TO GIVE IS A MILITANT 515,000 | IMGpapers 1968

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ROUGE

Each section of the vaste Halle des Villettes was given over to clusters of stands marking a political theme. The sections of the Internaperspectives of the FI deeper into the workers' movement of every The daily Rouge can help to turn and Portugal into the explosions which will break out tomorrow throughout capitalist Europe.' Following Mandel's speech,

ROUGE

*Every step to take the tasks and country is a step in real solidarity, real concrete assistance to the strug gle today in the Iberian peninsula.

the hammer blows at present being prepared against capitalism in Spain Portuguese soldiers from the artilIn a situation marked by the rise of workers and revolutionary struggles since 1968 - victory of the Indochinese revolution, rise of the revolution in Portugal, intensification of struggles against the dictatorship in Spain, development of workers' struggles in Italy, France and Britain - a newspaper capable of offering up-to-date reports and analysis of these struggles, of developing militant solidarity, and of stimulating debate inside the workers movement becomes an urgent necessity in Britain today.

To go from a 12-page paper to a 16-page paper will mean an increase not only in personnel, but also in equipment and resources. We are not afraid to say that Red Weekly is the best newspaper on the left in Britain today: nor are we afraid to say that it could be enormously improved -both technically and politically. To improve the paper costs money. If you support our paper and its political ideas - then support it financially. We need a minimum of £5,000 to improve the resources of the paper.

The money is now beginning to come in, if rather slowly. A Birmingham teacher has sent £50, and last week a supporter walked into our offices to hand over £30. The hard work of comrades on the IMG stall at the Rouge festival raised a further E700 towards our £15,000 target.

By the end of October we need to raise £1,500 of this sum. Rush your money (postal orders and cheques made out to 'The Week!) to JoAnn, 97 Caledonian Road, London N.1.

The response of some of the IMG branches to the Fund Drive has been very good. Scotland are organising a big social/rally, sending a letter to all their sym pathisers, and are approaching individuals for large donations. Manchester and Brighton are both organising big public meetings and socials as well as producing posters to sell. Now let's hear what the rest of you are planning.

A final point. Because we live in a capitalist society, and capitalism believes in 'keeping money in the family', people inherit money every so often. Of course, only a very few people will be in such a position, but the IMG is hoping that at least ten people will be able to donate E250 each This would really give a big

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6 right to work ***************** On Saturday 18 October, 280 workers occupied the US-owned Personna razor blade factory in Glasgow after three and a half weeks on strike against 40 redundancies. These workers have joined the 360 militants at Balfour Darwin, Sheffield - on strike and in occupation for the last eight weeks - in the front line of the fight for jobs.

It will be in.solidarity with these workers - and others on strike and occupying against redundancies — that the Interna****** for the lobby.

More building workers in London have also decided to strike on 26 November, joining the 2,000 who voted to come out last week. After returning from a three week strike over pay on 20 October, building workers on the Sindell's site in Lambeth voted to come out. In Camden, workers in the direct labour force will be striking and marching to Euston station at 1.30pm to greet demonstrators arriving from the provinces red weekly *********** Government included the need for selective import controls and for an investment programme, both in line with TUC pol icy', says the Star. Unfortunately, of all the demands put forward by the TUC to fight unemployment, that of selec tive import controls is both the most useless and the most dangerous, as we explain in detail below.

Supporters of the IMG on the lobby on 26 November will be fighting against the idea that unemployment can be fough in collaboration with the bosses and the Wilson/Healey cliqu