from Ian Taylor A preliminary meeting to establish the Cambridge Centre for Socialist Education has been held. About 20 people are committed to join. They include supporters. of International Socialism, International Socialist Journal, Labour Worker, Mainstream, Militant, The Week and Young Guards |
Among the decisions teken ares . l: A branch to be set up with Robbie Gray as provisional convenor, Enquiri:s to be made in the town to contact local trade unionists who | are to be asked to take responsibility for much of the work ~ in this way we hope to safeguard continuity. ; 2: A meeting is to be held early next term, after these contacts have been made, with a local non-university leftewinger as speaker, 3: Only later will attempts be made to involve academics in C.S,.E, within . Cambridge branch - since most people here view C.S.E. as something more than another self-analytic left tranq#Lliser, 4: The tone of the draft document was felt to be too academic, useful only for involving academics, : The printed statement of aims was felt to be much more useful as an initial draft for propaganda. Though even this was felt to be too much a document. preaching to the converted, 6: If the national C,.S.E. organisation does feel as though it wants to involve Cambridge left academics (and there are plenty of them) in writing pamphlets, etc., the branch will assist by making necessary contact. At this stage, though, the branch does not think it advisable to involve them in the Cambridge branch, 7: A provisional committee was established consisting of Robbie Gray, Dave Laing and myself, Enquiries, information, etc., should go tos Robbie Gray, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Members are to assist local convenors during their vacation.