IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Socialist Unity campaigning in Manchester...

· Socialist Challenge No. 52, 29 June 1978 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 529 words

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Northern Carnival will be held in Moss Side just Iwo days after polling day in the by-election that has been called for July. That's Socialist Unity along the Manchester Socialist Workers Party will be concentrating their energies on running a campaign to build the Carnival.

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Plans are already underwas to organise meetings outside schools at lunch-time, and local bew wave and releac rock IF SCHOOL students could vote, Socialist Unity would have first councillor in GlasRow's Crosshill/Prospecthill ward.

This was the reaction of Socialist Unity workers after a week of hectie campaigning in the before chas gow's council by-clection on 25 June.

After Socialist Unity porlers had wiven out School Kids Against the Nazis leaflers in Iie schools in Clasgow's southside, the Socialist Unity cloction office becume a centre Jor school students.

NAZIS The leafletting followed Nazi Glaspoe SCAnnIS. National Froor supporters been King's Park school and racist Bellahausten THE Anti Nazi League's | bands will be asked to play at in the area will ger a reception from local anti-fascists not only in the streets in Moss Side tut aiso the campaien against los racist ideas will hit hire when he gues back to school after polling day.

LEAFLETS Every single day from the Anti Nazi League, Socialist Unty and the SWP will be icafletting puts, shop ping preciocts and lactories. calling for mass support for the Carrivat and urging the rout of the racist scum.

This will be in contrast with the Labour campaien which will no ...and Glasgow supCHRIS BAMBERY demy. Bur last Wednesday saw a successful mecting to launch SKAN in Glasgow's southside. School scudents were also in evidence a: another Socialist Unicy clection activie Aca- showing of the United Troops noises. but will maintain a discheet silence about the rucst policies of the Labour Government and its support for mimigration controls.

Nor will the torch of political prisonens in Ireland be allowed unity a the polls, A demonstrabion has been planned In sup port of Irish political prisoners who are 'on the blanket', This will probably be held outside one of Labour's election meetABORTION The Society for the Protec lion or the Unborn Chiid has raised its ugly head. Leaflets and posters lave appeared in Moss Side against plous One prontinent Labour Party Dut Movemens slet im *Honse Soldier Home Bridper 's Tolyelen.

As well as school Bide the bulk of the 65 strong audience were housewives, therebs proving the myth that solidarity work must be based DE hard drinking males Socialist Unity's by-election candidate. Chris addressed the audience hetore the film started. Arguing for Jand, Hambery Socialise Unity was the only participane in that took up the question of SPUC A small group ot supporters of the anti-abortion outfit ilse Society for the Protection of die Unborn Child' disrupt abe meeting Bur they - AL found no views and for their accusation

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But the issue of control and / austerily is a Tory onslaught against the working class. credible which explains the triumph Callachan. Of course beca made possible by the role ol Scarlan, Jones, Basnett, ete. It is the lack of any other political alternative it has

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