As the title says.
I want to help organise a Marxist-Leninist movement in the US, but I don’t really even know where to start.
As the title says.
I want to help organise a Marxist-Leninist movement in the US, but I don’t really even know where to start.
Join an org. Join the PSL if they have a chapter in your area, if not get in contact with them and ask them for guidance how to start one. You can also try to organize your workplace and form a union if you don’t have one, join or form a tenants union. Form a community defense group or a donation fund for legal defense of marginalized people victimized by ICE or police. Organize mutual aid for your local community, join a group providing food for the homeless, or even just a study group. It doesn’t need to be explicitly Marxist-Leninist at first but you can progressively introduce Marxist-Leninist ideas to your comrades in a way that is palatable to them and on topics that are relevant to your current organizing.
This cannot be emphasized enough. There are people who are already organizing around you. Your library has volunteer opportunities, there are soup kitchens, running groups, anything that gets you in contact with community. You don’t have to nor should you do organizing alone.
Okay. Thank you for the suggestions. I will look for organisations in my area, and look into forming some local support organisations.
Does the PSL support socialist countries? I went to an RCA meeting, but they were western chauvinists and hated on the Chinese for no good reason. I don’t want to end up with a bunch of white people telling me how to do socialism correctly.
Yes, they do
I’m not American but from what i’ve heard it’s at least better than most other orgs there. Still probably a mixed bag, we’re talking western leftists after all, can’t expect perfection and total lack of chauvinism/liberalism.
In fact no organization is perfect. The important thing is to start somewhere, and you can improve over time.