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21st September 2010, 20:04
Mouvement pour le Parti Socialiste du Québec has recently changed its name towards Alternative Socialiste. Here's an auto-translate from Google from here (http://www.mpsquebec.org/Le-MPSQ-devient-Alternative-Socialiste---Quebec.php):
IMPORTANT: The Socialist Alternative MPSQ becomes - Quebec
By Socialist Alternative - Quebec / September 16, 2010
The Movement for the Socialist Party of Quebec became Socialist Alternative - Quebec. The name change comes after a national meeting of the organization where members have decided.
When the activists of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) in Quebec had voted for the first time for the name they would give their local organization, "Socialist Alternative" was the most popular choice after "Movement for the Party Quebec socialist "who was previously the name of the Quebec chapter of the CWI. But after several discussions and public events, members have come to another opinion: For an organization that is involved in the Quebec Solidarity and promotes the need for a genuine democratic socialism, "MPSQ" is not the ideal name because it is the confusion about the role and objectives of the organization. Many believe that we want a "Socialist Party" as the PS in France and others wonder why we want a political party while in QS which combines people and real projects divert What CWI members here. In addition, the current name is pretty long and hard to remember.
However, this does not mean there is no place for a truly socialist party and clearly on the side of workers and youth. But a consensus is now consensus among activists to say that "Socialist Alternative" is a name and clear course for the organization. Moreover, several branches of the CWI which will name the Canadian
After this, members have therefore proposed to undertake a name change which was accepted by all. This new choice lot of enthusiasm and will undoubtedly facilitate the work of the latter.
The website address of AS-Quebec will now http://www.alternativesocialiste.org and email will be [email protected]
IMPORTANT: The Socialist Alternative MPSQ becomes - Quebec
By Socialist Alternative - Quebec / September 16, 2010
The Movement for the Socialist Party of Quebec became Socialist Alternative - Quebec. The name change comes after a national meeting of the organization where members have decided.
When the activists of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) in Quebec had voted for the first time for the name they would give their local organization, "Socialist Alternative" was the most popular choice after "Movement for the Party Quebec socialist "who was previously the name of the Quebec chapter of the CWI. But after several discussions and public events, members have come to another opinion: For an organization that is involved in the Quebec Solidarity and promotes the need for a genuine democratic socialism, "MPSQ" is not the ideal name because it is the confusion about the role and objectives of the organization. Many believe that we want a "Socialist Party" as the PS in France and others wonder why we want a political party while in QS which combines people and real projects divert What CWI members here. In addition, the current name is pretty long and hard to remember.
However, this does not mean there is no place for a truly socialist party and clearly on the side of workers and youth. But a consensus is now consensus among activists to say that "Socialist Alternative" is a name and clear course for the organization. Moreover, several branches of the CWI which will name the Canadian
After this, members have therefore proposed to undertake a name change which was accepted by all. This new choice lot of enthusiasm and will undoubtedly facilitate the work of the latter.
The website address of AS-Quebec will now http://www.alternativesocialiste.org and email will be [email protected]