SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Avondale freed

Socialist Action No. 10, 20 May 1983 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 543 words

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David A young black from Southall, jailed nearly two years ago for a robbery he did not commit, was freed last Thursday at London's Court of Appeal. Cheers Seventy people Southall who were picketing the Court in support of David whooped and cheered in jubilation as supporters poured out from the public gallery with the news. THE Abortion (NIAC)

May 1980, following the death of a young woman who had been forced to resort to a back street abortion.

Last year alone, the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Service referred over IN women for terminations.

1967 Abortion Act doesn't apply in the North of Ireland, and the only choices open. to Avondale has been in Brixton prison since July 1981 WICE sentenced thirteen vears for taking part an armed robbery. The conviction made WaN purely on the evidence of two coppers. Constables ed Avondale out of an ID aler LICY had already jointly chosen his photo album. No other identified David.

Once again a campaign against police racism has drawn a big response from within the ORDER women WIth un wanted pregnancies elmer une dangers or a back street abortionist, expensive trip to England. The British Labour Party is committed to extending the '67 Act to the North.

NIAC have just completed a of doctors which resealed that many GP: faroner But 14 per cest of the GPs against abortions in any Some the ments they made are truly horrific this ULC black and Asian COI• munity of Southall. Last week hundreds of vouth picketed the local police station in protest acainsi the treatment doled out to David Avondale.

He briefly became a symbol of the hostility of local people state harassment. It is no accident that oneplacard on the police station picket read We remember Blair Peach'.

Avondale out, discussions taking place on how to react to any provocation by the fascists during the election.

wins Male Order's 1983 misogy t prize:

life is murder I'm out.

Should a woman gratify his animal desire italy Histance degrade some fine male she should answer for Girls, the sweet children, are taht they forbidden: they rebel, why should they add murder to their sin and involve another or others this satanic • NIAC can be contacted c/0 16/18 Donegall Street, Belfast.

Tel: 243363.

'A MORE gentle mist designed to cover a wide a-za No, this is not a ¿airpion of a new subversion the defoliant Agent Orange, but vaginal deodorants!

Adverts for vaginal deodorants are due reappear again the totally necessary. The sprays don't mask aren't hygienic. But there's nothing so simple and useless that with a little imagination can't make a profit out of it. (from an article by AnGartland in City Limits) • Pornography › is Violence Against Women are will include i.

discussion against OUr nography male violence). Straight HOW much reactionar clap-trap can be packer into the popular daily tabloids?

Here is an offerin from the Sun's 12 Ma edition, courtesy of their Sunshine stargazer:

ARIES (Mar 21 20): short Journes have mer arrange do • 1t 14 Si 10. vacant Street. London arrive nor later 3aa Ther da: a meet prior io patta tion.

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