After a four-year delay. Cardiff's big new teaching новона 15 от laSt To provide day-care abortions by the vacuum aspiration method BBSIest Bnd salest deyeloped.
Up until now, over 50 per centof Cardiff women have had to go outside the area to oblain legal abortions. They had been obstructed by reactionary consultants ві ше пова, апо у тле disgraceful inaction of the South Glamorgan Health Authorily.
But this latest victory' is less complete than if seems. The new facilities involve one theatre session a week, which will be completely inadequate. No extra Stalf will employed to do the exira work. And there will not be enough beds for women to recover in. Two will have to share a single the CUBICE Healih workers Cardiff, which has been one of the worst areas for abortions in the country, are already up in arms over the way these have been implemented. Local pro-choice activists are demanding an immedlate half-day session to meet the needs of local women, and full consultation health unions levels and lacilities at the unit. After years impasse, the abortion campaign in Cardiff Is at be least moving onlo offensive looling.
LUSCOETS pro-choice motion around the White bil, but recently antiresigo if the union discussed it insiderhe unions to put pressure butesucrats. trade will importaor in co-ordinating activity here. women Judith: I think wo must be more outgoing and not just wait for In uniors to send delegates to our example, we picketed our MP, sponsored by the electricians" who changes aresult ofthisaction, the Trades Council and other groups supported us. The national anotber opportunity to do more work in loca communics and we should beable to make direct the over staff policy on abortion, criticisms of the abortion campaign from femian nists?
forward In the aftermath of Lewisham and Hivde a wide-ranaine sct of discussions has been taking nuce willio the an0-tascisl movemeat. They have centred oil the most etlective way cu constructing a viahle antifascist organisation in this country. The reason for this is not difficuls to understand. There is n growing realisation amongst anti-fasicst militants that street demonstrations confined to the far-left and its periphery are not sufficient and that broader sections the population brought into the movement. At the same TIWETACTEIS EEOWINE awareness of the mecessity to intervene clectorally against the racists and the TILLISLS The TONJOLISL Unity campaign in the East End is a salutory reminder of the fact that a united effort can have its ANTI-NAZILEAGUE The outcome of these has produced different, and often unrealted, initiatives. The Socialist WorkParty took the main initiative in launching Anti-Nazi League. They did so in collaboration with a number of left social-democrats and explicitly ienored both the Communist Party and the rest of the far-left. The main thrust of the ANL is to counter the Nazis on the terrain electoral politics by production of mass propaeanda.
ANL comrades organised the creation of Dockers Against and 'Students Against Nazis' as well as appointing the The Federation of Conservarive Students (FCS) tau nce ampaign against racism on lovember, The main aim of thi campaigit is to tight for communit: integration especiblly as the EOs feels thar conservativer 'sbauld be seen to be doing more to promale raciatharmony' Not because as ou morecynscal readers may tais aild i Josenh Faerlon, GLC camtidals foe Leeisham Depeford, said "The NF vEter then Labour: ae wuuld be better off PELOTDHT WIWAE ESICHE toe prenne papers nowese wt bsefal in the way Ibey provide an ampunt of facts. Jc appears Chat the main thrust Conaen Is Lou AISHLIN LIC Community Relations Coancil SWP mibtants as organisers in Manchester and Leeds.
There also exists a Joint Committee Against Kacism (ICAR) which is backed by the Indian Workers Association Coway and toc DEper sing of the IWA, sympathetic to the Communisl Parly or ndia (Marxisc) as well as the Liberal Party, the Labour Party and North-West TUC.
Jackson is now pressure for the TUC as a whole to back this committoe and in the North-West, Colin Rarnett has launched a £10,000 appeal for this organisation. It is obvious that it body through which the liberal and Labour establistument will co-ordinate its anci-racist and anti-fascist initiatives.
Thirdly chere is the National Co-ordinating Committee of TT-CASCISI (NCCAFC), to which nearly 60 AlCi are bow atllinted. These are organised on exclusive basis and consist cisentiaily of grassroots militants fighting in the localities. They recentiy endorsed a move back nationally the anti-fascist which i both well-produoed and contains detailed information for anci-fascist activists.
LUXURY of Now while all these initatives the are postive and deserve to be supported we nonetheless have thie developing is does soem to be somelluee of a tuxure to bave three nationally organised anti-fascist organisations. Acoroach af counrerine the mare citreme racist appeal and allowing middie class on become pillars of the establishment tar con we begin tu prolect the soew tnal necawse a person ie cowaro their primary interest is not netessorily The local groups are advised no such as anti-Cascise and ami-cocet dominatal', Emphasa sroughout Hs BioTerSai CICE SONR of which point out that che NF is Ampong Ihnse suggested to speak 4583-21 TE-AREOSTI Mr 30Л0 CAM SALSÖn The thire bneting paper states:
•Hroad local communily cam halens must oe launched te CCOW nOSCOEET dESU!
peddled be racist groupe and thc In Chal Lask Conser adives should play a prominent rol LON suaSAIETEHT Tom will be this Commitrees What then needs to be done?
H OI WHHE IS TELUE anon- single which ordinate and carry different, but related tasks necism ito de etatiy. ane the BoCIAIEI In (has COUniTY CARF model for such an organisation should be some of the features of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmansenl (CND). was orpanised on both a broad and a non-exclusive basis. The way to combat ianism (and undoubtedly it will not disappear overnight) is by isolating it politically and not BYBHHSISNUDDHITESTICEYE proposals or mcasures. For the campaign. ground is if local activists feel that they determioe how the organisation is rum and whar involving the laboar movement is extremely doulcrul, In fact is is the Toriex and their Broad lett Man D TaMs ano aTe ERECaLEEIEY anti-Zionit unions with suspenSan. This campaign is therefore a mokesereen behind which ibc remove "No Platform" and al the same time inflict on its supportersin the NUS a comoaien cogld broaden The ans-ramsl campaign. Their lactics, however, are tolally insefficicnt. AT 11AM Ihecensher 14l, 21-venr old Fernen WEHORH MIE DE SEIRINE THIE BEUH Trot Hastio in London tu walk 160 mile:
to Dstund und back in aid of CARF the auti-rucist anti-fascist paper ME taC 10 LonGOn :100-035198 Anti-Fascist Co-ordinating CoaeVernon, a Jumaican le a seasnued long distasce walker. He las nicelas manen riR Lanoi B Glasgon in 1972 and this sammer walked trum Lands End to Jahe O"Groats 10 Pisying Field iation. This time be is walking for the sati-racis comnitiee of college he issues it prioritises campaigning .Cothe itself on the constituency Labour These are thousands which Many sectarVULUUEO.U in the which a will get off the addition the allies DaRT-TaCEST sponsored walk.
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Tands for thi education studemis Fernom will amends, Cib und East Huxtun will celebrate his student-tepcher hody was set ap lo Other weleoming bodies will goeed an c3 The analogy with CND is, as is the case with most analogies, a partial one. For CND based only way i strength of partics now clearly in •deculDe However the lave particular which could be attracted to such a campaign would be the of unaffiliated ing their individuals and local groups This means that the structure ganda. of the organisation we would national lEke to see would be such as to anti-tascist the шахіли possible initiatives from below localities and the regions. The national leadership would exercise largely political organiHOES HLSLEE ED suLa body would retain the right la cumbat raciom and Natinnal Front influence ia Hackery and especially in eruestinmal institutions. The Sluclenis decaico to raie muney toE Gmos CmCnrun particalar for CARF throngh a the Mayor chairperson CARF (Campaign Aginst Racism and Fascism] is a bi-monthly paper which wus set up in May this vear to the Hrown MP.
elections. Since shen is has garberet some 30 affilistes thruwghoet th -TarS, London area and has heiper strenethen. suppore anu ordinale asti-racist work througaright avelin. the Paciste anti-fascist Wrigles On Wednesday 14 December the students" anti-racist budy will be holding a cunference al their collese OO TAISM IO WICR OCU SIT USA and fellow further atue tiu ted ariel studeals in the morning and wollh TECEIVEN INEK DY IEM DM SAIGMIS [December 17th] when a social in Such a broad-based and democratie body is needed rather desperately today The ger off the ground ls if it is seen genuioe and united body and the adjunet of pobtical Jon or a cluster of individuals zealously and jealously guard 'monopoly" of hy anti-racist initiatives or propaFor that reason conference of all militunts and organisations to discuss and docide the tasks necessary in the present period is an urgeni necessity. The NCCAFC have TUst scheduled their own ference lar "23. Socielisi Chalienge readers will, naturally, be present, but what neoded is the presence also of the SWP/ANL and the Indian Osfnnd as he carries nut the walk folloming groups have alrendy suppurted this NE DHConerns anus walk: mishop toever nodoistia, of Hacknes waity Relations Council, Кляниь, Ін Меиго Мі, KOr John Herger, Ton Ranyan. Colin Presced, Nig FIRTH AND THE JAVELIN ROLAND RANTE, Ihe editor of Hradford stadents palom newspaper hashecnsubjeded seaftlosvistoftbe locaic.Jl): AM nting the pnem abnut Chris mes Kirkup und niso report: iste tbe staffled a vibe from ue The Brudford detectives asked Sperid Beehnicate nil eresion technical aspects publication such as the print run and lbe bume of the brinlers. Howewr insert and mut by the printers. The the poem bad beee prinied as sn SWP suff refused to answer questines, despite assurances of friendship.
be a series of misqmufes io lbe Daily puisic Teiegrach and Daily Express, and SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 6 December, 1977 pago l Workers Organisation if a hig leap forward is ro he made Many anti-fascist comcnittees while doing excellenr work locally have tended cowards a This CC8ER TELTPCEAI5718is largely hecuise mos. of tho comrades involved have boen working in them for a whole period in an isolation imposec ohjective conditions. betieve thar it is now possible break that provided the correct sieps are taken. We must also scale that although the possibility of OCEE SIen a COGIC D moste rie Tala teplored e CHOLOICU would stress that no nationa organisation can be buil on basis exclusion bureaucratic manipulation an covering over political probalso the antidude of the Christiaa Union which destrosed so mamy copies as they could ansuer in ine of che guestio censure.
or furiber info, ring 0274 234 ad aok for lespertor Fi THE FASCIST LECTURER A college inciurer af Teeside Polpfechaic who is standing for the National Frontat a Cornei bv-election in South Middiesborough avorded being expeiled from the Nationa! Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Edsoation.
Is the resz of Cleveland, the Ant-fascist Commicee is TRA TR SRERTHHE LERE in Middiesbornash and rise the morien Nanthorpe ward where Evans is sanding- The of comminee is also providing suppor for sreet seller of papers following on ottack or street selfers. Despire their claims of over a handred members, the NF appear to be rericent to show ies face 2n
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Escemsasong ume ance over ten thousand pickets demonstrated their sense of solidarity and triumph outside Gruawick on 11 July. Victory then seemed only a matter of days away, and had it not been for the TUC organising a march away from ine Tactory, the scap mus wowd have been prevented from entering Grunwick for the first Last week's conference of the Civil and Public Service Association, where delegates The South-East Region of the TUC is holding an emergency delegate conference on the Grunwick strike on Wednesday 14 action is more a gesture than a December at Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1, The Conference will mark the 70th week of thestrike, but it takes place when there are widespread reports of low moral among thestrikers. Yet, argues GEOFF BELL, the strike can voted by 497 to 419 to send a telegram or support to the brunwick HURSCESTTIRCTS indicates the supportthatstillexists.
TUC Conference needs to ask itself on 14 December is how to organise such support and on what policies to organise it. In some ways it is the question of politica which is the most general impression that while strikers. thousands are still prepared to turn up for mass pickets, such concrete way of winning the strike.
PROSPER Such assessments are correct Even if the scab bus were to be halted fora week and the factory forced in close for the same period, Grunwick would still reservoir of remain viable and George Ward wouldcontinuetoprosper. Even Regional if the major strategy the strike committee is purting forward -thecutting off of all suppliesand services - were successful, the signsurethatthiswouldonlybea limited victory; that Ward would prefer to ciose the factory important, for there is the altogether thanto-take back the It is because Socialist worker'scontrol. DIRECTION grapplewiththese problemsthat will have to he forced to do so we have consistently put Andthe mass support whichernationalisation of Grunwick, without compensation to Ward, andforputtingthefactoryunder pressure a direction, Such a demand would give a videsthardirection. concrete policy for the mass pickets to adopt and it would CONFERENCE provide the ultimate answer lo George Ward's threats to close Yorkshire miners' president thowands who support the Arthur Scargillhasalsoraised.
It is obviously true that the vet some of the most importunt Labour Government will not support the nationalise Grunwick simply because members of the strike Challenge has attempted to committee ask then to. They andSouch Walesinparticular forward the demand for the ists for Grunwick contains the TUC and the Labour Governingrodients of such pressure Whar is lackiop is piving that There remainsthequestion of be called, whether or not big the factory, It is a demand that how to organise the tens of demonstrations should he Grunwick strike. The most solidarity conference. The 14 December ineering is restricted to the South-East of England, attracted cumelrom elsewhere. war that involves the widesi from Yorkshire, Birmingham possibletorces. SOCIALIST CHALLENGE B December 1977 page 9 All these supporters need lo discuss how they can force the ment to directly iLersene Di behalf of the Grun wick strikers.
The How the rank and file can organise the cutting off of supplies and services aimed al ensuring Ward's closure and the nationalisation of Grunwick.
Whenche mass pickets chould scheduled for outside Congress Hoose, preven Parhament.
ISSUES These are the kind of issues mass pickets whichnesdrobethrashedoutina
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