the labour movement to support for their call.
In 1982 some 90 different events took place in brilaln on 44 Way. events were comparatively sillant — Iron a schoolgir wearing an armband into. ner exams to tull-scale processions through city centIcs.
The Malvinas crisis was at its height at that time.
The original idea for a decentralised Eurobean day. OI action emerged through meetings the Copenhagen to Peace Paris March in 1981.
Because there was already a widespread network of women's groups active in the anti-missiles movement it was possible to circulate a chain letter.
The chain letter in Britain nas now been written for. this year's InternaWomen's Dav of Action and the debate has about what kind of events we should have this year.
It's not new for women ordanise all seperately on the peace. while the labour leaders of GerEngland, members m right in members defence of the fatherland, over 2000 women socialist parties in Europe, America, and Canada met the Hague to protest against the war.
'20s and '30s Lida Heyman, Anita Ausburg Virginia Day for Disarmament. Following the backing of the Women's TUC representing three million working women for the Greenham peace camp the opportunity exists to win Woolf began link feminist and anti-military ideologies.
In the '50s in response 'cold to the war 1C W organisations of the Voice of Women Strike for Peace.
Women mailed their babies teeth to congressmen in protest at the effects of radioactive fallout and held massive demonstrations against Paris.
Crucial to building this year's day of action in a more popular way than occured last year. Is to win the backing of the labour movement. This would not take the action out of the hands of women, but would promote the Involvement women in the factories, offices and shops only be mobilised if they apthrough represenLalives Grips What the labour movement has to come to grips with is une fantastic inspiration it gives to women to see women taking the lead on an issue, pushing their ways of organising to the fore, giving their conLet to ure ecuards or luc anti-missiles movement.
reminists have highlighted opposition to militarism related it to their role as women. Women create life say the feminists. Men destroy it.
This is simplistic but it has struck a chord among women. Women, because of their social conditioning, and their social position. are less like v to iden. tify with militarism. . Their pacifism is the pacifism of the oppressed who don't want to die to protect the profits of the capitalists. Movement The labour movement in Britain and throughout Europe has every interest in pushing this movement among women forward.
Only the organised labour movement has the power to stop the missiles in Europe, hiccus every ally it can achieve this end. will be a day where women make their statement against the missiles • In workplaces, streets, housing estates and schools.
• On the evening of Sunday 27 April women from the Brighton Peace Camp came to London to establish Londonwide co-ordination for the 24 May Women's Day for Disarmament.
The Brighton now nas contacts in countries, and an international kit being distributed as well as a nationwide kit of suggestions for activity on that day.
ACTTS is promising to give its women members the day off. NALGO executive is discussing what action take.
Liaison Disarmament Committee nave already given their backing and are calling on the Labour Party NEC to do likewise on Wednesday 27 April.
Write to 16 Arundel Street, Brighton for your kit and ring 01-226 1474 for regional contacts, leaflets etc. WOMEN FOR PEACE January 1983: dancing on the silos GREGMOAM August/September 1981: the march from Cardiff to Greenham Common. MARCH + 17#19
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