Led by Region CND's committee London wri. speakers at inis luncanne, meeting will include Ken Livingstone (GL.C), Jonathon Hammond (NUJ President), Paul Lefley (Sec Trades Connel. _LOU LewIs Organiser), Jeremy Corbyn (Haringey Councillor and PPC for Islnoon Nort Trades Union Strategy. Starts 10.30am at Riddles Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Speakers will include Gavin Alan Rogers MEP, Allan Roberts MP, Women for Life •ocaKes.
* Wed 18 May Meeting, Ealing North Labour Club, The * Thurs 19 May Public meeting, Acton Town Hall, 7.30 reace State' Organised by S.E. Birmingham CND Meeting House, Hall Green, Birmingham, starts 7.30. * in the New Village Haleaker Sure * Sat 21 May South London CND Labour Movement subDetails from LRCND; 6 Endsleigh Street, factory Balc Haringey (UCATT Ron Blanchard (Haringey Councillor) and Nuder Disarmament.
Starts 2.00pm at Penhys Community Centre.
Hal. 7.30 Ruskin Hall W3. (All part of Ealing CND's national council meeting on 16/17 April rejected a series of attempts to water down the campaign's policy.
'he national council gave full support to the 2 lay International Women's Day of Actio It went on to discuss two resolutions on the demand for a nuclear freeze.
One called for support for a 'bilateral' freeze between the United States and the Soviet the other called tor unilateral nuclear freeze by Both were passed The basic argument put forward in favour of the 'freeze demand was that while 60 per cent were opposed to cruise and Trident, only supported unilateral Therefore prioritising the treeze demand was 'realistic' and a 'bridge' to unilateral nuclear disarmament'. Prioritising the demand was mistake — it offers neither real gains for ment nor real solutions.
A nuclear freeze would not stop the arms race. Even a nuclear freeze bi Britain would not stop airCuise missiles being deployed at American air bases in Britain, with or without the connivance of the United States.
The demands for no no Trident should not be seperated the fight for unilateral nuclear disarmament. If they are seperated then CND's cutting edge Wit be dined. especially Labour government were elected.
The debate on CND's tactics in the general election reflected two different views of what CND should be doing. The first view was that CND should intervene the primarily to get anti-cruise anti-Trident candidates elected: the other was to use the elections to take on the Tories on unilateral disarmament.
This difference was reflected by the executive's proposal to change the slogan from 'Vote Nuclear Free '83' "Trident •Stop Stop Don't Vote for World War Three. Eventually it was agreed that 'an essentially unilateralist slogan' should accompany those against Trident.
On NATO, the national council decided to organise an educational campaign on the withdraw and to give more ing of their branch meetings for TGWU leaflet on the shopfloor to mobilise support. Because this was a union leatlet it was widely distributed by shop stewards as well as CND activists.
Difficult At a wider level the trade union committee of London region CND is taking up the most diffic tul task of all - starting to argue "jobs not amongst armaments workers themselves The committee has called midday action on Thursday ThornBrimar, Mollison Avenue, Enfield.
Thorn-Brimar (Brimsdown site) is one of pronty to the issue in the anti-cruise Trident campaigns.
Although the educa tional campaign will be members, least a small positive step towards implementing last year's conterence decision to prioritise the issue.