FOUR HUNDRED OR MORE delegates gathered for the first all-Wales conference of the Wales Congress in Maestag last weekend. The Wales Congress is a significant body in Welsh politics, with the support of the Wales TUC, the Wales Labour Party, Plaid Cymru, and the Communist Party. Its support extends to other areas in Britain and internationally.
were a central inspiration to its inception during the miners' strike, when mass activity in support of the miners was still largely in the hands of the support During the political cover to the rightward moving South Wales dination tance it local struggles are The coalitionist politics of the Communist Party the Waler fight WILU the mining communities we have to rid our movemen:
from the grass roots.
Duicauclaus that thinks we can preserve JODS Women were to the scuictal y Pit Closures, was prevented from finishing her contribution to conecutive has done little to do exist don't escape their of women, for Women Against Closures afof the that insupport control the Rhymney two another issue Congress, threatened pits Finally following an emotiona Valley, tioning the ing that built. was reflected Irom ed that the and that At the Wales Congress angry women demanded full recognition of their role should produce a fortnightly newsletter There will surely continue to be obstacles in the . The building of mass action in defence of MELILIE communities particularly if the politics of coalitionism and class collaboration hold sway.
All the more reason tha every achyist snould be In volved the struggle thoroughly rooted in Wales.
What Terry Thomas need to understand when he larks about ine necd l open the second chapter of our struggle is that we art fighting to win The Congress gives u: the tunity to build on that support network which was solidarity with the NUM during the