SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Youth CND against Reagan

Socialist Action No. 46, 24 February 1984 · p. 10 of the scan · 283 words

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Last weekend's Youth CND conference agreed to for a mass demonstration in cagan comes this June. roposed by the Leeds YCND, called on CND to obilise the ath and students.

The ould coincide with uropean-wide actions in period before the EEC tions.

would, hopefully, vast numbers turca our in orotest :Reagan last came to The bullici cuce.

Bch was hailed as the representative ever ch 90 groups and 30 iniduals registered, was torsed by the CND excurive over the weekend.

The last conference in ly had been declared ined br the executive who that Was representative' decisions 'outside policy' However, 270 delegates passed solutions elected • O1a1 Committee ery similar political lines MC SaSL COHICICICe was agreed to alise YCND against London when The emergency resolution, whole movement and committed the National Committee to organising a march of the military interventions of the western powers in places like Central Àmerica and the Middle East. was decided to hold a long march around nuclear bases culminaling in a Jobs not Bombs carnival in London. Resolutions were also passed supthe Greenham 01 lille women, opposing witch hunts in the peace movement calling for greater autonomy for Youth CND.

Side YCND reaffirmed its existing cumuleulcll working with the labour movement and youth on training schemes and called for trade union action avaNsL lIC musSles.Dulol proposing work with the JUllIl Young Socialists was rejected.

Ken Cameron of the FBU summed up the mood of most of the delegates in his closing speech: 'It's through the vouth of this country that rete going win VUI auli danilateral disarmament, and not through the Len Murrays or the Terry Duffys'. Cementations

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