UNITY IS STRENGTH MERTHYR Mas TYDFIL December in Cardiff women's rally since the solid in South Wales and other areas.
Delegations of women will be joining their Welsh SIsters of strength against the Wales Women Against Pit Closures also want to invo. vle women outside the coalfields this demonstration, because if the miners lose, women everywhere will suffer under the government.
We feel that a mass turn-out on 8 December will show the Tories what they up against. Women in South Wales nave been acuve since day one of the strike. We are have taken important initiatives such as occupying the pit-head baths in Cynheldre colliery which stopped 20 scabs going on day shift. Further actions are planned.
Other unions have been soldarily work as well. One good exarforbundet (public sector workers They fund-raising campaign, limited in time. oned due date was postponed overwielming support. Altogether some £20,000 was collected.
Several organisations have arranged tours WILlINISH miners, have spoken public visited factories unions, have been able to speak for cause in the local press.
will be the third national beginning of the miners strike. The aim of the rally is to show the solidarity between women and the NUM at a crucial point in the struggle. The rally will show that despite the so-called drift back to work support for the miners is Speakers at the rally are Anne Scargill, Gaynor Lagalle (black councillor), Anne Davis (GLC Coun cillor), Anita Gale (National Organiser Wales Helen John (Greenham), Anne Clwyd (MP Cynan Valley) and other labour and trade A DELEGATE in the miners' dispute 1984.
ference a national women's organisation has mining communities.
Statement of aims of the national women's organisation 1. To consolidate the national women's organisaEvent pit closures munities for the future.
the 1984 miner's strike. 3. Te develop Mintworship between the Matien l Mineworkers and organisation at all level: 4. To campaign or communities and education. 5. To promote and develop education for working class women. 6. To publicise all the activities of the national women's organisation at all levels.
has NUM the Wales Obviously, last nine months women in mining communities Heet transport for the rally. appeal to everyone to dig deep and support us both physically and financially.
We are assembling outside the Museum in Cardiff at 11.30 for a short march to the rally. We are hoping to arrange creche facilities for the day. bring youl banners. Here we go!
Address for further information and donations:
South. Wales Women Against Pit Closures, c/o Bookshop,. Cathays, of women representing all the coalfield areas involved met Chesterfield on the 9/10 and 11th November, As a result of highly successful conbeen established. The enclosed statement of aims was agreed and adopted. The delegates reaffirmed their total commitment to the NUM in their struggle to retain pits, jobs and tion and ensure victory to the National Union of Mineworkers in their present struggle to preand protect mining com2. To further strengthen the organisation of women's groups which has been built up during issues which affect mining particularly peace, jobs, health
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A national women's organisation