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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results91 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAnarchism: Its Philosophy and Ideal Kropotkin, Peter Article 1901 A different conception of society, very different from that which now prevails, is in process of formation. Under the name of Anarchy, a new interpretation of the past and present life of society aris... Anarchism: What It Really Stands For ![]() Goldman, Emma Article 1910 Anarchsim: The philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law; the theory that all forms of government rest on violence, and are therefore wrong and harmful, as well as... The Arusha Declaration Nyerere, Julius Article 1967 Tanganyika African National Union's policy on Socialism and Self-Reliance.
As We Don't See It ![]() Article A clarification of Solidarity London's 1968 pamphlet, "As We See It." Distinction is placed between real socialism and the "exploitative privileged minorities" who controll(ed) the USSR and China, as... A Better World: Programme of the Worker-communist Party of Iran ![]() Article The actual lives and actions of people themselves reveal a deep-seated belief in the possibility and even the certainty of a better future. The Caracas Commitment: Declaration from World Meeting of Left Parties, November 19-21, 2009, Caracas, Venezuela Article 2009 We have gathered with the aim of unifying criteria and giving concrete answers that allow us to defend our sovereignty, our social victories, and the freedom of our peoples in the face of the generali... The Case for Grassroots Archives ![]() Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Grassroots archives play a valuable role in what has been called "the battle of memory". People's history projects such as grassroots archives preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden historie... Climate justice movement shakes Canada's New Democratic Party Fidler, Richard Article 2016 The impact of the Leap Manifesto at the party convention, argues Richard Fidler, opens major opportunities to deepen the debate on climate justice and to build an ecosocialist left in and around the N... The Communist Manifesto ![]() Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich Book 1848 Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels as the theoretical and practical platform of the Communist League, a workers' association.
The Communist Manifesto in Perspective Hobsbawm, Eric Article 1998 Eric Hobsbawm’s opening address to the international conference organised by Espaces Marx on the 150th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto. Critique of the Gotha Programme ![]() Marx, Karl Article 1875 Karl Marx's criticisms of the programme adopted by congress to unite the two German socialist parties in 1875. A Decentralist Manifesto Borsodi, Ralph Article 1958 No political institution can be considered human and properly adapted to the nature of humankind if it in any way infringes upon liberty; if it even in the slightest, interferes with the conditions ne... Declaration of Independence Jefferson, Thomas Article 1776 The document in which the 13 American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Article 1789 Approved by the National Assemby of France August 26, 1789.
For the Reconstitution of the Movements from Below: Autonomy and Independence: A Reflection almost Ten Years After the Water War Olivera, Oscar Article 2009 Within the grassroots there are mixed feelings of dissatisfaction, sadness and anger. The demand of re-appropriating the commons and natural resources like gas, petrol, minerals and water has fundamen... Fuck Hamas! Fuck Israel! Gaza youth offers up a cry of despair : Rapid global reaction to cyber-manifesto surprises its drafters Carbajosa, Ana Article 2011 A group of Palestinian youth put out a manifesto that calls for an end to divisive party politics in Gaza and the West Bank. The youth want peace and freedom. Gazan Youth's Manifesto for Change Article 2010 We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, the occupation, the violations of human rights and the indifference of the international community! The Green Book Article 1979 Report of the Politico-Military Strategy Commission to the African National Congress National Executive Committee, 1979. Humanism and its Aspiration: Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933 Article 2003 Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of huma... Humanist Manifesto I Article 1933 Outlines affirmations on cosmology, biological and cultural evolution, human nature, epistemology, ethics, religion, self-fulfillment, and the quest for freedom and social justice. Inaugural Address of the International Workingmen's Association Marx, Karl Article 1864 Speech by Karl Marx to the founding meeting of the First International. The International Workingmen's Association, General Rules Article 1864 Rules of the First International Workingmen's Association, adopted at its founding congress in 1864. Introduction to the Critique of the Gotha Programme ![]() Korsch, Karl Article 1922 Next to the Communist Manifesto of 1847-8 and the 'General Introduction' to the Critique of Political Economy of 1857, the Critique of the Gotha Programme of 1875 is, of all Karl Marx's shorter works,... Is that an archive in your basement... or are you just hoarding?: Sources News Release Article 2012 Are you an 'accidental archivist'? Have you been saving the publications and documents produced by the social justice projects you've been involved in? Then Connexions would like to hear from you. The Joy of Revolution ![]() Knabb, Ken Book 1997 Knabb says "What is needed, I believe, is a worldwide participatory-democracy revolution that would abolish both capitalism and the state. This is admittedly a big order, but I'm afraid that nothing l... The Leap Manifesto: A Call for a Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another Article 2015 We start from the premise that Canada is facing the deepest crisis in recent memory. so we need to Leap. A Leap Toward Radical Politics? The Bullet Article 2016 The Leap Manifesto is, in a way, Canada's version of the burst of Left and socialist energies that have come with the Bernie Sanders campaign in the Democratic Party in the U.S. and the Jeremy Corbyn ... The Left Alternative ![]() Unger, Roberto Book 2009 Unger writes a manifesto that engages a vital question of our time: where should the Left go from here? In his analysis, Unger examines the major debates in the world today and he rallies for alternat... Letter to Bracke Marx, Karl Article 1875 Karl Marx comments on the unity programme (Gotha programme) of the German Democratic Workers Party and the People's Party. Manifestations And Declarations: Of the Twentieth Century Cormack, Patricia (Editor) Book 1998 This collection of original documents describes what significance they had for the social change and political movements of the twentieth century. Manifeste de l'Anarchie Bellegarrigue, Anselme Article 1850 Le Manifeste est une intervention passionnante contre la folie politique que, sous le nom de démocratie, prétend que nous cédions nos droits à la liberté et à l'autonomie à des représentants élus pour... Manifesto of Surrealism Breton, Andre Article 1924 Surrealism is the invisible ray which will one day enable us to win out over our opponents. Manifesto of the Communist International to the Workers of the World Trotsky, Leon Article 1919 Adopted by the founding congress of the Third International (Comintern) in March 1919.
The Manifesto of the Network of Alternative Resistance Article 1999 Contrary to the defensive position in which rebel and alternative groups and movements often find themselves, we believe true resistance must include the creation, here and now, of the ties and pionee... The Manifesto of the People's Global Action Article 1998 We assert our will to struggle as peoples against all forms of oppression. But we do not only fight the wrongs imposed on us. We are also committed to building a new world. Manifesto of the Second Congress of the Third International Article 1920 Adopted in Moscow, August 1920, at the Second World Congress of the Communist International.
Manifesto of the Sixteen: Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article A document drafted in 1916 by eminent anarchists Peter Kropotkin and Jean Grave which advocated an Allied victory over Germany and the Central Powers during the First World War. The Manifesto of The Socialist League Morris, William; Bax, E. Belfort Article 1885 Advocating the principles of Revolutionary International Socialism; that is, we seek a change in the basis of Society - a change which would destroy the distinctions of classes and nationalities.
Manifesto of the Socialist Party of Canada - 1910 Article 1910 Tthe Socialist Party of Canada is the nucleus of the revolt of the slaves of Canada against capitalism. Its policy is to educate the slaves of Canada to an understanding of their position and organize... Manifesto of the Third Camp against US Militarism and Islamic Terrorism Article 2006 The human and genuine solution to the problem of nuclear weapons, to Islamic terrorism and its horrific crimes against the people of the world, and to the militaristic bullying of the US and Western g... Manifestos, Programs, Visions: Selected Manifestos - Political Statements - Programs ![]() Website 1649 A selection of left manifestos, programs, poltical statements and visions from the 1600s to today. News & Letters: Draft for Marxist-Humanist Perspectives, 2006 - 2007 Article 2006 We aim to help fill the void on the question of "what happens after" by creatively rethinking and restating his concept of "revolution in permanence" for today. The Organisational Structure of the Communist Parties, the Methods and Content of Their Work: Theses Article 1921 Adopted at the Third Congress of the Communist International (Comintern) in 1921.
Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 20, 2016: Connexions Enters Its Fifth Decade Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 This issue of Connexions Other Voices falls on the 40th anniversary of the publication of the very first Connexions newsletter, which was published in February 1976. That first issue carried the title... Our Program and the Political Situation Luxemburg, Rosa Article 1918 Tthe text of a speech by Rosa Luxemburg to the Founding Congress of the Communist Party of Germany (Spartacus League), made on December 31, 1918.
The Paris Commune of 1871: The View from the Left ![]() Schulkind, Eugene; (Editor) Book 1972 For the Left, the Paris Commune of 1871 stands as the first example of the exercise of political power by a working class. Socialists, Communists and Anarchists have all looked to this 72-day revoluti... Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto Alfred, Taiaiake Book 1999 This new edition accounts the history and future of the indigenous people of North America is at once a bold and forceful critique of Indigenous leaders and politics, and a sensitive reflection on the... A People's Manifesto: Let's Roll Back Austerity and Claim Real Democracy!: Urgent common priorities for a democratic, social, ecological and feminist Europe ![]() Article 2013 Europe stands on the edge of a precipice, looking into the abyss. Austerity policies drive the peoples of Europe into poverty, undercut democracy and dismantle social policies. Rising inequalities end... Perspectives for Conscious Change in Everyday Life ![]() Debord, Guy Article 1961 Guy Debord says that to study everyday life would be a completely absurd undertaking, unable even to grasp anything of its object, if this study was not expressly for the purpose of transforming every... The Platform of the Communist International Article 1919 Adopted by the founding congress of the Third International, March 1919.
A Political Statement of the Libertarian Socialist Collective Libertarian Socialist Collective Article 1979 The socialist perspective, as we see it, implies a total critique of human society as it is presently constituted. Socialism means a total transformation of life and social institutions - a project of... The Port Huron Statement ![]() Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Article 1962 A seminal statement of the New Left, adopted by SDS in 1962. Preliminaries Toward Defining a Unitary Revolutionary Program ![]() Debord, Guy Article 1960 Written as a platform for discussion within the Situationist International, and for its linkup with revolutionary militants of the workers movement. Principles of Environmental Justice Article 1991 A defining document for the grassroots movement for environmental justice. The Program of the Minority James, C.L.R.; Dunayevskaya, Raya; et al Article 1946 Statement of the minority in the (U.S.) Workers Party.
The Regina Manifesto: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Programme Article Adopted by the founding convention of the CCCF in Regina, Saskatchewan, July, 1933.
Reimagining Society ![]() Website An online collection of visions, proposals and strategies for social transformation. Report on the Construction of Situations and on the International Situationist Tendency's Conditions of Organization and Action Debord, Guy Article 1957 Founding manifesto of the Situationist International. Revolution Re-Assessed: Politics of Human Liberation ![]() Article 1980 The political objectives and beliefs of the Australian-based Libertarian Socialist Organisation. The Rights of Man Paine, Thomas Book 1792 Thomas Paine's defense of the French Revolution -- and the right to revolt. Russell-Einstein Manifesto Russell, Bertrand; Einstein, Albert Article 1955 We have to learn to think in a new way. We have to learn to ask ourselves, not what steps can be taken to give military victory to whatever group we prefer, for there no longer are such steps; the que... The Socialist League and the Struggle for a Socialist Canada Article 1974 The Socialist League is a democratic centralist organization which views its main tasks as gathering cadres for the future mass revolutionary party. Socialist Thought: A Documentary History Fried, Albert; Sanders, Ronald (eds.) Book 1964 An anthology of important documents in the history of European socialist thought, from pre-revolutionary France to the 1950s. Solidarity As We See It ![]() Article 1967 Ten Points on Solidarity's Socialist position - the compromised nature of the "Bolsheviks" and trade unions, the need to "build from below," the desire to see themselves as "merely an instrument of w... Solidarity (US) Founding Statement ![]() Article 1986 Adopted at the founding national convention of SOLIDARITY in the Spring of 1986.
Statement of Principles of the Hammersmith Socialist Society Morris, William Article 1890 Advocates "an essential change in the basis of society: the present basis is privilege for the few and consequent servitude for the many; the further basis will be equality of condition for all, which... Statement of Principles of the Independent Socialist Club Draper, Hal Article 1964 Our view of socialism is both democratic and revolutionary, both humanist and working class; and it is only as a revolutionary-democratic movement of opposition to the Establishments that socialism ca... Tearing Away the Veils: The Communist Manifesto ![]() Berman, Marshall Article 2011 At the dawn of the twentieth century, there were workers who were ready to die with the Communist Manifesto. At the dawn of the twenty-first, there may be even more who are ready to live with it. Tearing Down the Seven Pillars of Neoliberalism: Manifesto 2007 ![]() Attac France Article 2007 With the beginning of the 1980s, we entered a new era of capitalism, the era of neoliberalism. This project systematically destroys all political, social and ecological restrictions for the activity o... Theses on the Fundamental Tasks of the Communist International Article 1920 Adopted at the Second Congress of the Communist International, August 1920.
The Transitional Program: The Death Agony of Capitalism and the Tasks of the Fourth International Trotsky, Leon Book 1938 Leon Trotsky's program for the founding of the Fourth International.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects Wollstonecraft, Mary Book 1792 Published in 1792, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was the first great feminist treatise. Wollstonecraft preached that intellect will always govern and sought to persuade women to endeavour to ac... A Vision from the Heartland: Socialism for the 21st Century La Botz, Dan Book 2010 La Botz argues that to solve the problems of our economy and the environment, and to end America‘s wars abroad, we must begin to create a socialist society. A socialist society is one where the workin... The Waffle Manifesto: For an Independent Socialist Canada Article 1969 The founding statement of the Waffle group within the New Democratic Party. Walking: We Ask Questions ![]() Notes from Nowhere Collective Article 2003 An essay from the book We Are Everywhere by the Notes From Nowhere Collective. We Can Change the World: The Real Meaning Of Everyday Life ![]() Stratman, Dave Book 1991 Stratman draws on his experiences as a parent in the Boston school busing battle and later as Washington director of the National PTA, interviews with British coal miners and striking American meatpac... What Do We Do Now? Building a Social Movement in the Aftermath of Free Trade ![]() Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 We have the potential to create a social movement in this country that goes beyond single-issue organizing to work toward an integrated vision of a more just and caring society. William Morris: From Romantic to Revolutionary Thompson, E. P. Book 1955 A biography of the nineteenth-century socialist, designer, artist, and intellectual William Morris. Winnipeg Declaration of Principles Article The principles of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Workers Opposition: Solidarity London Pamphlet Kollontai, Alexandra Book 1921 Published in Soviet Russia in January 1921 and banned in March 1921. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesConnexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... News and Letters An organization of Marxist-Humanists standing for the abolition of capitalism, both in its private property form and ins its state property form. We stand for the deveopment of new human relations; wh... Red Menace, The The online archive of the libertarian socialist newsletter The Red Menace. Articles on socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, h... From the Connexions ArchivesThe Red Menace ![]() A libertarian socialist newsletter Serial Publication (Periodical) 1975 Articles on topics such as socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, hierarchy, jargon, prostitution, obscenity, science fiction, ... |