| Pakistan: Summer School of the Sindh Region: “When all else faded into the background, but Revolution” |
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| By Zafar Imam in Sindh | |||
| Friday, 18 July 2008 | |||
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It was hosted by the comrades of the Thatta and Bathoro branches of the Marxist Tendency, who worked day in and day out to hold a successful School. Comrade Allah Bachayo, Nabi Soho, Anwar Ukeli, Manzoor and others managed the administrative work of the School and hosted more than a hundred comrades. The School served to take the comrades to a higher level where they started to look at Marxism and its applications with a broader vision. Sessions
This discussion covered not only theory of Permanent Revolution but also its practical applications and forms of struggle. Comrade Haresh, Imran, Hanif, RB and some others contributed to the discussion. Finally, answering the questions, comrade Zafar summed up the session, expressing the revolutionary determination of the IMT to trigger the process of Permanent Revolution. This session was chaired by comrade Saddam.
This session was led by comrade Aijaz Bughio. He delivered a highly thought-over lead off on the need of organization in revolutionary movements. He also briefly outlined the history of the various Internationals, their struggle against class society, the contradictions and re-emergence of the Fourth International founded by Leon Trotsky. The section of the IMT in Pakistan, its performance, its strategy to counter the counter-revolution and its recruitment was further discussed by contributing comrades. Comrades Rahul, Suresh, Zaheer, Rashid Lagari, etc., also contributed to the debate. Finally, the session was beautifully summed up by comrade Aijaz Bughio who instilled revolutionary emotion and an irreconcilable will in the hearts of the comrades to fight against class society. They Danced To the Tunes of Revolution
The Sum-up
On 12th July, when the hall was full with more than a hundred comrades and cadres, comrade Haresh, the Regional Secretary of the Sindh Region, summed up the school with mind-stunning and heart pulling revolutionary emotions. The hall applauded his words when he referred to the fact that what remains now is not our misery, but a victory, the victory of international proletariat, of revolution, the permanent, uninterrupted, irreconcilable struggle against hypocritical bourgeois society. The comrades stood up and sang the Internationale. Then there were slogans of revolution and ancient Keenjhar dominated the scene, with everything else fading into the background.
Singing of the Internationale
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On 11th and 12th July
comrades from all over the Sindh region gathered on Lake
Keenjhar Lake
in the Thatta District to participate in the Annual Marxist
School of the Sindh
Region. The comrades started to reach the venue on evening on 10th
July. This was a long awaited event by the comrades of the Sindh Region, who
put all their efforts and enthusiasm into making the school a success.
This School was spread over two days and
divided into four sessions, two sessions each day. The first session started
with an enthralling lead off by comrade Haresh on World Perspectives. Comrade
Haresh started to explain the current turmoil in the world economy which has
shaken world capitalism to its very foundations. He explained in detail the
panic which has gripped the world of fictitious capital. He then outlined the
political perspectives which are dramatic for most of the countries of world, especially
the developed countries. He also compared this economic nightmare with the
great depression of the 1930s, which will mean capitalism is entering a very
unstable period, paving the way for International Socialism. This was well
received by the audience present in the hall. A number of comrades contributed
to the discussion. Comrades Imran, RB, Sharjeel, Anwar Panhwar, GR soomro and
Aijaz Bughio extended the discussion further, explaining in detail the current
political and economic situation in Pakistan. The discussion was summed
up by comrade Haresh, while comrade Nabi Soho chaired the session.
After the lunch break, the second session
of the day started. Comrade Zia Zaonr from Dadu delivered a beautiful and
profound lead off on "What is Marxism" and its constituent parts. Comrade Zia
explained before the comrades the classical concepts of the theory of Marxism,
which even to day, is applicable in its original form. He emphasized the need
for comrades to study the theory of Marxism because it is the need of the hour.
For every revolutionary comrade it is indispensable to know what goes beyond
the ordinary political thinking. Then, the discussion opened up for
contributions from the floor. Comrades contributed in detail on Marxist
economy, Dialectical materialism, Historical Materialsim. Comrades Khalid and
Hassan, Suresh, Paul, Zaheer and M.Khan Ahmdani presented before the comrades
the revolutionary ideas of Marxist theory and its applications. This session
was summed up by comrade Zia Zaonr, and was chaired by comrade Sarfraz.
On the second day the first session was on
The Theory of Permanent Revolution. The lead off was delivered by Comrade
Zafar. There was a lot of interest among the comrades in this session, because
the revolutions of the past were constantly betrayed by Stalinism and its
theoretical foundations. The world is suffering and this situation has been
aggravated by the failures of revolutions around the world. The Theory of
Permanent Revolution is a noble work of Leon Trotsky, which is a prelude to the
socialist revolution especially in colonial, semi-colonial and neo-colonial
countries. This is a prognosis of the constant and permanent spring of
revolution which is perpetually re-energized by irreconcilable struggle against
class society.
Finally, the concluding session of the
school was on the Organization (the History of the International Marxist
Tendency and its Current Tasks).
At the end of first day of the School, the
comrades celebrated the beauty of Lake
Keenjhar. This is the
second largest natural lake in Sindh, spread over 72 square miles. When night
falls on Keenjhar, its sparkling water turns into a somber and silent ancient
pool. From dusk to midnight, in that windy calm night, there were songs of
revolution. A local singer was invited to sing the songs of struggle, of the
revolutionary dawn of the universe. Comrades of all territories, cultures and
values, submerged into a single Bolshevik culture and comradeship, and it was
the anthem of revolution which made the hundreds dance and sing. This event
brought otherwise distant comrades of different social groups closer together.
They were determined that only a socialist revolution and class society can win
all such beauties of life to mankind.
