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Address. 21-23 September 1979 MARXIST SYMPOSIUM Make Cheques and Postal Orders out to 'Socialist Challenge'. ¡ OVER 1100 people bopped for abortion rights at Sexism's gig at the Electric Ballroom last Saturday. Spoil Sports, The Gang of Four and Delta Five drew & widely varying audience. But a good time was had by all and NAC RAS and each of the bands were £100 better off at the end.
Forty trades union supporters of NAC and LARC gathered to speak to members of the TUC General Council they met Wednesday.
Although many of the TUC leaders stopped to speak to lobbiers the message seems to have got through, as the General Council confirmed the call for a demonstration against the Corrie Bili in late October. So far the exact date has not been fixed.
YET another man seems determined to prove that we still have a long way to go before women have the absolute right to decide what happens to their bodies. Brian Sturley is attempting to get an injunction to stop the woman to whom he was engaged getting an DAYONE 10.30-1.30pm CURRENT ISSUES OF MARXISM Perry Anderson 2.30-5.00pm workshop: The Debate on English History, Alternative e Economic Strategy, Bahro's Marxism Speakers include: Perry Anderson, John Ross, Alan Freeman, Gunther Minnerup 7.30-10.00pm RALLY 100th ANNIVERSARY OF TROTSKY'S BIRTH Speakers include: Pierre Frank, Tariq Ali, the Voice of Leon Trotsky DAYTWO 10.00-1.00pm IS LENINISM OBSOLETE?
Dodie Weppler and others Workshops Class Analysis & Political Strategy, Kautsky & Speakers include: Robin Blackburn VENUE: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London abortion. SPUC have admitted that Against they are putting up f1,000 towards the legal costs.
Reports from the NAC office show that the campaign is really beginning to lift off nationally. reports of local abortion campaign groups being formed speakers, pour in. vanish from the office as soon as they can be produced The NAC meeting last weekend heard reports of new or revived NAC groups and local activity from as far apart as Brighton the Bristol and Sheffield.
The Standing Committee set up consider the Bill has meeting. This was discussions on pro-abortion MPs particularly concerned because Parliamentary printing vented the members having access 1o necessary background These included the report fron Royal Commission which recommended more abortion facilities NHS reports of previous Commons debates strations Thatcher, the meetings.
Every day organised requests for August and general information The leaflets and petitions implications'.
national planning group to had its first the TUC demo!
dominated by procedure.
Meeting will be disputes firms predocuments. the on the NHS, Satord hospitals, and Knowsley, 2.00-5.00pm CULTURE AND POLITICS Francis Mulhern Workshops The trade unions today; workers control, youth and revolution.
Speakers include: Dave Bailey, Celia Pugh, Judith Arkwright Steve Jefferys (SWP)
DAYTHREE 10.00-1.00pm TWO TRADITIONS OF MARXISMIN BRITAIN John Ross Workshops Workers Plans, Women in Eastern Europe Speakers include: Hilary Wainwright 2.00-5.00pm THE REVOLUTIONARY LEFT IN EUROPE Chris Harman (SWP], Tariq Ali (IMG] Creche facilities Refreshments available £1 a session. £5.50 six sessions excluding the rally £l for rally. f5 for all the sessions except the rally (£6 including the rally] if paid before 1 September. Abertion and Sterilisation Campaign (ICASC) is also rallying to support the British struggle. Requests have gone out for simultaneous demonin other countries, for of protest Margaret Standing Committe and the local British Ambassador and for messages of support to NAC. Prominent pro-at dam nee Weak. including Faccio from Italy have offered to come to Britain at their own expensi to speak at press conferences or public International Women's Forum by ICASC Friday 3rd 7.30 Conway Hall: 'The Anti-abortion Bill and its Newcastle Local Authority NUPE have voted to give the local NAC _E50 as material support for NUPE's national policy of support for a woman's right to choose. The are calling on all NUPE sponsored MPs to vote in line with union policy and for the North East Region TUC to put on a train to take supporters to The next NAC National Planning on September 1 in Leicester. All affiliated groups may attend and pooled fare will operate. Ring NAC office for details:
DEFEAT the Corrie Bill. N. Manchester & Socialist Challenge Group meeting. Wednesday 15th Aug. 8pm. The Cheetham Hill Rd., neat Cheetham Town Hall.
Socialist Challenge 2 August 1979