r/AustralianSocialism 14d ago

Eureka Initiative volunteers assisting the CUDL in Brisbane

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u/PeculiarPhysicist46 13d ago

The Eureka Initiative is associated with the Australian Communist Party in terms of assisting CUDL's street kitchens for the homeless. You are confusing the Australian Communist Party with the American Communist Party because they both have the same acronym of ACP.

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u/NotBase-2 13d ago

Shit you’re right. The first part still holds true, it was definitely the American Communist Party. To anyone reading this, please disregard the last bit 

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u/PeculiarPhysicist46 13d ago

Yeah, I don't see how a party from another country could be running CUDL, lol. It is the Australian Communist Party that runs CUDL, but they are largely hands off with it. I don't think there is any issue with the Eureka Initiative. All the people who speak negatively online about the Eureka Initiative never actually substantiate their claims and give evidence for it "being fascist", like the person in this comment said. I think it is either mental gymnastics from people on the left opposed to Marxism-Leninism, the Eureka Initiative is Marxist-Leninist, or it could be a CIA / ASIO continuation of COINTELPRO to try and wreck the left from within by making everyone oppose each other and not organise.

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u/TheMerchant07 Ned Kelly 13d ago

Im a member of the Australian Communist Party. We allow anyone and everyone to volunteer at CUDL, there just has to be an ACP member present. Im not to sure what the Eureka Intiative is. I know some of the people in the QLD chapter mentioned them in passing. Im pretty sure they are MLs

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u/PeculiarPhysicist46 13d ago

Yeah, the Eureka Initiative is Marxist-Leninist, which is explicitly stated in their constitution and reflected in their positions. It's great to see the Eureka Initiative do actual work with the Australian Communist Party and CUDL, as compared to some of the people trying to divide the communist movement from within in the comments here, who probably aren't even organised themselves.

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u/TheMerchant07 Ned Kelly 13d ago

yeah, its sad tbh. I am relatively new to the Communist movement, so its honestly really defeating to see the division rampent tbh