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Imagine these women and many others linking and taking their struggles the major significance these developments which involve a wide layer: of wohrer encourage these links at every possible opportunity.
That is the initiative taken by Leicester Action Group must be giyen all our support. Linking the issues of he Nuclear Arms/Power industry with the threat to our Coal Industry is important. There are large coal resources In Britain. but wouldn't the Tories love to extend nuclear energy to crush the power the miners! Wouldn't the lorles also like to bide from us the exploitation of black South African workers mıning plutonium for Rio Tinto Zinc. The Leicester Womens' Action Group wants to highlight these issues many others.
As miners' wives now like to remind us, they are fighting as • women, not Huners wives dre unev art fiting to defend their own livine conditions and communities, not just to men's jobs. Both Greenham women miners' wives have experienced police harasshostile media iticill coverage. They have inherited a labour movement which is not always willing to support those in struggle and which has allowed anti-union laws to be established allowed strikers' families to be icaucea lo poverty quring their period of struggle.
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or tası tno unser (i c› tid, London Le women are getting involved in But these women, through their personal experience have learnt the importance of strengthening the labour movement and acting in solidarity.
ducy alc nol ouv wing to defend their own communities but they want to go further. What Nexty are asking WOMEN FOR MINES NOT MISSILES will be LOeIT slogan these events. Three marches are likely to take place:
Capenhurst Uranium processins plant to the Mansfield® starting finishing with Women's rallies following the route from Capenhurst Chester Crewe Stoke Mansfield Women are asked to go on any part or all of the event. There will rallies, lafletting, collections and marches through towns. Transport will be arranged through rural areas.
Contact Leicester Peace Action c/o Leicester Centre, 13 Welford Road, Leicester or Tel Andrea (0533 702585.) * Linking up the Welsh the Nuclear Power Station. For further intormation contact Welsh Miners Wives or Women Peace.
For information about events taking place Scotland, CUllale AHne 041 423 1485 or Irene 041 632 0420.
support possible and send to 'Women for Mines not Missiles' at the Leicester oTaNCI the Yorkshire Bank, A/C No 29797100. Take out a years inland subscription and we will send you free one of these books:
Thatcher and Friends by John Ross or Over our Dead Bodies — Women Against the Bomb Introductory offer for new readers: Eight issues for just £2! Is this man due for deportation? "This country will not tolerate professional criminals coming in from abroad' Bailey Trial.
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We have watched the Greenham Common women challenge the Government on its Nuclear Arms policy. We have seen women come forward in the Labour Party and urge it to adopt more militant policies. And now we are seeing a deep radicalisation of miners' wives and women against
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