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Tessa van Geldern

R.S.S.F. Conference Report

First Published: Student International, bulletin for student power. May-June 1969 No.3 pp13-15

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Another Conference of' RSSP is over; There !ll'e ronny eriid.oi~ to ba m.~de of the conference {'1.n0 thoy will be In'ld.o in this article) but it is importarr to atat& 'th~t for all its f'lulta, tharc W':'l.s ona quilit'ltive:..clit~srence that <:l!nergeu 13. t this oonf\)rOOce whiab::-;•tas 1.bserrt ·£rom prG-vious ones:-RSSF' o11n be sa.id tQ ba. however tentatively, 'l viable o.;g~nis:~tion. It hs.s proved itse11' beo~use of its initiative c·w..Jr tsE• This is not to blow up ~ut of' all proportion the :rolE$ .RS$1? pl"\y~a in the L8E crlaia• Bather, the aotion t!l.ken by F.SSF indic ;>. t~d the OX':';ct J?c'sition the student m.ovanon.t bAs ar;rived at in Brlta.in todi3.Yt .:;md iXl a large e:ittent this was refloot.ed a.t thg oonteren.c.e. (It ·is very important for RSSF dorriple.taly to come to torrns with it.s,alf' ~rid ·not thw it ..-'il.n N'lOli the pOsition the German S:CS is in~ O·Vernight. 'this C'\n only be done b:/. provi:n.g itself in action, and the !li)Od O"f tho onforer.100: indio'l.tO~ tMt this is gradua.lly being raellisea by the memb~O)·) ·-.

Most of the . politio'3.l discussion pentred ;1i"'wld tho at~tegy of' red bases ~ L~. Unfortuna.t:.a:.J, these two subjects 1'overl~ppod1' nthox· than bai:ng p~rt c)f what· ·6f)lht~t W'l:S ea~enti'\lly th~ .a'l.J® to:pict · ..9('!al!r) ~- '\ speo;ifio e:x:wnp:]e- .... or a.t l~st- 11 pote».tbtl am:aPJ!e- "a£' a genem.l. strategy. ~,the di.aouaa . .io.n th.'lt took phoa it s~Eill8 th!.Jit nO lessOOa are ·to be .... ~wn :frotlr the :zsm exp~;.~~; oilll;lr orit:ii.li.sn;w of m•a. ~·tiour dtUrl.ng tb:6 ®isiS~ that we D:ll lal~ about prw~u.sli• a1t ·thq:t wliid oritioism· should not be mde o.gq.inat ,._ey group · or m: 1..v:Wua11• hUt it shOtildi be constructive a:rltioism. 'l!hat is~ in this; sit\lntian. vt.e shoullll: au be able to. lOO.rn :trom the mts.t!lkes nnde l'lt ·xs ('\.a w~Jl .<ts tn.e ~.o..a~,. at cour&lB)• Mot ano~ - if "flY ·• cisouasion .... to.i~_ nl.~ these Iioca• ·

RiilsolutiontJ poss.Jd on No:rthar·n l relr.m.d. c1nd tu~ui lln can ulso ue carried out in tho sw:~o >liJ.'/ . C,ie can \fOrk with l:rish .m'id \iost ln~liun orgp.trl.Sf:~tio.:t:lB. a:nd offer th~ facili ti~.~ <1n:'!, tiue that we lw.ve ~vaj_lublo; in thiS rcl~::ti.ons will l1D louger :tJ~-_j1);at words ()», pttJf:?Xt aS thOY h~WG taruled to be in th:u pc.at. Ho l'Il!ltte.r how a~ :ncvre our .:.~ocla:rati.ons •Jf so1idi'l:tity ~:;,;.~1 lffu lJU.St. now bG ?re1,)~:tred t9 cc;:l."".f th~ ou.t by o.ction.s alfl clued-a .(n.eV~:r £or;;et t int however thct our ,:irs-t ~lnc.e ot st:ru.cal.e liea .in.~the infititut;; of qducuti-;;>n ~rhere no are idtu~t:oc\}. It . fpllm:s _lo.;ioJJ.lly howQve:r -~h;,tt, · until. r,{f hove hnd sone victo.JrJ itr the: ~tl.-v.£.;1c we: \'iill nav:~-r P.a in a ·positi-on to ~mn ·ov-er .the cdninist-rat;iv.~ bu.i.ldtl'lGt

wan !or or.ta · dayl to str.i$ea~ ~tithout victinisat:i.on ..

·"- • ·Ill¥> con!e:<-.e 1 t .S<>;t! u& q.> ]>!).!tl;r o:rs<>n;oed, •,'!!!;, 'Jilli>l r<>l>l<~ted -, . in th~ mq:r.·~ '

1tl-ell..:lmovm't speakers Cl{)ci,ihtit~nn mof;t <>f- tbe it\ae\W~;L_qlfs. ~ ....

Thia wos . pa;t :J.eli]Jor ot.e ~ ::ru.ch., but :id.mplY b~oa'U;se tha· ~~ -chairiJen; wantin.:; to 'b.e, 11:fn,ir to all tendancias1i, d.id :not t.c.k~ apank\tlt.Q ~n. ;s€}q­uenti~l. _0-;cdoo::, i;lut ohoBQ those tney knew .:;is re'p:tasentotive.'G r;,-.f Qer:tnin tend~nc~efJ, ao thnt n ba-lanc-e could. be 'I.Ufii:nto.lned.. TowfU!.tla. 1;t,l.f; ~~d of tha coviere.r..ce t'i'us WfJS aa¢1.ded,. a:nd it is to be h()-psd tbo.t .~~ ;t,_iuc, with the introduction of a Stendint;; 01:'-'-~ ooDr.U:tt:o~ thi~fi;l·,'Will. .'\?e run no::r-e a~ot~, and de:-..loorot;icollyt BQ th~~ thQ

11ord:.®l"Y mw.b~.rsn ( as

CeLira\l$c. Mnno.banU.a pl.\'\! a i t) wil.l ho;f:o Q ohat$Qil·· im $peak. ,

. 'Pal.lti.D<:' ot Co~ ~.,.,.,!m~"• ·~ M. a"nil :l>i.J> .'\tam;l!! <k ~i 'at.,& !)l'n<IAAtin;; ,t,h~o],v•s as o'l'j!Snda6~· t\rel) tht>, ~~; of RSS;F will . bc."V.O to oto~t. ' tbJ;owi~ thetl out of fu-;Q<>E:te,.;mo"• . ~he Q.G600~ . OOxlna~ be: hel . .cl. \1)! . airJply- ··beoaus.a· SO:hteone rjG:f:u$~B •tq; .. aQ~pt h. mojo-rity . rli~o,is1o11,, ··i'h'eit 'berro;viou-.r is ~mcorn:c.Q.dolzy':, -to -~• tb~. l .e!l;3t, a;ncl wttile the 1~o~st~ a6.u ,.n$ t11~y do, ·t .bEtr c:lllli.O't b~ tclten. aw;,io,~alY ( ~~<><.;it .perlln;• us "' ~~.,r to tM :oO"Oi!Wnt "" a ,IDol~· · MU>~Y thl.nl< trw~ --~ve:q~~ .als.& i~ rev±siollint orw./or foe.o-ist vt<h • t~n ::"t:ll:r$ should not bG prepnrC,d 'to \!lork in 'S\loh an uriholY 'U'lll'tlli£le,. , ~ .

.It was q diaoppointne.nt that o,onl\'lre~e ~ms a.till uor:unnt od '· . · . .,. · '·· -· · ·' ··· . · .I ' .~.o·~·-.i- ·it ··>t·s··· t•·.;:a · • (I a '"~iil~o.tJ.Cm"of · h·.. • u· · 'e:tfflitias. I:f\~ q.nd ·· ·uu:J.u,111.. ' .J>: ., •. u..-. . .... "' ,.. · . • . . _

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:)hatun e. tJ ven . · . "- . . · . · · di ... t -~ . nu:t· QO;pe eo~lw-. woz:ke.rat s·twients etc •) t.?st . be .token up i~ . "' ·c.e · ~. . . . '· e '"eauo-

. · · · ·· · ·. ' 1, .... ,..,.. .• .,t o.lao be g1yen :to th.e other. t:n7'f1ma .J.n hJ.~ _w : . Q.J.s C{.;!J,t:J:rEl. _......, ,......_... . · . ...-~ . • · . 1. . _ 1 . t·.t~,., . .,.. ........ ~ -~'·orco ( a1.'J.i:l the

• • .. :.t. ·t · · .t' :ftrR~SF i e e __ ve_r __ to_: be~o_· rne a. "ll'tt_P . . · r _evo :u_ , ............ • .-., '"'· • . _ · ·_ .. . : · . . . :: ~ o ~ ..,-pn ~ . . .. , • ·;;~.;, .. ,, . ' ,_. . ·. . t"'-t ... ..,.,.olu·tl.~.Jno.n:l.es .a~,.,.. coo~ · . · · 'o:''ut ilhO stot'Oo. nv' tna ca·n1. ~ena~ .·· .. uu ... ...,_ w. ·. . · . . . . . .. \!<:t'tf • ~ . ;om,r~~t··~ · ,. · . . t .. .t1'i_·n '._: ;.,l···a:-'"'e' ·h-.; ...... 1~'- r· r...~·d. u"~;, on his Marx and Lem.nh · .: __ _. .. . .. ... rotl .· ;.oe \VO.I;'..I\.t. .• ....,: u .· . ><"". .. """' .,. ""~ .!:"' . · ,~-· . . . . .. . .. ·. . :- .; . -~ _,, .. . ·." -~ . -;... . . . .·_ . -· ..;-. . .. ,a ..... . o:.._, ,_ .... ...,.~1"-'·~t ~ ... - ."' .. ~L ... a ""'ill be: a'l_ cr o thre~ U;loc_ .· - . • -~-f!_J{_. ~. ::· · .-.~.~u.,.,."l<_""-"• •. """"~u ·.....,.., .. .,..., ., .. · · •. · :t or ··:ro..,u · .. ' disoU.?:fsion

clo.Y bail'l.G £riven over to o ·worksho?~ Thisl ~~ RSSF l; hosp 'en filli~lectil . may holp t,, develo:p thoac nr:G~G o.f vork w u . . .... .

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such ns in colleges oth~r thun universities. This t,y:pG of discussion ahou1d :::Ilso· t;o a loJlG wny to :providint:i c f:ruit.f'u.l ax:ohc:-.nge on buac nctivity, One.::: a,,;o.in1 (:::nd it cnhn;)t be stressed too often), this l.J\l. · st re.su.lt -j.n. lo.:~rmnv frorl one's own .:md othe·rs' experi~o:.once ~Ju:._r it ~at not j'l.lsf be .::1 mrr::l!;ive P.ccount of \7h.ttt is ht.lpp€ni!l(; .in the. vrn.• .. .tbus Trea.sj At this L:!st conforence; nlthrugh e. lot o.f tir.1e was · given to f.6co.l re?Qrts, there wns no re.:.:tl 0.iscuss.ion on th<: :vep;;l:rts, nor Wtire "'flY los2ons derived frou theH.

Th..trill(; th<:: cvnfe:.rence, L...::at:s in tJ.w rec;ions cru.1e to:eether and helQ.: cUscussions ,::;::; to how they· c~·.n hel.b' ecch oth~r . .n:oit I:lQt work in isolation (For ex:m~;.L on t .. pril 2G·th, HL.Ucnd bo.soa arc hold.in,:; their own r<::ci ::m.ol confaJ;'tmce). Thi1~ is c: v~;x:y {iCl~)a. sic:n, t:nci. it gives eolmaais t •) locnl i).;:se vtork onJ. not to nctivi ty r;mit policy boinc ::!erivcd centrn1J.,y, ~:.P..ich •;;.:ml,J probnl.::ly lo:-. ,~ t1) tho br0n.k-up of llliSF (e .feelin.::; sh~.reU. by DOJ:lt tl;;Jlet.;'des to the C:rn.forance).

:.ro1.mn cov.rc,~Gs ::11 so .:Ict toi:oth;,;,.r tl.nd huv~ fo.r:JccL a ~:m2en' s r..r bemtion Mov.ot:u01nt within RSSF H-;$olf ( 'l'hi~~ t 00 ~'Jill "::>e QOOtillt.~= Oli.

Moy 17th, th<J even:int;' before the Bq,ua.l Richta .Rally in Tr-afni0nr ·.

Squa.ro). rtotlen~ althou,;h pr.:::scmt in lnrgc 1ll.mh.,ra as deTe,_:;ates., pnr­ti Oi:pl:lted .r-ola.ti VGly li ttlt:r . .:tt the conference ( ~1r.;uin ;;nri;ly bec:luse the "na:q~s'' :d.oJ:Unct..:(!· the ac..::.no} but •;•ith thia .new ;.1oV~1ent it ia to ~.18 hop€d thnt thia ncy be chonced by next conference. :Gut o.f co-uxsG tho Libu.rotion J,lov..:.':!ent i ts-t.ilf covers n ••uch wide:r fiolcl in u'DnG·n• s fic;ht .for . equal ri~1hts ( :1 fi ...:;ht that iJUst take place noll, .:wt niter the l'0V'o-lution os su.:;,;ested .. by one ~ cot:tr<;tde).

Gencrully S$Jt'l!:l.ki!l(;· 'then. thu last 1iSSF conft:::J:enoe Vll'lS c .l:'til.atiYe G'U;oco:m. All C-:)W:~des wno WG.re }resont at the November Con­feronc~ at t'hc l\ou11.d l~m.tsv ·will :lo.::.ow wha:t 1 r.tean. :Dut. rl!'o trust oon .. tim a to be !:>c:slf-cr.i tical, 1J ;.;z nu.st fi,:.."ht out ;.->ur poll tical .:!.i.fferenc~s ~t -~ho Conf'CJ:rencie ( and we c~uld. do flith o. !:it ;::toJ:.~e politics), but whe11 W'e l CO.Vv WC' Should bo prep<::.rod to 00 bod~ ·to OUr bt':GGa, Wh&.re ·tho real -_ .: work li-<3s, to carry out oul'lf~:(·•,mce decisions (1to, '~ot~otl:i<ll:~ Only in this vr;.;y will .P..SSF l,'row i'ron a sickly •hilcl. into :::J h~.althy' revolutionist.