movement Livio Maitan recalls his early days in the Trotskyist Many of these pioneers were recanca in a gang speech by Harry 78-year old British Trotskyism. Harry paid particular • tribute to Starkey Jackson, secretary HOVE ment in the 1930s, tragically killed in the 2nd World also explained Gelderen had played in the struggle of the Trotskyists in Labour youth organisation the Most of all, Harry Wicks paid tribute to had discussed his with him.
CLR declared you in spirit, if not In detail' and expressed his pleasure in seeing so many young people laking up Hosted by Pam Singer and Stella Coyle songs from Alan Freeman and Chris Guthrie the participants followed the revolutionary struggle over fifty years.
Bringinge United Secretariat of the Fourth From left to right: Harry Wicks, CLR James and Charlie van Gelderen secretary the IMG, spoke of Charlie's role ir helping to build the Trotskyist movement in Italy and South Africa as well as in Britain. As a young serviceman during the war, Charlie helped to organise the first Trotskyist group in Italy, and still possesses his membership card member number of the Italian Trotskyist movement.
himself said that the been fulfilled - the past fifty years had seen revolu tions all over the world.
Socialist Challenge And he paid tribute to the women's movement. It was its existence that had changed the ideas of men like himself and which had made him realise the importance of fighting sexism Livio Maitan explained that the Fourth Interna tional is in its 'pre-history' - the real history of the rourth international wil be written when we build Hass revolutionary parties.
And when we do, it will have been made possibl by the unceasing devotio of comrades like Charlie.
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