The Revolutionary Communist International (RCI) is a Trotskyist political international. It was founded as the Committee for a Marxist International by British-based South African political theorist Ted Grant and his supporters after they broke with the Committee for a Workers' International in 1992, and was subsequently renamed the International Marxist Tendency (IMT) before adopting its current name in June 2024. The organization's website, Marxist.com or In Defence of Marxism, is edited by Alan Woods. The site is multilingual, and publishes international current affairs articles written from a Marxist perspective, as well as many historical and theoretical articles.
Revolutionary Communist International | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | RCI |
| Leader | Alan Woods |
| Founder | Ted Grant (of CMI/IMT) |
| Founded | 1992 (as Committee for a Marxist International), 2024 (as Revolutionary Communist International) |
| Split from | Committee for a Workers' International |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editMilitant (also known as the Militant tendency) was an entryist group within the British Labour Party based around the Militant newspaper that was founded in 1964. In 1974, Militant and its allies in Sweden, Ireland, and other countries formed the Committee for a Workers' International. The organisation gained more members during the 1970s and early 1980s and dominated the Labour Party in Liverpool. It became the largest Trotskyist group in Europe. In 1983, the five members of the Militant newspaper's editorial board were expelled for contravening the Labour Party constitution and expulsions of Militant members continued throughout the rest of the decade.[1][2][3]Ted Grant was a longtime leader of Militant until it split in early 1992 over a number of issues and he was expelled. But he and his supporters were expelled from the tendency and formed Socialist Appeal in Britain.[4]
At its World Congress in 2004, the organisation was renamed the International Marxist Tendency (IMT).[5]
In late 2009 a dispute developed between the IMT leadership and the leaderships of its sections in Spain (El Militante), Venezuela (Corriente Marxista Revolucionaria) and Mexico. In January 2010, these organisations, together with the group in Colombia and part of the section in Mexico, broke with the IMT and established a new international body, the Izquierda Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Left).[6][7] Minorities in Venezuela and Spain chose to remain with the IMT and set up new sections.[8] The new IMT Venezuelan section launched their newspaper, Lucha de Clases, in April 2010.[9] In the same year, another smaller split occurred. The majority of the Swedish section, factions in Poland and Britain and individuals from several other sections left the IMT to form a new group called Towards a New International Tendency.[10] The Iranian section of the IMT also split away over the international's position on Venezuela's friendly relations with the Iranian government and in 2011 launched Marxist Revival.[11]
As part of a wider reorganisation of its sections, the International Marxist Tendency renamed itself the Revolutionary Communist International in June 2024.[12]
Sections of the RCI
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| Country | Name | English name | National affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Revolución | Revolution | |
 Austria | Der Funke | The Spark | |
 Australia | Revolution Australia | ||
 Bangladesh | মার্কসবাদী স্টাডি সার্কেল Mārkasabādī Sṭāḍi Sārkēla | Marxist Study Circle | |
 Belgium |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Liga Revolucionarnih Komunista Лига револуционарних комуниста | League of Revolutionary Communists | |
 Brazil | Organização Comunista Internacionalista | Internationalist Communist Organisation | |
 Canada | Revolutionary Communist Party[13]
| Revolutionary Communist Party | |
 Chile | ICR – Octubre | RCI – October | |
 Czech Republic | Komunistická Avantgarda | Communist Vanguard | |
 Colombia | Colombia Marxista | Marxist Colombia | |
 Denmark | Revolutionært Kommunistisk Parti | Revolutionary Communist Party | |
 El Salvador | Revolución Comunista[14] | Communist Revolution | |
 Finland | Vallankumous | Revolution | |
 France | Révolution | Revolution | |
 Germany | Revolutionäre Kommunistische Partei | Revolutionary Communist Party | |
 Greece | Επαναστατική Κομμουνιστική Οργάνωση Epanastatikí Kommounistikí Orgánosi | Revolutionary Communist Organisation | |
 Guatemala | Bloque Popular Juvenil | Youth Popular Block | |
 Honduras | Izquierda Marxista | Marxist Left | |
 Hungary | Fáklya | Torch | |
 India | क्रांतिकारी कम्युनिस्ट भारत Kraantikaaree Kamyunist Bhaarat | Revolutionary Communist India | |
 Indonesia | Perhimpunan Sosialis Revolusioner | Revolutionary Socialist Assembly | |
 Ireland | Revolutionary Communists of Ireland | ||
 Italy | Sinistra Classe Rivoluzione | Left, Class, Revolution | |
 Malaysia | Ombak Revolusi | Waves of Revolution | |
 Mexico | Organización Comunista Revolucionaria | Revolutionary Communist Organisation | National Regeneration Movement |
 Morocco | رابطة العمل الشيوعي Rābita al-'amal al-shuyu'ī | Communist League | |
 Netherlands | Revolutie | Revolution | |
 New Zealand | Socialist Appeal | ||
 Nigeria | Workers' Alternative | ||
 Norway | Revolusjon | Revolution | |
 Latvia | Starptautiskā Marksisma Tendence – Latviešu Sekcija (AUSMA) | International Marxist Tendency – Latvian Section | |
 Pakistan | لال سلام Lal Salaam | Red Salute | |
 Peru | ICR Perù | RCI Perù | |
 Poland | Czerwony front | Red Front | |
 Portugal | Colectivo Marxista | Marxist Collective | |
 Russia | Организация коммунистов-интернационалистов[15] Organizatsiya Kommunistov Internatsionalistov | Organisation of Communist Internationalists | |
 Sri Lanka | සමාජවාදී දියුණුව Samājavādī Diyuṇuva | Forward Socialist | |
 South Africa | Revolution | ||
 Spain | Organización Comunista Revolucionaria[16]
| Revolutionary Communist Organization | |
 Sweden | Revolutionära Kommunistiska Partiet | Revolutionary Communist Party | |
 Switzerland | In German Switzerland: Revolutionäre Kommunistische Partei In Romandy: Parti communiste révolutionnaire | Revolutionary Communist Party | |
 Syria | البديل الماركسي – سوريا ِAl-Badīl al-Marksī – Sūriyā | Marxist Alternative – Syria | |
 Singapore | Marxist League Singapore | ||
 Taiwan | 火花 Huǒhuā | The Spark | |
 Thailand | ปฏิวัติคอมมิวนิสต์ไทย Pt̩iwạti khxmmiwnis̄t̒ thịy | Revolutionary Communist Thailand | |
 Timor-Leste | Marxista Revolusionariu | Revolutionary Marxist | |
 Turkey | Sosyalist Devrim | Socialist Revolution | |
 United Kingdom | Revolutionary Communist Party | ||
 United States | Revolutionary Communists of America | ||
 Ukraine | Комуна Komuna | Commune | |
 Venezuela | Lucha de Clases | Class Struggle | Popular Revolutionary Alternative[17] |
References
edit- ^ "Who, What, Why: What was Militant?". BBC News. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Wintour, Patrick (16 July 2014). "Labour Picks Fight With Militant Tendency". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Kinnock Moves Against Militant". BBC News. 27 November 1985. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Wade, Bob (27 July 2006). "Obituary: Ted Grant". The Guardian.
- ^ "Conference of the international Marxist tendency: An historic meeting". In Defence of Marxism. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Oil-slick divisions". Weekly Worker. No. 804. CPGB PCC. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Revolutionary Marxist Current". Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "Corriente Marxista Internacional – Venezuela". Lucha de Clases. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "New Venezuelan IMT website and paper launched". In Defence of Marxism. 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Towards A New International Tendency". Tanit.co. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Committee for Marxist Revival". Marxist Revival. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ June 10, Revolutionary Communist International |; 2024. "The founding conference of the Revolutionary Communist International begins!". Communist Revolution. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Montreal Marxist Winter School 2024: The Revolutionary Communist Party has arrived!".
- ^ Comunista, Revolución (8 April 2024). "Successful launch of the organisation Revolución Comunista in El Salvador". In Defence of Marxism. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Организация коммунистов-интернационалистов (ОКИ)". Telegram. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Revolucionaria, Organización Comunista (25 March 2024). "Spain: communists found a new Revolutionary Communist Organisation!". In Defence of Marxism. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Vásquez, Paola (25 September 2020). "Venezuela: faced with the attacks against the Popular Revolutionary Alternative – class and revolutionary solidarity!". Marxist.com. In Defence of Marxism. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
External links
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Media related to International Marxist Tendency at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- U.S. Website Archived 1 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Publishing (UK)
- Publishing (US)