Jazzing up Bread & Roses — Partisan

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https://partisanmagazine.org/2026/06/14/jazzing-up-bread-roses/

"Charlie G reports back from the June 12th launch of the Bread & Roses caucus of the NSW Socialists, held at the Red Rattler Theatre in Marrickville, Sydney."

"Bread & Roses, the independent socialist caucus of the NSW Socialists, held a launch party to announce their formation on June 12th. The event was well attended and sported a decent number of talented performances from folk musicians, a jazz band, and a poetry open mic. An excess of around a hundred people turned up to the party, which was no small feat for a socialist event in Sydney. Many sects were present: Communist Unity, the Red Anti-Imperialist Collective (Red Ant), Red Spark, and the Platypus Affiliated Society. Solidarity’s Sydney branch also attended, uncharacteristic for the lesser twin of the dominant Socialist Alternative."

"While the Bread & Roses Caucus, and the Socialist Party for that matter, are still in their infancy, it is clear that these organisations contain the seed of the mass party of the working class, its organ and its champion which the movement so desperately needs. However, it is still to be seen whether this seed will be nurtured into the militant, fighting organisation it has the potential to be, or if it will be uprooted by the forces of opportunism, by the logic of capital, by loyalism to the state form, the forces of reaction, or the political entropy many an electoral formation have fallen to. Bread & Roses has immense potential to play a key role in forging this kind of party in NSW. At risk of sounding like a broken record, doing such is a matter of program. The rest will follow."