FOREIGN SUBS: Asia/Africa/Australia/N. & S. America: £6 per year pective for struggle - one explaining not only why we consider the family to be oppressive to all within it, and motherhood not to be a necessary virtue, but also how under capitalism there is no way that children can be brought up except under conditions of poverty, deprivation, oppression, etc.
BOURGEOISIE This is all the more necessary in that the bourgeoisie - or a section of it - is also becoming anxious on an international level to provide abortion and contraception facilities. Thus in LIBE IRISH CIVIL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION - Public Rally in Camden Town Hall (Euston Road, nearest tube Kings Cross), Sunday, 1st April. Preceded by march from Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, starting 2.30. Speakers invited include Neil Blaney T.D.
Eamonn McCann, Gery Lawless, P.J. McClean. All Irish and British organisations who support the Irish struggle welcome.
BUILDING WORKERS: ORGANISATION AND THE LUMP - a new pamphlet by Paul Smith which assesses the developments within the building trade during and since the national strike.
Available from Red Books, 182 Pentonville Road, Wednesday, 14 March, saw the first national student strike in history. As we go to press it look as though it is being extremely well supported. In the context of militant rank and file activity through rent strikes, refectory boycotts, and occupations, there is clearly a firm . basis for a rapid student politicisation of the kind not seen since 1968. In the present situation it is also clear that this could play a role in strengthening the working class struggles against the Tory pay laws.
Unfortunately, the NUS leadership are so far following the traditions set by the trade union bureaucracy. As far as they are concerned, students-are a 'special case. Rather than presenting to students a plan of action against the bourgeoisie and its state, and for solidarity actions with the working class which students could immediately implement, they rely on assaulting 'public opinion'.
The one day strike, then, is presented as a protest; not as a day to organise the mass of students and to fight to explain to them what their role can be in the present social crisis, and how their grants campaign can be integrated into a united struggle with the working class. Such an approach can only lead to disaster and demoralisation; it can only play into the hands of the ruling class in its attempt to solve its problems through winning all sections of society to support of the pay laws against the org anised working class.
Jim Clynes CENTRAL LONDON A.J.L. Forums - March 30th: Gery Lawless on "The White Paper'.
meetings are held at General Picton pub, Caledonian Road (Kings X tube) at 8pm on Fridays.
25 SONGS OF REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE - International, IWW 'Wobbly', Irish,British; including Internationale, Red Fly the Banners, First Cork Brigade, etc. ToD plus costage trom r Cooper, c/o 182 Pentonville Road, London N.1, All profits go to Fund Drive.
CHAND KISH CAbARE In aid or Nortnerr Distress Fund at the Cock Tavern, 596 Holloway Rd., N.7, on Weds. 28th March. Commences 8pm snarD. AOMISSIOn DUD Arustes include. sudawr Folk Group, Jim Bulger Four, Cyril Garner, Richard Griffin Dancers, Helen Grogan, Jim Mulvihill, plus supporting programme.
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