Solidarity was founded in 1986 by revolutionary socialists who stand for "socialism from below," the self-organization of the working class and oppressed peoples. Within our group, we are trying to foster cultural diversity, flexible practice, and straight-forward socialist politics. We are activists in many grassroots movements. We are members of unions, where we oppose corporations as well as bu
reaucratic "business unionism." We are involved in solidarity with the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, Latin America, Palestine, and many other countries, where we fight against U.S. aggression and imperialism. We work for reproductive rights and other feminist demands. We fight for an ecologically balanced society. We support the struggles of gay, le***an, bisexual and transgender activists. We include activists of color and we work in solidarity with people of color organized independently fighting for dignity, power and self determination. In the movements, we try to build broad coalitions, organize the unorganized, activate the apathetic, develop ties between movements and strengthen the rank-and-file democracy. We argue against participation in the Democratic Party, which has been the graveyard of radical movements, and promote the idea of a new, independent political party. We see Solidarity as a contribution to a new U.S. left, one neither sectarian nor reformist. We advocate a new, creative politics with an attitude of openness and collaboration. For more information, visit http://www.solidarity-us.org/ or email us.
