Ian Rintoul is an Australian political activist and Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 resident, best known in Australia as a refugee advocate, and as spokesman for the Refugee Action Collective

Refugee Action Collective

Refugee Action Collective may refer to:*Refugee Action Collective , the refugee advocacy group from Melbourne*Refugee Action Coalition, the refugee advocacy group from Sydney...

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He was a long time member of the International Socialist Organisation, but was one of a large portion of the membership who left in 2003 around the issue of that group's involvement in the Socialist Alliance

Socialist Alliance (Australia)

The Socialist Alliance was founded in 2001 as an alliance of socialist organisations and individuals in Australia, initiated by the Democratic Socialist Perspective and the International Socialist Organisation along with 6 other founding socialist organisations, to create greater left unity in the...

. He went on to be a leading, founding member of the organisation Solidarity in Sydney.