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Anarchist Youth Call it a day.

Just before Christmas, Anarchist Youth decided unanimously to formally disband.

All remaining members have or are in the process of joining the Workers Solidarity Movement. We felt we wanted to be part of a larger organisation with a better organisational structure, more of a support base and better resources.

Anarchist Youth was formed in December 2005 after an initiative from a number of teenage anarchists who felt an anarchist youth group was needed in Ireland. The group successfully helped bridge the perceived gap between older anarchists and new comers to anarchism who can sometimes be intimidated, which was one of our original plans.

At its height Anarchist Youth had an active membership of around 15 with an outer group of around 30 friends and semi-active members. The group helped bring a lot of young people into contact with anarchism and successfully helped existing anarchist to mature their politics and have the experience of being involved in a political group.

Thanks to all the groups and individuals who helped us over the last exciting year. Highlights included March 18th, Baldonnel, Trips to Rossport, Mayday in Belfast, Talking down in Galway and playing the WSM at soccer.

We look forward to getting involved with the rapidly growing Workers Solidarity Movement.

(A short video documenting AY's last year will hopefully be finished in the next month)


Related Link: http://www.wsm.ie




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will be very interesting to see how / if the policies of the WSM change with all these new members seeing how internal debate followed by sticking to an agreed line in public is their policy.

wonder what steps will be put in place to ensure that the power imbalance between older more experiencesd members and these new youth are addressed so as its not just a case of the youth ending spouting the party line they didnt get an equal debate on. from what i remember such age based power inequalities in anarchist groups was one of the reasons for a youth specific group being set up in the first place.

hopefully this wont mean its just a new load of people posting as "WSM ( but in a personal capacity)" on indymedia - very annoying - if your into being part of a group with an agreed party line please stick to it - it makes it much less confusing for the rest of us.
 

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