Bristol - a model solidarity campaign | Socialist Action 1983

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Penrhiceiwber Miners' Institute Penrhiceiwber Cynon Valley, South Wales.

Speakers invited so far include Ernest Mandel, Dai Davies, (South Wales NUM), Kay Sutcliffe, Helen John, Roy Butlin (Coalville NUR), People's Democracy. * Evening social and bar Book now, phone 01-359-8371/2/3 BRISTOL MINERS' Support Group is model solidarity campaign. Since it was established at the beginning of the £120,000 has been raised in cash for the South Wales miners.

Le of tood the same value nas peer raised on top of this, with vans travelling every week from Bristol to the Gwent covering 20.000 families.

Six miners are manently based there to the co-operation help organise this work from the group's office ir Iransport House. portant source of support is the local Labour Parties Here in many areas the collection COT the week levy is organised ir many wards to cover every member and not just those attending meetings. This is done by dividing up the levy collecting amongst all the ward activists newsletter distributors.

Food collections, with of the local Co-op also organised by Labour Party wards.

The support group was set up by the trades council and District Labour Party, and is recognised as the body through which all money collected in Bristol should be channeled by the South Wales NUM ecutive.

In addition to the fundraising and support in the movement the group has now started to send speakers to sixth TOTO and ouner debates on 1 year air mail: £15 1 year surface mail: £13.50 Viewpoint' and send to: IV, 2 Rue Richard Lenior, 93108 Montreuil, France.

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Socialist Action 25 January 1985

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