Sunday 10, 8.15, Monday 11 April, 9.00, ITV A NEW Hollywood armageddon starring Rock Hudson as the US president. The Russians start it (surprise, surprise) by invading retaliation for a US grain embargo. There's more to be said.
Nothing doing Tuesday 12 April, 10.20, BBC 1 'NOTHING much hapDels in this film because it's a film about doing nothing says the producer. It's actually about six unemployed kids trying to fill their out-of-work days the resulting apathy and anger.
Just what we need another apathetic Illm unemployment that doesn't give any ideas about fighting it. Vietnam Monday 11 April, 9.00, Channel 4. START of a massive 12 part series on according to the blurb) the most televised war in history. Not really the most significant aspect but it does look like it's going to be a very useful series.
The first episode examines the roots of the wall includes the story of how the British collaborated with the Japanese to French back into power in 1945.
Falklands propaganda Every day, all channels.
AFTER iman on what have an item on seems like every news bulletin in the last year, coallics al C
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• 'Politics Party' organised oy sournwark Labour rarry with theatre, film, stalls, food and drink crecue avallabic April, Camden TA Hall, Details: 01-701 7821/703 9456.
• Labour Research AGM. Saturday Debarulent 16 April, 2.30-5pm, Room, Caxton Hall, Caxton Street, SW1. Details: 01-928 1044 • Black Theatre Cooperative benefit for Koach rammy support Committee. Guests include Saka Eati, Benjamin Spartacus, Indian Lebiailla, Dancers. Sun 17 April. Half Moon Theatre, Mile End. Details: 01-254 7480. • Hunger Strikers Socialist Action 8 April 1983 • El Salvador Labour Movement Conference. 14 May, County Hall, SE1 10am-5pm Speakers include Salvador Moncada, senior FDR/FMLN London representative. TUs, LP and LPYS branches are invited to send two delegates. Details from El Salvador Solidarity Campaign 29 Islington Park London N1. Tel: 01-359 2270. • International Women's Day for Disarmament -May. for more intormation please contact 16 Arundel Rd, Brighton, E. Sussex.
• Labour Committee On Ireland Conference/AGM.
London SEI. Discussion on new magazine and trade umons. Delals. Dox DIVI 5355, London WCIN 3XX.
Nicaragua, Guatemala and a acador breas are produced by the Central America Information service. 14 Brixton Rd. Lendon SW9. If you would like to receive them regularly. olease write enclosing your name and address. • Concert for Chile presented ov care sondari Campaign. with Quilapayun Boys of the Lough. un i Iviay DomInol Theatre, Tottenham Ct Rd, London. Tickets f6, £5, f4, unwaged tz from CSC. Seven Sisters Rd, London • 'Publíc Service Action' an anti-privatisation newsletter for the labour movemen. out. Send 30p inc post (bulk rates available) to SCAT publications, 27 Clerkenwel Close. London ECI. 01-25. 3627.
'Greenham Common and Labour bubic meclue or Thurs 28 April, sponsored by Islington Labour Parties, Islington Labour CND and Islington Labour Womens' Council. Speakers include Cesek. Islington Central Library, 7.30pm.
'Gav liberation and Socialism'. Speakers from the Labour Campaign for Gay Rights. , Fri 8 April. 7.15pm, , Shakespeare St, Nottingham. Organised by voltagnam radian Dociety Details: Eddie Ashbee (FS) 0602 784870 or Chris Richardson (LCGR) 0602 780124. • 'Labour's policies on with Joy Hurcombe (Sec Labour CND) plus the film ¡ne war damne Sponsored by Gillingham CLP. Thurs. 7 April, LP HQ, Twydall Lane, Gillingham.
'Labour and the bomb -will unilateralism win! Newcastle CND public meeting. Speakers Tom Sawyer (NEC), 36 Jackson Rd, London N7, • 'Why Labour needs to speak to Sinn Fein' Haringes Labour committee on Ireland meeting with Steve Bundred (GL.C councillor) Drus Lui socakel Thur 14 April, 7.30pm, Brabant Rd TU/Community Centre, N22 • Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom Conterence and AGM. 7/8 May at Goldsmiths College SU, Lewisham Way, London Socialist Action Forums COVENTRY Speaker Steve invited. Thurs 7 April, .30pm, Sydney Stringer Cox Street.
SOUTH WEST LONDON 'Nicaragua' Speakers: Nicaragua solidarity and , Mon 11 April, 7.30pm, Clapham Community Project, Venn Street, SW4.
IOUNSLOW Speakers fron Socialist Action and YCNI Thur 7 Aprii, 7.30pm, Hounslow. Town Hall, Treaty SE14. Details: CPBF, 9 Poland St, London WI. • Gay Socialist: special issue out now Available from GS c/o 19 Hamilton Rd, Southall, Middx. Public meeting on aRacT meeting on 'Racisn State' Speakers from Newham 8 Defence Citee and others. Mon 11 April. 7.30pm. International Community Centre, 67b Mansfield Rd.
SOUTH EAST LONDON 'After Bermondsey, which way for Labour?' Speakers Alan гестал (canor ом), Chris Knight (London Labour Briefing) Thurs? April, 7.30pm, Deptford lown nal.
SHEFFIELD Speakers Pat Hickey (SA), other speakers invited. Wed 13 April, 7.30pm, Burn , Greave Vesty Hall (top of Spital Hill).
EALING 'Getting rid of the bomb'. Speaker Alan Lenton (London region aND cxec Peril, 7 am. Ta. Thur 28 Horseshoes pub, Southall High St (opp Town Hall). leaders attack socialists government committed to socialist policies.
face this situation international lavour lovelert will accommocation After Bermondsey and the miners ballot, the Labour movement passivelv watch ine ory onsauent agaitst worker rights. Yet there is a strong minority of working people hat reject these right wing policies. Socialists will pia into aler wing that can take on the Tories and fight for a Labour • The Socialist Action trade union school will examine Ine story or our movemen i orderto drm socialist. in the unions with the tactics and strategy needed to The school will look at the Second Congress of the Comintern. the Minority Movemen and the principles underlying the united front. It will examination of the class struggle in steps towards a class struggle left wing. Introductions be arranged. For held more serdils • Advertisement
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