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Title: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on October 13, 2015, 09:40:05 AM
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I would like to extend a comradely greeting to all comrades gathered here for the Second Convention of the Socialist Party of South America.

The first item on our agenda is elections to the National Executive. Nominations will open in twenty four hours to allow delegates time to sign in.


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: SUSAN CRUSHBONE on October 13, 2015, 10:07:40 AM
x evergreen


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on October 13, 2015, 10:41:57 AM
x Cranberry, MP

I am as well honoured to greet my comrades, gathered here to shape the future not only of our party, but also of our country! Let us together march forward, comrades!


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: PJ on October 13, 2015, 10:44:04 PM
X PJ


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Flake on October 13, 2015, 11:27:01 PM
xFlo


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Intell on October 14, 2015, 04:51:58 AM
XIntell


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on October 15, 2015, 01:09:27 PM
Nominations for seats on the National Executive are now open.


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: bore on October 15, 2015, 04:25:37 PM
X bore


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on October 18, 2015, 09:50:03 AM
I nominate all currently serving members of the National Executive.


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on October 18, 2015, 09:51:54 AM
Nominations for the National Executive are closed. All incumbents have been re-elected unopposed.

Now we must move on to urgent matters: the election may not be far away and we need to sort out the Party list. Who wishes to run?


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Ex-Assemblyman Steelers on October 20, 2015, 07:45:24 AM
Hello everyone,  newbie here.


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on October 20, 2015, 01:22:41 PM
I would like to announce my sincerest support for all of our current members of parliament to run for the front-bench positions again; we have had an exceptional opposition team, and I am looking forward to maybe assemble that same team as part of a new government after the election!


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on October 25, 2015, 04:41:31 AM
Comrade General Secretary, if I may shortly adress the convened members of our party.

Comrades, honourable members of the Socialist Party,

Our nation is at crossroads. In a few days, we will be presented a choice. A choice between forwards, and backwards; a choice between the politics of the old, and the politics of the new. As our government has repeatedly shown, they are simply incapable of taking that step forwards. Instead of illuminating our nation as a shining beacon, a model for the people all over our planet; they bludgeon peaceful protesters and propose laws that threaten to dangerously change the balance and social justice in our nation in favour of the wealthy few. This is not what forward politics looks like. This is reminiscent of the policies our continent far too often suffered in the past, and the policies the South American people have risen so often.

If we want our nation to progress forward, we will need an alternative, a choice that will truly deliver the policies on this path forward. My comrades, you honourable members of this Socialist Party of South America, we will be the choice for the path forward. We will illuminate our nation on the shining path into a great future, we will be the true alternative to this disatrous government. Instead of driving down dissent voices, we will invite them to the table of negotiation with us. Instead of serving just the wealthy and foreign multinational corporation, we will serve all the people of our nation. We will be the choice for everyone that is as desperate for change as we are.

In the following days, the National Executive will discuss our election manifesto, detailing how exactly our path forward into the future will look like.

Come join us, on the forward path into the future!

Cranberry,
Party Leader


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Flake on October 25, 2015, 11:32:24 AM
I'm running for party list


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on October 25, 2015, 11:35:34 AM

Very good!


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on October 29, 2015, 04:06:28 PM
With debate seemingly sleeping in, I motion for the following to be adopted as our party list for the election:

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1. Cranberry
2. Al
3. PJ
4. Xahar
5. Flo
6. bore
7. Hifly
8. evergreen
9. Malaspina Gold
10. Morgieb
11. Snowguy
12. Never Again
13. Crabcake
14. Intell


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on October 29, 2015, 06:56:28 PM
Members have twenty four hours to nominate an alternative list or the list proposed by Comrade Cranberry will be adopted by, as the Canadians say, acclamation.


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on October 31, 2015, 02:48:42 AM
I take the party list as accepted then. Thank you, comrade General Secretary.


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on October 31, 2015, 05:46:34 PM
Indeed. Well then comrades; the platform. Any suggestions?


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on November 01, 2015, 04:22:57 AM
A few ideas, any further suggestions or corrections are obviously very welcome:

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THE SOCIALIST VISION FOR SOUTH AMERICA

Strengthening our social state
- Harmonise social programmes across the continent
- Increase funding and laying a strong fundament for the future
- Strengthen Social Security and retirement benefits
- Harmonise funding for disability and unemployment benefits
- Unify maternal and paternal leave benefits
- Harmonise rulings of paid leave and holiday at a duration of three to five weeks

Investing in the future
- Make all public education, from childcare to tertiary education free of charge for every citizen
- Expand access to childcare for working families
- Introduce and harmonise child benefit programmes

Utilising common property
- Harmonise common property of natural resources
- Increase the share of revenue gained from extraction of natural resources for the people
- Create a "Future Fund" to invest in the economy, education and social state of South America


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on November 03, 2015, 09:02:32 PM
This is a good and radical programme. The strong industrial policy is particularly welcome and will go down with the workers of this great land.


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Cranberry on November 04, 2015, 11:17:13 AM
Thank you, comrade. I take that then this programme was accepted by the convention by acclamation?


Title: Re: Socialist Party - 2nd Party Convention
Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on November 04, 2015, 08:16:37 PM
Yes