I HAVE read all the issues of Socialist Action and overall I find them pleasing to my eyes. I still do not quite understand vour political standpoint.
I do not know where vou came rom and wacie the broad sense that like myself you have a socialist objective. But so I have not read much of the SWP literature these days but I get the Militant now and then. isn't a patch on Socialist Action more like a news sheet with an article added.
I was a Communist. I think the CP is dying, but i ao not want to get in on the act of kicking it to ucalll. It is being strangled by its own contradictions and needs no help to do this from me or the editor of Socialist Action.
All the Communists I know are fine comrades, Stalinists included.
they'll do it - and we all Anow lilat action socaks louder than words. Greetings from a class war Soviet troops in Hungary 1956 History had passed the CPGB by and it doesn't know it.
Communist Russia hangs around its neck like a python. Their objections for redemption and have only split the Party asunder. Its latest cry of a vivau ucholl all alliance' is an impossible dream.
Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Gulag mentality of the USSR have sunk deeply into the minds of the western working class and makes explanation of sociaismo ocull - but explain we must.
| see that socialist Action supports Broad Left initiatives and I congratulate you on that. 1 am an old class war horse but 1 could be of some help.
Glenroches, Scotland. I COULD not resist writing to you after reading the article headlined 'Left Gains at LPYS Conference' (SA43). You see l recently attended the Wales Regional YS conference in Cardiff as a delegate from Newport West and along with the comrades from Newport East we were the only two branches to offer alternative views to that Militant had tight control in Cardiff as they did in Brighton and this opposed a resolution.
Newport West's resolution was to call for the destruction of the Police Bill and we also urged conference to campaign at local levels against the Bill. It was passed but with an amendment, which we opposed, calling for the Police to have trade union rights as they were workers disguised as police!
Newport East had a similar problem, for like Oxford East they called for women's rights within the LP and trade unions, and for the YS to • Labour and Ireland day school for budding writers, workshops with trained journalists. London, Feb or March. t. wnite to Labou. and Ireland, BM Box 5355, London WCIN 3XX.
internanona womers Day delegation to Belfast March 9-12, women oni: delegation and mixca pickel of Armagh Jail. Information from London Armagh Group, 374 Gray's Inn Rd WC1.
• Sri Lankan Research & Information Group will provide speakers on the current situation there for meennes wre o y urays Inn Buildings, London EC1. * rid to the Thire Torrd From War in the Third War - new pamphlet published by El Salvador Order from EISSOC Islington Park St, London NI 01-359 3976. ELSSOC have also produced a 1984 calendar from life in the liberated zones, f3 from same • Sponsored day for El Salvador 24 March. Day of national activities on anniversary of Archbishop Nomneio s assassillalluli Details from ELSSOC, organise weekend schools on women's richts. It was passed but amended. Instead of weekend schools the amendment called for discussion on women and the fight for and we all socialism -know what kind of socialism Militant have in mind.
Newport West sponsortu a baboul Briefing fringe meeting swamped, en masse, , by Militant supporters was a success We felt as David Sheppard does, that we have to concentrate on organising the YS minorities in different regions. Comrades of Newport West and East supporters of Revolution was much needed.
Finally I have to say if we had not laughed we would have cried. The regionai conrerence somehow reminded me of for Monty Python enthusiasts - wonder DAI BERRY, Newport West LPYS 25 Years of the Cuban Revolution • Britain-Cuba Resource centre normaton about activities, subs to Granma weekly review and newsletters trom 2y Islington Park st, London NI Womens study tour of . Cuba 4-20 April, information from BCRC, 29 Islington Park St, London • Cuban workers trade Organised by UCATI outolng workers.
County Hall, London, 7pm. Tickets f1 from Britain cuba nesource cenie . 29 Islington Park St, London N1.
Civil Rights • Action Group on Immigration and Nationality Conference on the case for Sat 24 retorm or une lan Marcn, 10-4.30, AUC W House, 43 The Crescent, valora • Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom conference on a new labour movemen oany dave. dun 26 Feb, County Hall, London SEI, Details from CPBF, 9 Poland St, London WI Hackney Campaign against the Police Bill day event at Chats Palace Brooksby Walk, London E9 Sat 25 Feb, 2-11pm. Films, exhibitions, theatre, Benjamin Zephaniah, live music • Immigration Widows Kit information and advice on organising against the immigration altacks or women. From Women Immigration and Nationality Group. c/o 4. • i neobala Rd, London WC1. 85p (inc p&p).
Lesbian & Gay Liberation • London Labou Campaign for Gay Rights new office at 39 Chippenham Rd, W9 2AH 01-286 9692, open Tues-Thur 11am-7pm. (Westbourn Grove tube. Bad access. help available).
Labour Movement vestais Is a nev organisation of lesbians in the labour movement to support each orner anc organise mimarves ou issue. that affect lesbians. Further information from Sarah c/o reminisi Liorary.
Hungerford House, Victoria Embk, London WC2.