Conference against the missiles Cruise Missiles' at Brent Town Hall. Speakers: Kęn Livingstone, Pat Arrowsmith, Tim Webb and women from Common.
Papoloi 01-904 7951 or write to PO Box 332 NW10 SHU. *Sat 23 April Day School on Non-nuclear Defence Contact Robert Colls Tel: Leicester 554455 ext 150 for details. *Sat 23 April TUC/Labour Party Jobs march starts from Glasgow. *Sun 24 April GLC Bunker Party 7.30pm at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East: *Mon April Glasgow joint meeting for members and friends to discuss the way forward for Scottish CND. To be led by Willie ThompElections Langside Halls, Pollokshaws Road.
Speaker Bruce Kent. At Leyton Town Hall. Details from Chris Gray (01) 601 9321. *Thur 28 April Anti-Trident Campaign disco, Strathclyde University Street, Glasgow. *Thur 28 April Meeting 'Greenham Common Helen John (Greenham Common). At Islington Central librarv. Holloway Road. starts 7.30pm. * Fri 29 April Two anti-nuclear films, Hitler to MX' and 'No Place to Hide', 7.30pm at Studio 1 Cinema, 74 Victoria Crescent Road, Glasgow. £2 (£1.50 unwaged). Organised by Glasgow West CND. * Fri 29 April Public meeting on 'Labour's Non-Nuclear Defence Policy Foulkes MP, Keith Macdonald (PPC for Ayr). 7.30pm, Ayr Town Hall. * Sat 30 April East Fife CND march from St. Andrews to Leuchars airbase. Meet 10am in Queens Terrace, St. Andrews. *Sat 30 April Scottish CND/Anti-Trident Campaign ioint tundraising booksale, Kenneia sl. stepnen vente Bath Street, Glas 420 Sauchiehall Street, 041-331 2878). *Sat 30 April East London Labour Movement Conference Against Cruise and Trident, to be held in Queen MarV Waterhouse 01-359 8288 or Ken Cull Hornchurch 53518.
* May March from Truro to Exeter via Plymouth, Barnstanle and Somerset fonly Ior Stephen Hugget. Tel: Plymouth 268724. *Sun 1 May GLC May Day festival for Peace, Victoria Park, London. Starts 11.00am. * Sat 7 May Youth UND restival tor reace. starts al 1lam with a demonstration from Embankment marching to Brockwell Park. Bands, speakers and a festival village. * 10-12 ponents. Expo * Thur 12 May Day of Action against Arms production Thorn-Brymar's Brimsdown site in Enfield. Organiscu uy London Region committee.
London WC1. Speakers at this lunchtime, meeting will include Ken Livingstone (GLC), Jonathon Hammond (NUJ President), Paul Lefley (Se Council), Lou Lewis Organiser), Ron Jeremy Corbyn (Haringey Councillor and PPC for Islington North). *Sat 14 May Trades Union Strategy. Starts 10.30am at Riddles Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Speakers will include Gavin Strang MP * 14-21 May'Ealing Labour Party Disarmament Week. Contact David Bays (01)-992 0287.
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'Jobs not Bombs - No Details/credentials from Nick South/Pollokshields CND Organiser). -7.30pm, Leyton CND fund-raising students Union, Jonn Speakers: Anne Cesek (Islington N. LP) and • America — From Tickets with speakers John Silkin MP, George gow. Offers of books to Scottish CND Glasgow G2 (tel.
Phil Details Demonstration outside Defence Com'83, in Brighton. Contact (01)-278 1976 subDetails from LRCND, 6 Endsleigh Street, Tacloy calc.
Haringey LONCOR Blanchard (Haringey Councillor) and 'Nuclear Disarmament, a the Wednesday, one week before publica Socialist Action, 328 Upper CONSECUTIVE Labour Party conferences have called for unilateral disarmament, moves towards withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
But the fundamental argument used in favour of nuclear weapons -sian threat' critics of unilateral the Staying in US under American Having position in delay to pro-NATO defence policy defence cagainst threat editor Chris Mullin last argued troduce intheorists Mary Smith any idea the United arsenal Benn 'collective Javous security' the USSR.
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and drive to defence aven point of how Britain could remain in NATO all nuclear weapons WElC removed from British soil.
remains decisive link even Ine decisive link in the NATO attack system more than 100 US military weapons from British soil would mean getting rid of those bases.
the United States has used its facilities in non-nuclear Japan - to store transport nuclear weapons. If the UDA allowed to keep its British bases it will use them in the same way, keep its nuclear Donvers subare. and use the radar and warning installations of NATO's nuclear capacity.
The argument Labour's New Hope for campaign document that Britain could get rid of nuclear weapons and maintain its existing system of alliances is contradictory and absurd, and under governpresent immense problems implementing the promise of non-nuclear within five years.
socialist foreign policy would mean a break with the world's major im perialist alliance. It would mean chucking out American rest of NATO's paraphenalia Those who like Tony Benn accept 'collective security' are saying that we have an interest in allying with other imperialist powers. British capitalism does, but British socialists don't.
has decided to step the campaign against inside the Labour Party. It ny mne mescence v ul leadership itself, ignored last year's conference decision NATO a campaigning issue - reflecting the increasingly right win positions of people like EI Thompson who is beginning to repeat the cold wa attitudes towards the Soviet Union.
The question of NATO must go back to Labour Party conference; the fight its unilateralist pledges volves clear position against responsible for every stage escalation for the last 30 years.
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