Comments on: Meta Monday: thinking over SDS related projects http://hegemonik.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/meta-monday-what-im-up-to/ Insights & Incitement Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:20:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bydirigible http://hegemonik.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/meta-monday-what-im-up-to/#comment-13 bydirigible Tue, 13 May 2008 12:08:30 +0000 http://hegemonik.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-13 This is a great project, and one of the things I'm looking forward to the most at National. On the issue of "SDS-sanctioned dogma" I see the main issue with the selection of readings and seed texts, as each "tradition" within SDS might want to claim their texts ought to be included and are of particular relevance. On legitimacy, I think this would be work very suited to the caucuses to take and work on. This guarantees that, in an official and accountable manner, the groups affected by something have a clear voice to educate the organization as a whole. However, there is the issue of non-caucused groups, like the absence of a Working Class cuaucus, affecting coverage. Also, this could be rather disenfranchising to non-caucus members, which I think is a major flaw in my otherwise awesome idea. In any case, the training workshops have been great here in New York, and the work put into the youth chapter made the workshops come off well. Seeing a model like this based on SDS self-education and training can only be beneficial for us. Also- I'm looking forward to the next SDS Bulletin. One question- why did the working group / editorial collective not go with a more traditional radiname representative of SDS, like "The Finger-Twinkler," "The Cuddle-Puddler," "The Procedural-Debater," "The Wait-What-Yr-Not-Vegan?-Asker," or something? I love SDS. -paco. This is a great project, and one of the things I’m looking forward to the most at National. On the issue of “SDS-sanctioned dogma” I see the main issue with the selection of readings and seed texts, as each “tradition” within SDS might want to claim their texts ought to be included and are of particular relevance.

On legitimacy, I think this would be work very suited to the caucuses to take and work on. This guarantees that, in an official and accountable manner, the groups affected by something have a clear voice to educate the organization as a whole. However, there is the issue of non-caucused groups, like the absence of a Working Class cuaucus, affecting coverage. Also, this could be rather disenfranchising to non-caucus members, which I think is a major flaw in my otherwise awesome idea.

In any case, the training workshops have been great here in New York, and the work put into the youth chapter made the workshops come off well. Seeing a model like this based on SDS self-education and training can only be beneficial for us.

Also- I’m looking forward to the next SDS Bulletin. One question- why did the working group / editorial collective not go with a more traditional radiname representative of SDS, like “The Finger-Twinkler,” “The Cuddle-Puddler,” “The Procedural-Debater,” “The Wait-What-Yr-Not-Vegan?-Asker,” or something? I love SDS.

-paco.

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