The Red Eureka Movement (REM) was an Australian communist and Maoist political party led by activist Albert Langer.[1] It was active from 1977 to 1982.[1] The party was formed as a splinter organization from the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist–Leninist) (CPAML) by activists who supported the Gang of Four against Deng Xiaoping.[2] REM denounced China under Deng as having taken the "capitalist road".[2] The group was opposed to all other Australian Maoist organisations for a variety of reasons, and advocated for a global front to oppose the Soviet Union.[3]
Red Eureka Movement | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Albert Langer |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Dissolved | 1982 |
| Split from | CPA (M–L) |
| Newspaper | Rebel |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Maoism Anti-revisionism |
| Political position | Far-left |
REM was based in Melbourne, and published a monthly journal titled Rebel,[4] as well as another journal titled Discussion Bulletin, which published material that satirised the CPAML.[5] The REM owned a bookstore named the "After Hours Bookstore" in Hoddle Street, Melbourne.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Guide to the Papers of Robert Darby". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Group to make you see red". The Bulletin. Vol. 99, no. 5116. 11 July 1977. p. 101. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Burgmann, Meredith; Wheatley, Nadia (April 2021). Radicals: Remembering the Sixties. NewSouth Publishing. ISBN 9781742245133.
- ^ "Red Eureka Movement (1977 - ?)". Reason in Revolt. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Media Information Australia. Australian Film, Television and Radio School. 1980. p. 62. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Sendy, John (1983). Melbourne's Radical Bookshops. International Bookshop. p. 135. ISBN 9780959183009.