REQUESTS for delegates credentials are pouring into the Mineworkers Defence Committee to attend the soldarity conference taking place in Camden Conference centre on 2 December. The provocative attack made by the TUC general secretary, Norman Willis, on the South Wales miners underlines how vital the tasks of the solidarity movement are.
The attack, and Neil Kinnock and John Cunningham's backing Ior lL has provided an opening for the right to nush the TUC to 'review' their position of support LHe miners.
Those who have stood by the NUM in their eight month long battle have to take the message of the five NUM rallies calling for more support to heart begin the Diall counter-attack. Solidarity must be stepped up.
The Mineworkers Defence Committee CUll ference is one forum which to do this. Speakers A BENEFIT FOR WOMEN IN MINING cOMMUNITiES ACLUDING JULIET STEVENSON THE UMITEHEA! now confirmed include Arthur Scargill, Betty Heathfield, Kay Sutcliffe, Lesley Boulton, Joe Mohammed. black miner. Among those invited dire Rav Buckton (ASLEF), Jimmy Knapp (NUR) Roy Butlin Zanu from Coalville NUR.
The first meeting to plan the conference took place last Wednesday. Quite a large number of comrades the Socialist Workers were in attendance, along JAVE LAPOTARLE HARRIET WALTER MAGGIE STEED BENRRUEY right to re-enter the United States. with NUM members and 1colcocullallve. Irom solidarity committees. Everyone agreed that we needed working Food and finance vital to sustain the miners donation inter and ange donations should brought to this meeting.
But most important of all is to ensure that this conference expresses the view LuaL Neil Kinnock Steve Shukla, with translator Sylvie Charbin, speaking before wives of striking maritime workers in Quebec, Canada. Shukla, touring US and Canada to win support for British miners, was stopped by US customs agents and denied the Norman Willis do not speak on behalf of the movement when they condemn the miners.
The ranks of the lableaders must combine to lorce a public demonstration of support through the call for a national The mas. pickets at power stations must be increased and the fight to halt the movement coal must be stepped up. The conference has to be broad-based to achieve these goals. • Hurry get your delegates credentials from 31, Cranwich Road N16 or phone 01-981 3289 leaflets available Wednesday's planning •County Hall, 6pm. Ask for room bookea by John McDonnell. needed at Miners'
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NOVEMBER. 7:30PM HACK NEY LABOUR HOMEN PRESENT a Homen only benefit for women in mining communities