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Hopi launch conference
10am, Saturday December 8. Somers Town Community Centre, 150 Ossulston Street, London NW1 (nearest tube stations: Kings Cross and Euston. Click here for a map) Please note that all documents will be available on the day and that amendments and nominations to the steering committee will be accepted during the day.
Draft agenda Hopi’s launch conference will have a unique feature - it will actually be a conference, not a rally. Time for genuine debate from the floor will be maximised and contributions from
the platform kept to a minimum.
This will allow comrades
to examine in detail the theoretical reasoning behind the slogans and pithy
formulations in our founding statement.
The same transparent, democratic
process will inform the rest of the day’s discussions - on our constitution,
our campaigning priorities and the composition of our leading committee. Check
out our website, which will contain all relevant documents.
Deadline for motions is Monday December 3. Deadline for amendments is Thursday December 6. Nominations for the executive can be made at the conference, but we would prefer it if you could send them to us in advance. Stalls are available for £20. 10.30am 10.45am 11am Introductions to background papers (around 10min each): Mike Macnair, David Mather, Mark Fischer, Moshe Machover 12noon 1.30pm 2.30pm 3pm 4pm 4.30pm
Amendments to Hopi Founding Statement 1. Submitted by Permanent Revolution1.1 Delete Paras 5 and 6 starting “Paradoxically, the US/UK invasion ..’ down to “.. occupation government in iraq”. Replace by: “The task of the anti war movement in Britain and HOPI is threefold. One to fight against any imperialist attack on Iran and support the Iranian peoples right to defend themselves by any means necessary. Secondly not to flinch from publicising the reactionary nature of the Tehran regime and its attacks on the workers and democratic movement. Thirdly to build links with all progressive forces fighting the regime – workers, women, trade unionists, socialists.” 1.2 In ‘campaign demands’, bullet point 3. Iinsert after “US/UK troops from ..” “Iraq and all” so that demand reads: • The immediate and unconditional withdrawal of US/UK troops from IRAQ and all the Gulf region! 1.3 Delete last bullet point “For a nuclear free middle east in a nuclear free world”
2. Submitted by Hopi Manchester 2.1 Add the following bullet point to HOPI demands: - Add to the demand 'Opposition to Israeli expansionism and aggression!':
Motion 1: Relations with the Stop the War Coalition 1. Conference notes that: In 2008, Hands Off the People of Iran will prioritise: Motion 3: The Iranian Student Movement 1. Conference notes that: 3.3 Where possible, look to co-ordinate action and protests with Iranian students – especially on International Women's Day and Student's Day (December 4)
Conference notes that in the last few months, thousand of Iranian workers have been involved in protests, strikes and demonstrations against the neo-liberal economic policies of Iran’s Islamic Republic regime. Many workers and activists are currently in prison, others face trial and persecution. Conference therefore instructs the elected steering committee to do its utmost to: 1. Expose the devastation caused by the neo liberal economic policies of the Iranian regime including privatisations, imposition of ' white contracts', mass unemployment, systematic non payment of wages etc. 2. Build active support for the model HOPI trade union resolution, which opposes imperialist war while emphasising the need for active rank and file solidarity with Iranian workers. 3. Support the efforts of Workers Fund Iran to provide financial support for Iranian workers. 4. Demand the immediate and unconditional release of workers arrested for their trade union or political activities, including Mahmoud Salehi, Mansour Ossanlou, Ebrahim Madadi and Mohsen Hakimi.
1. Aims 2. Affiliates and members
2:2 Hopi also encourages individuals to become members of
the campaign:
3:1 The steering committee
must call an annual HOPI conference with a minimum of one month’s notice;
emergency conferences require one week’s notice. Alternatively a conference can
be called at the request of a minimum of 25% of the membership.
3:2 All properly convened HOPI conferences can decide by a simple majority to:
3:3 All individual Hopi
members and affiliated organisations have one vote at all Hopi conferences and
membership meetings.
4. Steering committee 4:2
All affiliated organisations have the right to send a representative with full speaking rights to steering committee meetings.
4:3 The steering committee has the right to co-opt individuals and
representatives of affiliates as full voting members. These voting additions to
the steering committee must be subsequently ratified by the Hopi conference.
4:4 This committee (made of
up the directly elected persons, voting and non-voting affiliates) shall decide
amongst itself how to divide up the work of the campaign, though as a minimum
the following posts should be considered: secretary, chair, press officer,
treasurer.
4:5 Meetings of the
steering committee shall be advertised in advance, are open to observers and
its minutes shall be circulated to all affiliates and supporters, as well as
published on the website. The committee should aim to meet every six weeks as a
minimum.
4:6 Subject to security
considerations, Hopi will publish its annual accounts and make these publicly
available via its website.
4:7 Amongst the
responsibilities of the SC are: steering HOPI, taking political decisions on
behalf of HOPI in consultation with the members whenever possible, devising a
timed workplan for HOPI’s campaigns and activities, broadening the support base
of HOPI, organising gatherings, rallies, demonstrations, seminars and
conferences, preparing leaflets and other publicity material for the Campaign,
planning and organising the AGMs, organisation and collection of affiliation
fees and financial supports.
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