POLICE broke up a march against the organised Abortion Campaign last This is thelatest in a series of attacks in Cardiff democratic U1 l including the arrest of Pat Arrowsmith twice curing делега campaign, harassment of anti-racist and housing campaigners, and the arrest of three Irish solidarity activists.
The police claimed that permission bad not been obtained for the march. but in fact they were notified of the route over a month ago and raised no objection. Perhaps what upset them was the obvious public towards the marchers, represented a large number of unions, women's groups, and Several coaches will be leaving Cardift bus stofon at kam on October to take people to the TUC demo. Phone Cardiff MERSEYSIDE Abortion Campaign is chartering a 400-seat train for the 28 October demo. The includes a Merseyside-wide week of action of meetings, leafleting of factories, and displays and open air meetings in the shopping areas. For campaign phone 051-728 7849: Train tickets from the Trades Victoria Street (051-236 1778).
CLEVELAND National Campaign is holding a public meeting against the Corrie Bill on Friday 19 October at 8pm in the AUEW Hall, Middlesbrough. Speakers Leonora Lloyd from the NAC steering committee and a local trade unionist. For details of coaches to the demo phone Middlesbrough 87616.
SOUTH LONDON campaigns in Southwark, Lewisham and Wandsworth pooling their resources to organise a display advert in the South large.
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local build-up Mitre Hotel, Manchester 1. petitioning, details of the NAC Council, Poly, Abertion holding Thursday, Victoria Hall, include their skit Corrie's Dream.
anti-Corrie on local IV Lambelll, are London Press immediately before the demo with signatures of organisations and individuals opposed to the Corrie In Southwark the campaign is organising wee open meelings next Tenants' Hall, Rockingham Estate, New Kent Road, SE15; Wednesday 24 October, Camden Estate, Peckham Road, SE15; and Thursday.
Information Centre, Goose Green, SE22. All begin at 8pm and will feature a film, campaign speaker, and a local Lambeth has a public meeting on at 8pm in St with John Tilley MANCHESTER NAC is holding a abortion Saturday assembling at 1lam at All Saints (by the Poly) and going to Albert Square Tuesday October, ASTMS is holding a public meeting at 7.30pm on abortion at the Trade union involvement is also reflected in NUPE's decision to send a coach from Manchester to the demo. Other coaches are being organised by and, it is hoped, students at the University, and UMIST.
HARROW Campaign Against Corrie public meeting this at 8pm in Sheepcote Lane.
Speakers include Jo Richardson MP and Dr Berry Beaumont, and Rights of Women theatre group will perform SWINDON Against Corrie members managed to get a 40-minute broadcast on iu Uctober: the dar before their public meeting. The trades council is supporting the 28 October demo, but local NALGO and NUPE bureaucrats have blocked discussion A 50-STRONG picket of Hackney Hospital last Saturday for abortion day-care facilities was the latest in a Set up three months ago out of a Women's Voice public meeting, the campaign has an informal structure so that anyone who wants to get involved can simply come along to one of the HAC's first activity — which still petitioning against the Corrie This has been particularly successful encouraging', says HAC member Jane Watt. 'Virtually everybody will stop to of the issue in their branches despite their unions' national support for the ISLINGTON shoppers had unusual entertainment last Saturday when a motorcade to publicise the 28 October demo went by loaded up with balloons, posters and singing women. Two thousand leaflets were given out along the route, which covered all the shopping areas Petitioning Corrie Bill takes every Saturday from 10am at Chapel Market, the Nags Head, and Archway - help always welcome.
WAKEFIELD now has a NAC group set up with the support of the trades council. It has organised leafleting on Saturday initiated vigorous debate in the local paper, nd is holding a public meeting on Monday 22 October with a speaker from Leeds West CHC.
particular focus for campaign is local Labour MP Walter Harrison, who voted for the Corrie Bill at its second reading. A picket of his surgery is planned. One coach has talk to you, and it's not difficult at all • to nersiade them tosion the petition — even those whe are personally opposed Jane is a member of the Civil & proposed a motion that her union branch support the TUC-sponsored demo on 28 October, and has used the TUC and other leaflets to firm up through Hackney sent a motion to the September trades council meeting urging support for the council has paid for a mailing to all its so far been booked for the demo -details from Wakefield 890649.
CAMDEN Against Corrie starts a week ofaction on Saturday 20 October SUlt with mass leafleting of estates and markets. On Monday 22 October there is a public meeting at 7.30pm in Friends House, Euston Road, where speakers will include Ken Livingstone (Labour Party), Jill Rakusen (CHC), place representative from NAC. петоте October, there' Il be a cavalcade round Camden with a rock band on a float and the play Corrie's Dream.
every Monday night at 7.30pm at the Contact Sue (359 8288, day) for more information.
Hornsey Labour Party and Haringey the NAC public meeting Tues 23 Oct 8pm Rokesly School, Rokesly Ave, N8.
THE National Federation of Law Centres has voted to ask every law to-abortion will support a woman's Newington Road, N16. The speakers steering committee, Against Workers InDIAN 7pm in the Neighbourhood by the trades Hall. (AUEW, (NAC), will be Isolde McNeil from the trades council, Leonora Lloyd from the NAC the labour movement by organising & contingent on the 13 September local support for the anti-Corrie campaign still relatively untapped in Hackney, and it is to these that HAC will be turning its attention after 28 October. The next meeting is on Monday 29 October at 8pm at "The Factory', 50 centre to affiliate to the Campaign Contact Lega Against Corrie, c/o 374 Grays Inn Road, London WC1.
NAC/LARC trade union liaisor committee meets at 7.30pm at the NAC offices, 374 Grays Inn Road, WC1 - all trade The central Campaign Against Corrie activists meeting is on Thursday 23 October at University of London Union, Malet Street, WC1.
WANTED: accommodation for Scortish supporters travelling down for the demo on the night of Offers to NAC on 01-278 0153.
EALING Campaign Against Corrie is holding a public meeting sponsored council on Tuesday 23 October at 7.30pm in Ealing Town Speakers Sally Grove Trico), Teresa Smart • Maggie Renn (Women's Voice), and a local doctor.