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American Friends Service Committee — Part 6

135 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Mar 26, 1955 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 131 pages OCR'd
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1 APPENDINA W.ESB. DU TOUTE MuTTS OF aemorts . as afivised that on October 26-27, 1463, a conferen S of Clie Looukdnst Party (Cb), including national functionaries, met in Chicago,iilincis, for the purpose of setting in motion fareces f2r tue cstablishnent of a new National Marxist oriented youth erganization which would hunt for the most peaceful transiticn to socialism. The delegates to. this meeting were cautioned ageainst tre germ of anti-Soviet and anti-CP ideolcegies. These delegates were also told that it would be reasonable to assume that the young socialists attracted into this new organization would @veusua lly pess into the CF itself. eonfarenca of meri ce z * A second confererce of over 20 persons met in Chicago on December 28-29. i653, for the mervose of initiating a "call to the new youth organization 2 an nd planning for a founding con- vention to be held ia Jure 1354. A second source has advised that the founding convention for the new youth ovcanization tas uold from Tune 19-21, 1964, at 154 Goiden Gate hv eiue Sau rrancisco, California, at which time the name W.E.8. Du Bois Clubs of America was adopted. Approxi- mately 500 delegates from threuzholt the United States attended this convention. Tue aims of this organization, as set forth in the preamble to the constituion, are, "It is our belief that this nation can best solve its. problems. in an atmosphere of peaceful coexistence, complete disarmament and true freedom for all peoples of the world, and that these soluticns will be reached mainly through the united efforts cf all demczratic elementZ in our country, composed essentially of the working people allied in the unity of Negroes and other ninorities with whites. We further ‘fully recognize that the greatest threat to Amorican democracy comes from the racist and right wing forces in coalition with the most reactionary fecticns cf thea ceosvoetie power structure, using the tool of anti-corn oy Bun destray he unified Struggle of the wortring vercnte. As vrune neorle in the forces Struggling fer cemecwse. -. te Gleii w.iivety strive toe defeat these reactionary and YenmeTasmhisct atemerts uicl to achieve com- Plete freedem and @ermirac, fam ati Ar woeere, THUS eer pling each individuai cto freely cheese and tuild tite socieiy he would Wish to live in, Througn tacse struggies we feel the American people will realise the viability of che soscialist alternatives.”
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