IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Freedom Fighters Must Win! Socialist unity in Ladywood

Socialist Challenge No. 3, 23 June 1977 · p. 16 of the scan · 409 words

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The constituency of Ladywood in Birmingham has become vacant. The sitting Labour MP, Brian Walden, has moved elsewbere.

The Plunning Meeting called by the International Marxist Group and Big Flame in Birmingham on 2 July to discuss a national appealfor "Socialist Unity" candidates at the nest general election therefore takes on a more immediate significance.

The meeting will take up the question of the Ladywood constituency and the Domestle: 6 momil, £3,75; 12 montha #7.502 Abroad: Alrimall. 12.50. Serface, E9 per annum Name....

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Complete and retam Not recessity of having a Socialist Unity candidate to avoid the mistakes Stechford. An lavitation is being sent to all socialist groups inviting them 10 Planning meeting on 2 Julyat 'Golden Eogle", FIl Street near New Street station, Birmingham starting at noon.

All correspondence and enquiries should be ad dressed to: Conference Planning Committee, Floor, 14 Picadilly, Manchester 1.

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the and demonstration 3rd majority's splitting tactics and backed their call for an alteralive platform to the official one, on open and democratic principles. Al Vol the domonstration gathered around the officlal platform. A bl majority gathered instead to hear the altemative viewpoint.

The ludicrousness of the NUS Executive majority's position was highlighled by the fact that on this day they had no-one on their platform who had been Involved in the Soweto struggle From the allemele platform, lormer secretary of the Soweto secholo a quarter of the DIONAL karth internation AL GROUP SRC, Bamay Mokgatle — who had flown in sapecially from Atric: for the occasion - brought greetings from Taletsi Mashinini and other londing Sowoto milllants.He spoke out against sectarianism in the liberation and solidarily struggles and urged everyone thare to continue the fight for solidarity with the liberation struggls. The supporters of the altemale platform responded by lilling the whole square with reaounding chants of No slanders — no exclusions -solidarity and "Victory to the Freedom Fighters' THOSE who pay the piper tionaries had not reached.

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