SocialistAction 1983–88

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

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Socialist Action No. 37, 9 December 1983 · p. 8 of the scan · 562 words

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Hands off Grenada!

The New Jewel Movement and the Grenada Solidarity Campaign appeal for support on pickets every Tuesday and Inursday. 5-7pm. These will take olace al Eastern Caribed onion Wig 0 kensington t. US Embassy.

Barbados embassy, 6 Upper Belgrave Si London SW:

• London Labour Campaign for Gay Rights new office at 39 Chippenham Rd, W9 2AH 01-286 9692, open Tues-Thur Ilam-7pm. (Westbourne Grove tube. Bad access, help available). Next Londor LCGR meeting at the office, 11 Dec at 6pm. Details from Mike 01-659 2938 or office number backtrack on Lesbian and gay rights Islington Labour Brenng meeling witn reter Tatchell, Fri 16 Dec, .45pm, Rm 5, Islington Dec, 7.45pm.

London Briefing Xmas N19 (off Holloway Rd), Anti-cuts campaigns • London Health Service Campaign 34 Dalston Lane, London E8 3AZ 01-249 8080 • Hayes Cottage Hospital Occupation Cttee, Grange Rd, Hayes, Middx 01-573 midnight. Buffet, bar and disco. f4/£2 unwaged. For uckels prone Irina vl-19 0037.

Ealing/Southall Socialist Action Xmas social. Fri 9 Dec, 8pm-midnight, Featherstone Arms, Featherstone Rd, Southall. Food, music, bar extension. Entrance £1.

Civil Rights Campaign against the Police Bill National march and rally Sat 21 Jan, Details of these and other events from NCAPB, Rectorv Rd. London N16 01-249 8334 For a Reagan Free Caribbean and red. 25p each (plus postage); bulk orders With orders to PO Box 36, 136 Kingsland High St London E8. Cheques/POs payable to Hackney Book Club. history BOB Pennington's 'sordid history' of the Communist of Great Britain is one-sided therefore SY ouns Communist League member in the sUs and a party activist until about six or seven years ago, and now sympathetic to the politics of Socialist Action rather than the CP, may I remind him of a few facts.

In industrial Fife, that boast of a Communist MP, it was not un til the mid-60s that I me CTOISKVISI Fourth did not except in text books. How did this come about Bob, scenario made us out so wrong?

Let it be perfectly clear that in Fife until the present day the dividing line Defective YOUR obituaries of Farrell Dobbs because you do not explain that his career invo ved the most catastrophic political committed the Fourth International.

As a result of his work in Duraing ine camster Farrel Dobbs became a leader of this key would have tionary group would have of its members in such a position the Socialist Workers propaganda group afflicted with delusions of grandeur They made Dobbs resigı his position fulltime them.

In this way American Troskyism lost its only major position of influence in revolunionary was, and still is, the choic vetween lne wabout rarly and the Communist Party Crossing the Rubicon from one to the other in the eyes of the ordinary worker.

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join the knowing first han experience sordid history elsewnerc Glenrothes ment condemned itself continued narginality this only a Dobbs still been around Hoffa the United To astonishment the has still this lesson. Frank co deci leaders the Socialist What a miseducation Brighton comments, criticisms or even congratulations. But please be brief -letters over 300 words will be cut. Write to: Letters, Socialist Action, 328 Upper Street, London N1 2XP.

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