Alliance Voices

Alliance Voices is the discussion and news bulletin of the Socialist Alliance. Members of Socialist Alliance can submit articles for publication by emailing the editor. Protocols for submission can be found here.

An argument for critical engagement with social media within Socialist Alliance

During the July National Council meeting, a report touching on media engagement and youth recruiting spurred several comrades to discuss the Alliance's use of social media, on both an organisational level and as used by individual members

Addressing sexual assault and harassment: What can we do better?

The aim of this article is to improve the Socialist Alliance’s practices in dealing with sexual assault and harassment allegations, both within our organization and on the wider left.

Theory and practice

I want to start a discussion about the relation of theory to practice in building a revolutionary socialist movement. I have encountered a great deal of hostility online and in passing in everyday life to activity and work that is theoretical. I have posted philosophical musings online only to have...

Socialist Alliance campaign for the Inner West Council

NSW local government elections were held in 46 local government areas in NSW on September 9. Elections were held for 20 existing councils and 26 forcibly amalgamated new councils with new boundaries. The councils that were not slated for amalgamation — City of Sydney, Sutherland — had their...

Newcastle refugee rights campaigning

Newcastle Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy had a pretty steady year of actions.

Proposed amendment to Water policy

Water is the issue which can unite all Australians in a struggle which will take us to massive social change. Because to win we must defeat the mining companies which own our major parties, and the Big 4 banks and the media empires which back them.

Policy proposal: Banks

The extreme concentration of the banking and financial systems means that ordinary working people lose out on a big scale.

Amendments to proposed policy on the Banking Industry

Amendments are indicated in bold, underline.

Amendments regarding Agriculture within Climate Change Charter.

I have previously commented in my amendment to the water policy on the scapegoating of agriculture as major water waster, and I must apologise for the repetition within this explanation for my proposed amendment to our Climate Change Charter. However it was too unwieldy to amend two different...

Policy amendment: Dying with dignity

The Socialist Alliance supports and campaigns for the right to choose to die with dignity and to decriminalise assisting a person to carry out their free and informed choice to end their life.