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Monday August 28, 2006 21:50 by 1st of May - WSM
Local newsletter distributed by WSM in Dublin The second issue of 'The Libertarian' a local newsletter distributed in Dublin 8 by the WSM is online. The Liberties -then and now – same as it ever was The Afghan Hunger strike and immigration in Ireland Asylum Seekers blamed by the rich and lying politicans Facts about Asylum Seekers in Ireland You can download a PDF file of this issue from http://www.struggle.ws/pdfs/newsletters/libertarian2.pdf
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5I wonder why the WSM is now putting out a local newsletter. What's the difference with the paper? Can we see the first issue?
There is no big mystery, over a year ago the Dublin branch grew to a size where we split it into two branches and of these quite a few members of 1st of May live in and around the liberties. We've been distributing papers and leaflets there for years, expermenting with a local newsletter was an obvious step.
I can't find all of issue 1 online but two of the articles are at
http://www.wsm.ie/story/534
and
http://www.wsm.ie/story/547
If you look around the site and our older ones you'll find other material as well eg
http://www.wsm.ie/story/921
But still, I fail to see the real difference with WS. It's preatty similar actually in term of style and content. Usualy, groups end up with local newsletter when they have to say that is relevant localy but would not be relevant for a national audience. Or when they want to experiment with a different type of distribution. What do you hope to achieve with the libertarian that cannot be done with worker solidarity?
I'm just curious. When we started Cause commune we put an end to La Nuit (our local newsletter) because it was no longer relevant. Actually, our puting out Cause commune was partly due to arguments put forward by WSM members... So I'm wondering why a group would make the exact opposite decision.
The Cork WSM have done a number of local newsletters over the years. There's a lot of local stuff that goes on that is really only of concern to people in a particular area.
The Libertarian looks similar to the Workers Solidarity (Ireland) in layout and style - and perhaps that is not a good idea - but in principal it a great move to getting a more local production into a neighbourhood of Dublin 8.
Well done.
There are a number of significant differences between the two publications.
1. Workers Solidarity is around 4 times longer that the Libertarian allowing it to deal with more issues
2. WS is funded out of national WSM funds while the Libertarian is funded out of 1st of May branch funds. They are not competing for the same financial resources.
3. WS is edited by a group elected from National Conference, the Libertarian is edited by the 1st of May branch - in theory this allows it to respond quicker to events and to have a more local focus. In terms of 'advantages' this is the key difference.
I'd be very worried to replace our national paper (WS) with local ones but I don't see a problem with also having local publications where useful. (In case its not clear WS also gets distributed in this area, we are not distributing the Libertarian as an alternative to it).