[Individual-members-EL] Hello list

[Thomas Kachel]

Hello list, 

and many thanks, Steven, for signing me up for the list - I certainly feel that individual membership is a worthwhile option to put pressure on the EB, but we need to broaden the approach so that euro-involved activists from WITHIN the member parties are also allowed a more direct contribution to the proceedings of the party - be it in terms of motions or simply being able to stand as candidates aso. 

Stephen, great to hear about your soundings about GLC elections - looking forward to hear more news in March when I am over. 

Grewetings Thomas 

> From: stephen_spence at btinternet.com
> To: individual-members-el at listi.jpberlin.de; peter at klapt.net
> CC: bob.g.king at ntlworld.com; andrew3am at hotmail.com; thomaskachel at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Individual-members-EL] Hello list
> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:57:43 +0000
> 
> Peter,
> 
> Welcome.  In England we have formed a network of individual members called 
> 'The Left - European Left England'.  We have a small website
> 
> www.theleft.org.uk
> 
> I have just asked Helmut Scholz one of Die Linke Executive Board members and 
> a member of the Secretariat to get the Executive Board to recognise 'ELE' as 
> an observor member of EL and invite us to meetings of the EB.  The Italians 
> have done this.  There are about 1000 of them.  I think all indivdual member 
> groups in each country should do this.  I know this is a national approach 
> but the idea is there will be so many of us as observors they will have to 
> think about a Europe wide body for us.
> 
> The EB in January was supposed to consider the matter of representation on 
> the EB for individual members following discussions we had at the Congress 
> in Prague in November.  I have asked Helmut Scholz and the Brussels office 
> for a report.  This is to put the pressure on.  As Joe Hill said 'don't 
> waste time mourning organise'.
> 
> For the English comrades I'll do a report on the weekend about some talks 
> I've had about attempts to establish a 'progressive' list in the Greater 
> London Council elections supporting livingstone for Mayor but running a GLA 
> slate.
> 
> Bestest
> 
> Stephen Spence
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dr. Peter Troxler" <peter at klapt.net>
> To: <individual-members-el at listi.jpberlin.de>
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:53 AM
> Subject: [Individual-members-EL] Hello list
> 
> 
> > Hello list
> >
> > I just managed to joined the EL as individual member.
> >
> > I won't have to explain that I'm attached to the left.  My reason to
> > join the EL is that the national parties while doing worthwhile stuff
> > at local and regional level tend to totally miss the point when it
> > comes to European issues and remain blinded by nationalism -- at
> > least that's my experience from having grown up in Switzerland (where
> > I used to be a member of the SP), having lived in Scotland (not
> > joining the SSP), and staying now in the Netherlands (only shortly a
> > member of the SP).
> >
> > Hence I certainly do support the motion of having individual members
> > represented on the EB.
> >
> > While I'm feeling lucky to have got a response after one month of
> > sending a fax to the EL (I remember no way of contacting the office
> > electronically) ... in an earlier attempt, 2005ish, I got no answer
> > at all ... I could imagine it would be good to ease that process if
> > we're aiming to boost membership  (I could actually give you a hand
> > if needed).
> >
> > Lastly, I hope to be able to connect to other individual members,
> > maybe in the area, but certainly first through this list.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > / Peter
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> 

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