SocialistAction 1983–88

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

No cruise THERE ARE BETTER AYS TO PROVE YOUR VIRILI

Socialist Action No. 41, 20 January 1984 · p. 9 of the scan · 360 words

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their support used similar arguments but gratity the paper's The idea of womenorganisation WILD! broader movements come:

pamphlet equates the Peace Women of Northern with Greenham. This is false.

The protest against cruise is in the interests of women, and against the interests of imperialism Of course the main job of liberation HUSI fight for the specific of •crudures against Tory attacks. By their the Greenham women have boost campaigning on all other The a stage takes tre further. aLLack Greenham is dangerous to the movement. Perhaps the authors joined by other left sectarians pickets against the Greenhem wo of ?

A group revolutionarv teminists in Lon don go to the extrème of comparing Greenham with the attempts of Betty Friedan to recast feminism in a reactionary mould Finally feminist history is distorted to pro point. Trisha Longdon states: 'the suffragettes' leaders were coODICU movement. This is simply Socact not true.

The main suffragette leaders sold demands down the river with their support for the imperialist war, not their support TOI peace. Socialist suffragettes con fight women's demands and oppose the war.

Greenham is denounced for campaigning on an issue which men, and for defending the family. I didn't hang nappies on the fence when Greenham. think the farily is an institution which MAT INCLUDES YOU MAGGIE perpetuates women's oppression want no part in glorifying it. But I understand that women become feminist and socialist for all sorts of reasons, women do have interests with other oppressed groups: children blacks they make common cause with them.

The authors are really atraid of any mass move. ment. Frankie Green says: 'I understand the appeal of numbers.. but I find it a false appeal, as well as be ing male, straight method O1 organising! "The London group argue build a big movement than fight 'the door' I disagree. It is very difficult and very necessary to build a mass movement of women fighting for our liberation The steps towards this are many and difficult. Despite dif ferences we cannot stand aside from Greenham. All feminists must stand together with the women of Greenham.

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