Anti-Trident convention supports Reagan demo

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voted to support the call for a national demonstration in protest at Reagan's visit to Britain in June.

anti-missiles movements. attracted an audience of some 800, 400 of whom were delegates from local CND and peace groups, trade union branches, and constituency Labour Parties.

The convention was largely an educational exent, with workshops on everything international affairs to local anti-Trident networks. The purpose of the campaign from its present gase in Glasgow. ana cap ture the attention of people throughout Britain.

Martin Metyard, secretary of the campaign, said the response to the convention was better than the organisers could have hoped for.

underlined the possibilities of building a broad-based opposition to Trident, which if linked to waer pollical Issues such 1 CLEAR MAJORITY of delegates at the AntiTrident Convention in Manchester on 25 February This vote adds to the growing recognition that the visit must become a focus for the activities of the The one-day convention as government spending priorities oreign policy, promised to make Trident a major issue in British politics in 1984.

(Aberdeen CND)

Cancellation of the Trident programme is real possibility. Trident is clearly TITS-SAKE weapon. Its deployment shows that NATO strategy now centres around the possibility of fighting and winning a limited nuclear wa Uncompromising can be built to position such an escalation of the nuclear arms race. And the huge cost, around £10 billion, is causing major divisions in the establish. ment on the advisability of SUCH These divisions can must be exploited by the anti-me fight against triThe fight against dent offers the possibility of the first major victori in Britain against NATO's war drive. The value of this in terms of increasing the CONCICe strength and influence of the anti-missiles movement should not be underestimated. TRIDENT • Anti-Trident Campaign can be contacted at Sauchiehall Glasgow (phone 041-332 3141)

National CND Day School "CND and the European elections' County Hall, London 17 March, 10.30-4.30 Contact Margerie Thompson 01-263 0977 you told me

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Socialist Action 2 March 1984