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CIROBANK TARGETED FOR FIGHT THE ALTON BILL the Abortion Act CFLL-OFF - Defend a right to choose woman's Linda Tookey discusses the FAB campaign BAKER'S 'Great Education Reform Bill', or Gerbill, is the fiercest attack in recent history on the provision of education and students' rights. In the last issue, we reported the decision of NUS national conference in December to launch a mass campaign against the bill, movement.
PARTICULARLY important was the call for a national demonstration, for which there had not been the NOLS-controlled NUS executive.
Since then, some sterling work has been done by Pat Younge NUS viceeducation, Labour Party Black Secthe executive last Easter. In the face of continuing oppositon to a la on NUS even after the conference decision, he has organised for a national demonstration take place February, being supported by the TUC On 1 March, for the first time ever, an education lobby against the Gerbill will be called jointly by the TUC and NUS. A national day of college shutdowns has been called for 11 February, which will be the lynchpin of mobilisation of students for the national demonstration, and is intended to be the focus for a wave of occupations.
Other events include an 'Art Attack' day of action on 18 Febraary, an NUT rally for education in the Albert Hall on buir in London colleges, which is being built in and a 'Forum for Education' at the Friends Meeting House on a wide forces the student labour movement. in conjunction with the labour out of officially, of to1 fighting the Such an in Lace .abstudents A vital win Calcaol system privatisa access, central government of teaching. Left National undertaken to win support.
the Initiatives above himself, executive The wing of organised against national and SSiN's campalen tion cuts does not portance an student Clearly tice are in the self-interest of students, and are the only route TO all! successful opposition the Tories.
At NUS conference in Easter of this yval students will be presented with the choice for the first platform that is committed to these Campaign Student will be participating in this platform, alongside members of student solidarity organisaTORS Altbough the ares er the platform are exclusively students, they will not be Stalaing elections against official candidates and will be calling tor a vote for them (il NUS NOLS do not stan for every national executive position) NOLS In NOLS itself, detence of the policy military British withdrawal from Ireland, and NOLS' affiliation to the Labour Committee on an urgent priority.
This policy lapses at NOLS Marca anos е aooor is threatened by the recent rejection of this policy by the Labour Co-ordinating Committee La concerteu cam paign by SSiN to use the period of reaction in the aftermath of the Enniskillen bombing to argue against British withdrawal.
The loss of this policy 1n NOLS have seriously damaging effect on the ICI's fight in the Labour Party for a policy of British withdrawal : IN the lifetime of one parliament more is at stake than simo'v a debate lhe practical non-existence O NUS' *Students Against Repression In (SÁRI) campaign also contributes to endangering this policy, which can only be sateguarded in reality in sturactical coms. practical campaigning A total of eight motions in favour of British withdrawal and exposing British repression in Treland have been submitted for discussion at NOLS This makes it very likely that the issue will be debated.
students urged to mobilise support for the LCI in the run-up to this conference, and to participate in the tion of active SARI groups with a view to transforming this policy into actual solidarty.
of Palestinian self determination, supporti by the PLO and GUPS, Saturday 23 January march leaves Hyde Park corner at 12.30pm).
Students for Palestine conference takes place on 30 January 1988 in University of London Malet St, London WC1. Speakers will include the PLO, GUPS, Israeli anti-Zionists, and liberation movements, and there will be workshops on various aspects of Israeli society, initiatives. Please register in advance to Students for Campaign Student pamphlet, Solidarity with Palestinians: For Democratic, Secular will soon be available, price 50p.
Campaign Student, c/o SOAS Students Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HP.
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