Bolshevism or Mutual Aid?

With interest in communist ideas rising every year, the questions of what strategy and tactics a revolutionary party should base itself on have become increasingly important to discuss.

Capitalism has created desperate conditions of poverty for billions across the globe, as well as a burning desire to stop the suffering of the oppressed, drawing many young revolutionaries to the idea of mutual aid. 

In this presentation we will discuss what mutual aid is, the main arguments for it, and drawing lessons from historical experience with the examples of the Black Panther Party and German Social Democratic Party. We will also discuss the role of ideas in the class struggle, and explain how the methods of Bolshevism can win the struggle to end homelessness, starvation, and oppression once and for all. 

This discussion will be introduced by Mia Jimenez, a leading member of the RCA in Los Angeles.

Reading list:

Articles

• Marxism and Mutual Aid: How Do Communists Prepare for Revolution? – Erica Low
• Base-Building or Bolshevism? – Antonio Balmer
• Morality and the class struggle – Hélène Bissonnette

Podcasts

• Marxism or Mutual Aid? – Josie Seaton