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senate vote 2017-10-18#8
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Motions — Russian Revolution- Motions - Russian Revolution - Reject celebration
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<p class="speaker">Cory Bernardi</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority supported a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2017-10-18.325.2) that condemned the celebration of the [Russian Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution).
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) takes note of an event scheduled to occur on 26 October 2017 at the Australian National University entitled "Celebrating the 1917 Russian Revolution", organised by Socialist Alternative;*
- > *(b) observes that this year marks 100 years since that revolution, which led to a litany of human rights abuses and approximately 10 million deaths;*
- > *(c) notes that the 1917 revolution promoted Leninist and Marxist teaching to the broader world; and*
- > *(d) rejects any assertion that the teachings of Lenin or Marx should be celebrated in a liberal democracy.*
<p class="italic">(a) takes note of an event scheduled to occur on 26 October 2017 at the Australian National University entitled "Celebrating the 1917 Russian Revolution", organised by Socialist Alternative;</p><p class="italic">(b) observes that this year marks 100 years since that revolution, which led to a litany of human rights abuses and approximately 10 million deaths;</p><p class="italic">(c) notes that the 1917 revolution promoted Leninist and Marxist teaching to the broader world; and</p><p class="italic">(d) rejects any assertion that the teachings of Lenin or Marx should be celebrated in a liberal democracy.</p> <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p><p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Bernardi—No. 530—be agreed to.</p>
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