CPA centenary invitation

To all the Solidnet list

Dear Comrades,

This year we will celebrate to 100^th anniversary of the Communist Party of Australia.

The Communist Party of Australia, CPA was founded at a conference on 30^th October 1920 at the Sydney Trades Hall. This historic event was in response to two factors – the appalling conditions of the working class and the inspiration of the revolutionary developments in Russia with the Great October Socialist Revolution. It was the outcome of the experience gleaned in the struggles of the labour movement from 1890 to 1920 and was one of the decisive revolutionary acts of the Australian working class.

From 1920 to today generations of communists have campaigned for workers’ rights, peace, Aboriginal land rights, migrant and women’s rights, social justice and much more. They have faced violence, jail, discrimination and lies and slanders but through it all they have maintained a fierce flame of a commitment to fighting for their class and the downtrodden and to building a socialist future. They share an impressive history of courageous, committed, determined and staunch struggle from 1920 to 2020.

Among a number of activities to celebrate this important milestone, we will be holding an online forum via zoom on Friday 30^th October 2020. While speakers will look back with pride, the main focus will be our future tasks, especially working class struggles and the campaign to save the environment and humanity.

We would be grateful if your Party could make a contribution to this event by sending us a brief greeting which could be read during the event.

Please send your contributions by 15^th October 2020 to president@cpa.org.au or WhatsApp: +61 419812872

With best wishes for your work and for the health and safety of your comrades,

In solidarity,

Vinnie Molina

Party President

International Department

30^th August 2020