Men's committee IN AN angry letter to last week's issue of Tribune Auarey wise reveriee that the first meeting of the NEC 'women's committee' had to be abandoned. nese nomes tre weeorau major labour movement and campaign activities maximum of 50 words. semidisplay advertisements cost Sp per word and must be paid aarvance Send 10.
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• Yolocamba I-Ta (direct from El Salvador) and High Lute Internanonai. Centra America and Africa meet in oncert at Friends House Euston Rd. London NW1 or Fri 25 November, 7pm. Tickets £3/£2 unwaged from ELSSOC, 29 Islington Park Si, London N1, 01-359 3976. Benefit for El Salvador and Lalle sondanity Lallpalgis Far a Reagar-free Reagan Free Caribbean badges in yellow black and red. 25p each (plus postage); bulk orders 20p each. with orders со РО Вох 36, Kingsland High St, London , E8. Cheques/POs payable to Hackney Book Club. Calvador Sun An Evening for El 4 Dec, Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, - 30pm. A cabaret with Julie Christie, The Flying Pickets, ihe joeys, Leon Rosseisol, Peggy Seeger & Ewan MacColl, Emma Thompson, ¡ orocamoa I-la, Alluy ur ia Tickets £4 or £6 from ELSSOC (see above).
ACTiON Why? Because both Richardson Short WCLC nominated for chair and tied with six votes each.
Doug Hoyle proposed that Audrey should take • No Intervention in Central America and the CAnbeem INCAG s a broad based coalition of solidarity groups, human rights orgs, aid agencies and political parties. More details from NICAC 20/2 comoion lerrace. London N1 01-226 6747. • Hounslow Socialist Forum series of meetings on the interna onanoc the world economy and of confliet: 27 Nov The crisis in cree snaus erecs on tre Middle East introduced by Moshe Machover (member oI knamsin eartorlal boara), 11 Dec The orchestration of violence and repression with speakers from Southern Africa, Latin America & All meetings ralcsullc sundays, 1.15pm, George IV wb (Tur Cam Green tuh R). 185 Chiswick High Rd, ANDORS BAC&I -week of action on Central America, 27 Nov to 3 Dec. rur aclalis WIILC LU Noboay s васкуага, 4 Keouonam ko. London SW18. • e Noood s backyaru Party with Latin American food, drink, disco and music with Barricada. . Sat 26 Nov, St Matthews Hall o-Loll.
Brixton Hill. £1.50. • Memorial Assembly to Day tribute to the Cuban and krenga consucon workers killed by US forces. Sun 27 Nov, , 6.30pm, Countv Hall. London SE1. Organised by the Political Citee of CRS London Region. • From War in the Third World to the Third World War new pamphlet published by El Salvador •oneanly (allalsil, Order from ELSSOC, 29 Islington Park St, London NI 01-359 3976. ELSSOC have also produced a 1984 calendar trom lite in the liberated zones ts trom same • Labour Group for Human Rights in Sri Lanka public meeting with Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn MP Kates balasubrallalllyall (Labour Group/Tamil Women's League) John Chowcal (AN Voi d speaker from EELAM Solidarity Campaign. Thur 1 Dec, 7pm, Hampstead Town Hall, Haverstock Hill, NW3 Name Address only, oul manola declt Backed 'Unity' Kinnock well known by readers of this column as a principled defender of liberation mugnes declared that the wolders ComILice had to be abandoned and report made to the NEC if you're wondering the committee appears quotation marks, it's because there are eight men and seven women on it! Mind you, inal s improvement on the original proposals TOH membership which would have resulted in a committee of thirteen nine men and four wullc !
- havertisemen Critique public meetings Simon Clarke, Ben Fine Friday 2 March THE LIMITS OF LOCAL COUNCIL SOCIALISM Robin Murray, Scott Meikle and other: Friday 6 April All metiestit :30pm C/. Malet Street, London Critique: 31 Cleveden Rd, Glasgow G12 OPH • Labour Committee on Palestine annual national conference Sat 26 Nov, Lambeth Town Hall.
Speakers from PLO and Lebanese National Movement. For details contact Penny 01-274 8775 • Grenada and Central America public meeting Wed Town Hall. Speakers: Fennis AclUk.
Augustine (Grenadan High columussuuci, allu Ilull.
Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign plus film 'El Dalvadur Alullc.
Vietnam?'. Organised by Ealing-Acton Labour Party.
• Exhibition on plastic bullets at Islington libraries: Manor Mdns 4-lo Nov' Finsbury 28 Nov-10 Dec Organised by Islington TOM wilk santon connel Labour Movement peace inrouen Democracy Sat 26 Nov. Speakers include Tony Benn, Ken Livingstone, and Clive Lesley complain sexist pains.
allegations harassdelegates ICroCllY Hackney complained peet dearie...' In The Guardian Heather MARXISM AND NATIONALISM Baruch Hirson, Alan Freeman, Duncan Hallas Friday 2 December DECLINE OF BRITAIN: THE END OF THE LABOUR PARTY?
James Hinton, Andrew Glynn, GAE Smith Friday 6 January HAS THE WORKING CLASS ANY FUTURE?
Michael Kidron, Barry Hindess, Richard Hyman, Hillel Ticktin Friday 3 February WHAT IS MARXIST ABOUT MARXIST POLITICAL ECONOMY? , Sue Himmelweit, Hillel Ticktin chaired by Ahmad Ghotbi • Fighting for Irish freedom Liverpool Irish Freedom Movement 26 Nov.
Speakers from Ireland and Britain on show trials, PTA, solidarity work etc Transport available. wrote:
Michael White's horrendOur Brichton Sketch may we, as members of Hackner North Stoke Newington Labour Party section, trouble you to point out that our deeere coterence Lesley Courcouf, was not selected on the basis of her physical apvcaralc "The persistent trivialisation of the issues of sexism would seem to be in direct conflict with your alleged position as demonstrated in, for example, Nakel Ape. Could this be tokenism we wonder?' White's reply was written direct to Heather and Colleen and is most illuminating Gay NUR c/o 119 Southwvck. coloaarooui Lane, London SW9. • Lesbians in the Labour vartv ano trade umons nexı national meeting Sat 26 Nov, 2pm, A Woman's Place vicora codank achil. London WC1 (Embankment tube). Creche available. Further details from Sarah Roelofs c/o Gays the Word Marchmont St, London WC! • Nottingnam Labour Campaign for Gay Right meets monthly Next meetin wel-meant but horren dous letter today's Guardian I plead guilty to having written he offending paragraph with the express purpose of trying signal other thar yourselves that not everyone has completely lost their sense of proportion about issues on The Guardian, though without subjecting your friend Lesley Courcouf to ridicule....
'As for the Naked Ape, well I am increasine sivers wsich now adverts which now aoucaraıme coumae pecifically designed to Why pay for an ad in Exchange and Mart when you can get it into The free folks! Certainly many of US Embassy, Eastern Caribbean Embassy, FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER 5.30pmobviously intended seif-parody in the first place.
Tokenism tokenism: I can't speak finally Editor Women's Editor (is Naked Ape still edited by a man?) but I do know that half the stories of social deprivation in your part of London are true, then to have wasted time complaining about being called or "darling" at conterence is what I cal real tokenism. I hope the VOLCh. Hackney forgive you. I am in no hurry to. (Heather Downs Colleen Ryan) Hands off Grenada!
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