Socialism in America eh! TV newsreaders calling us brother and sisters', days of celebrating the power of labour movement callby the government sounds too good to be and it is!
Born in Flames is set in York 10 years after the •War of Liberation' Despite the rhetoric about *American Socialism' presses 'abhorrence at Communism'), the reality for the working especially women, is very far from pertect.
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Scaralist Action, 328 Upper Sirzel, London NI 2XP Thursday, one week prior to nication).
Labour Movement CLP National conference County Hall, London SEI. Credentials £3 and £2 for and delegate must be a eman), c/o Islington South P 195 Upper St, London Labour Against the inch-hunt national council cuary, County Hall.
Lichman 01 crecue avallable Broad Left Organising aference Octagon Centre, Sheffield, Sat edentials from George «СТЮЛ 'male heads of family'; the police force, more reminiscent of your local SPG than peoples militias, never worrying about battering the odd 'counterrevolutionary' who just happens to want a job; blatant and crude sexism used by the 'comrades' on the TV screen.
Then appears the Army, sick to death of the attitudes and politics of the government willing ally means necessary get their voices heard and conunue ine danie torine 'freedom of all'. As one of the leading women in the Army says, the essence of revolution *constant change'.
No doubt the left will great length Williamson, 11 Sutton Place London E9 6EH.
Disarmament • Youth CND conference 18-19 Feb, Kingsway Princeton College, London N1, 9.30 am.
Sat 25 Pe Trade Union CND AGM, Delaus rom TUCND, 11 Goodwin St, London N4.
• Sri Lankan Research & Information Groun will provide speakers on the current situation there for Inn Buildings, London ECI. Central America (NICA) is • No Intervention a oroda basea coalition ot solidarity groups, human rights orgs, , aid agencies and barues Vore deals from NICA 20/21 Compton Terrace, London N1 01-226 6747 • From War in the Third World to the Third World War new pamphlet published by El Salvador Solidarity Campaign, 50p Order from ELSSÖC, 29 Islington Park St, London NI 01-359 3976. ELSSOC have also produced a 1984 calencar showing scenes from life in the liberated zones, f3 from same all cos Name Address whether struggle was justified, and whether their admittedly anarchistic methods (ranging from 'vigilante' squads bicycles, armed struggle) were right. with little or no real informaton in the film about what sort of revolution it was, what sort of state it is at present, it is impossible to pass real judgement.
Nevertheless. (assuming, just for once that 'You' are a woman!) can't help coming out of the film with a sense of ela tion that, for once, women are portrayed aclive. angry and fighting back. For that reason alone it is well worth seeing.
Born in Flames is now showIne Screen on The Green, Islington.
• Chilean art 10 years of struggle. Exhibition al Pentonville Gallery, 47 Lambs Conduit St Holborn London WC1, 25 Jan-18 Feb, 11-6.30. 25 Years of the Cuban Revolution • Britain-Cuba Resource Centre intormation abou activities, subs to Granma weekly review and newsletters from 29 Islington rark at LondonNE. • Womens study tour of Cuba 4-20 April. information from BCRC, 29 Islington Park St, London N1.
• Labour and Ireland day school for budding writers, workshops with trained March, £1. Write to Labour and Ireland, Box 5355, • International Womens Day delegation to Belfast. Warn y-z. women only delegation and mixed picket of Armagh Jail. Information from London Armagh tion • Nottingham Labour Campaign for Gay Rights
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