IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Raid on NAC benefit

Socialist Challenge No. 70, 2 November 1978 · p. 7 of the scan · 351 words

The scan: sc-n70-nov-2-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 7 of the scan

should be a mother.

The Labour Government has aircady spoken or a possiole Minister of Ones would be pleased. And the mass media never miss a chance lo tell women that their destiny motherhood, willing or otherWINC For socialists, the right of women to control their own fertility is a precondition for their liberation.

The call for free abortion on demand wach means inals women who will decide, OLen Labour Party and the TUC. So far this poley has remained almost entirely on paper.

moving, however, National Abortion Campaign's has DOLl CInE evening.

got and the up to f50.

ARRESTS and the £ 100 followed a police raid on a women only Dener ned Do unt National Abortion Campaign in South London on saturdas were The five have been charged with selling liquor without licence, which carries a fine of The raid was well planned. start of the benefit, held at the Action Centre near Waterloo Station.

They left 45 minutes later, to return shortly after 9pm in the company of 15 uniformed cops. Their main concern WAS obtain the name and address of all the women drinking, and to find out the organisers of the Meeting with little the police arrested the five most vociferous women and carted off the liquor from the hall. At Kennington police station the women were asked why they participating in women-only event.

NAU badly needs casn to make up for the booze and arrange legal defence. Inn Road, London WCI. leafletting and selling papers there, insulting and threatening passers-by une police did nothing. the Anti Nazi League decided to hold its own meeting there on 14 October.

nis ume the ponce cia aci to break up the AN meeting.

arrested and charged with obstruction when he protesica duns The ANL then decided to hold a further mass picket in Church Street last Saturday, which took place without incident. Leaflets were distributed calling for an end to the harassment of anti-fascists and black people and a campaign to keep the fascists off the streets and out of the communities and workplaces.

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