Iranian women say: give us your solidarity

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IRANIAN women must have the solidarity of the internatonal women's movement for our struggle. Kate Millett and the women's delegation from France had a oig impact on us. For a lot of women it was a ict and a source ol strengin realise that they are not alone and that women in other countries are fighting back.

The international messages that were read out on & March started breaking down the preadices that Iranian women had the ent in America and in other Western countries A lot of women in Iran and in other underdeveloped contries remard these movements as those of the privileged, Both privileged in the sense that they are from imperialist countries, but also within these countries they are from privileged layers. To he honest the feeling was But now this has completely changed, There is now a strong desire to extend hands to the women's movement internationally. Delegations coming other countries links help to break the isolation of movement and prevent AnoMicinE Irvne lo renresent us as the left-overs of the Shah.

in the future if thines po adly these links may be o practical character making sure that individual women's leaders don't become the largel for intimidation or victimisation.

The women's movernent will have to be very sensitive to the problems and women's movesent will Very few women at the present time are willing questions like sexuality or even abortion. This Isn't a positive ching. In's a reflection of the backwardness LEERLES Bet this is where we have to build the women's inovement You can't something unreialed to that level of consciousness.

The more help we get from the women's movement Iranian athers internationally faces quicker we will pet to our aim of the complete liberation of raise frum the whole Solidarity pamphlet No Withour Women's Liberation. The pamphlet is available from impose Upper Street, London N1. fo 30p including postage here is in raniao Women, Saturday, and the Conference Eniversity, afternoon session will EMISSI The article is reproduced Campaigo for trau's new Square Revolution darity Bookshop Women's Centre.

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