Women students launch Charter | IMGpapers 1976

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MAINE MORE National Students Women's Conference al Keele on 18 February. forward by women of the Broad Left in the NUS were rejected in favour of proposals suggested hy Caucus, reports PAMELA HOLMES.

In spite of national media of A PICKET of over 50 peopic THAN attended the -Union of demagogy put the the Women's Left They publicity for NUS president sue Slipman's 'clean-up cam.

women were not pre parod to accept ter usual the only contributions that Icadership (including Slipman, member of the execulive committee of the Communist Party) made to the three hour perspectives discussion compromised on women's proposed a return to women's posts* withit the union; that women should get involved in smaller structures because general meetings arc too big; they even suggested that the existence of committed feminists within the union caused probiers.

But conference preferred the proposals of the Womens Lef Caucus which incorporated елос deas from a group of Bronc Left momen dissidents fron Sussex Umversity:

This perspective recognised two maiar lases for Le NUS First, the right of wonien to self-organisation 125. prerequisite to playing a full role withie the mass organisation.

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SOUTH BANK POU anarchot Second, to organise campaigns involving all sections of the membership on issues of warnen's oppression.

Proposals for a two-day women's aperegate and two day open campaigns conter were overwhelmingly accepted. Integral to these structures was the decision to derclop a Student Women's Charler" to pur forwand che demands of women in the NS All questions of access to Tor women (including abortion, MULACE facilities, and entrance qualifi cations), as well as content of education, job opportunities participation activities, must be raised in the Charter if it is to unite women successfully against sexist dis crimination in education. The Women's Leff Cauces in a grosping of socialist women le the NUS Women's Campales. Formed in 1976 te tight the executive's INTERCE fallure to implement decision, -ENC THICH SCOD ferences. Further details sad copies of the caucus" resolu. tions to NUS conference from Puuline Roe, Birmiagham Paly Students Union. Tel 021-4545184