• Men can arrange creches, raise funds and come and watch on the dar.
The steering committee for the rally can be contacted at 16 Glamorgan Si, Cardiff Thursday 15 November 7.30pm Chapel Allerton School, Harrogate Rd, Leeds Speakers:
Ken Capstick, Yorks NUM executive Pat Thomas, women's support group Atmar Singh, campaign against the police bill Ledston Luck colliery speaker miners group.
dulls to bring together all the women in the North-west who have been mobilised in support of the miners' strike, the miners' wives them selves to the women from Parties, unions and the peace movement, together with hundreds of women for whom for the miners their first political act.
There is a great need for women to get together and discuss not only the things they are doing, to swap ideas and problems, but also to look at the way forward both in the dispute and afterwards.
- During the day conference there will be workshops on policing wilding mines not missiles, solidarity through the Labour Party and trade unions, and why women-only organisation, with the afternoon session concentrating on the way forward in the dispute and for the women's organisation.
Manchester women support the miners committee Speakers so far confirmed are Lorraine Bowler from Barnsley women against pit closures, LOr raine Johnson from Bold miners' wives SuDOUl group, Lesley Boulton and Cllr Helen policing, plus women from Greenham, trades unions and the Labour Party.
The conference has attracted widespread spon sorship from local labour movement organisations.
Socialist Action 2 November 1984
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