IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Open Letter to Feminist Group

· Socialist Challenge No. 3, 23 June 1977 · p. 14 of the scan · 392 words

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page 14 of the scan

THIS IS an open latter to the South com socialist feminiats on th revolutionary left. # naa also been sent to Spare Rib and has seen the менонІ слоново тогтя or more a ration eve women's libaration movament who are conscioualy identitying themseives as both femiimportantly a8 women wnp s88 that the struggle for both and the struggle tor socialism aro inteAs scolalist feminists. we do of attempt to put either ou truggle for our liberation or th class struggle in a secondary sition - rather, we 869 Do as primary. By DESIRE Necessity organisation, women's self organisation two lights.

We have found through our wn struggles that we can only egin to build oursalves and ou organisation hes a revolutionary dynamic which takes forward the struggle for socialism among many sectore of soclety. expresaion in the decision of the South London Socialist Femin Is Group to re use the nant of particloation to women who are members of groups on the revoArguments were brought forward which attempted to equate THE SONGS OH TOrnan separately trom man win this TAHSONS Ne belleve that as socialis CONCA DO CO TOKE 101M SO OUT common strugg. v8 belleve that our revolutionary organisations have all the nor obieve trat partoipation mixed organisation will nece arily preclude honast and oper debate inside the socialist femi MOCISIST THINNIES counterpose ourselves to radical reminiate, • he man to rea division as the our oppression Rather, wo see the make links with all those forces who are seeking revolutionary change.

axclude from socialist from une Tar lert us not omy to eave those women who are struggling against their mixed organisations even bility revolutionary change.

We are distressed also at the include also organisec in reformist organisaand the Communist Party? How detarmine centrallat organisation will have a worse effect than participation in organisations like the Labour Party. whose Government is in the process of attacking the very think thet all women who are willing to take up the fight, both theoretically and should be able to join with other socialist feminists.

We think, sisters, that It is on these questions, and if we annot do so within the contex South Landon, let us at the pages of this periodi30 CE necessity to ONE WIS WOTO RODE TOTEST able 10 struggle together.

ANNIEJANOWTTZ MINNIEJANSEN зеківт in SOOT AROUN

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