 10 internal bulletins have carried this discussion over
international perspectives and the tactics and tasks for building the
organisation. Over the last month the sections have held national aggregates
of members to decide on which basic documents, those of the Majority or the
Minority should be the basis of debate at congress. More...

For an outline of the evidence that resulted in the expulsions click here



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