through CND.
This is why the meeting saw the fight of NOUS miners' wives and of the NUM as our struggle and agreed organise sondarity action In London and a delegation to London Region CND It was also felt that we needed Greenham women, communicate be organised across London to overcome the isolation groups nave el COordinate support for the camp, plan actior cluding Womens Day, and cash in on the policy won at CND for material THE MORE the government tries to suppress our protest, the more women need to organise, was the conclusion of a well-attended meeting in London a week ago, of Greenham groups and women, called and practical support for Greenham.
It was decided that we urgently needed new office space for the Greenham groans, as the Caledoning base being by Islington council, and the campaign will have its own office near Greenham.
We will approach CND, the London Labour the GLC, for assistance. Meanwhile London Region CND will be the temporary address.
The next will be at County Hall on day 17 January at 5030 pm, to discuss finance, transport, rota, telephone trees and achon ior mielnational Womens Day.
'THE BUTCHER'S Apron' is an old name for the union jack among Irish nationalists. It came into common parlance at the end of the last century, associated with British Cumberland's highland clearances. It has recently been used as an excuse for Belfast council to permanently debar attending any council meetings.
In December, People's councillor John McAnulty used the where the Tricolour was called a 'rag' and after one anionist councillor exfor the SUPPUll Shankill Butchers unionist gang who engaged in indiscriminate killing of Catholics).
B! Carol Turner •revous council meetings not a word of Wab uttered when death threats were made John McAnulty, вог when a pro-unionist SDLP councillor phyiscalBoth McAnulty O'Hare stood for election to Belfast council on an anti-H block, socialist republican ticket. During H-block campaign the! refused to take up their seats protest Exist tae nationalist prisoners.
council meeting which threw out McAnulty, Sinn Fein councillors were excluded from a council delegation aad the people of West Belfast were theatened with closure of their leisure centre if a Tricolour was BOt removed roof. Paddy Devlin, regarded by the North's leading socialist impassive v through the proceedings.
After the exclusion Clor McAnulty •Daily we see the General 'Butcher' of its members from British and Unionists further attacks on democratic rights: first on Sinn Fein, then imperialists like PD, and finally on the whole antiunionist people. Someone has to take a stand and fight back and that's what I'm doing.' Since that meeting John McAnulty has been evicted counci meeting February by the RUC when he asserted his right attend meetings to represent his constituents, despite the ban.
People's Democracy is launching protect the democratic 00°OF John McAnulty SUBSCRIBE rights of anti-imperialist representative, aluddli McAnulty is challenging his exclusion from Belfas council in the High Court.
People's say of the campaign: 'We want to launch a campaign nock on Pose tell tack on a councillor but also and more importantly to fight the "creepSinn which both British Hree State governments are promoting.
PD have set up fighting fund and need to raise £1000 by March to fight the case. hey will also be organising a conforces who Debated democratic rights.
• Financial donations messages of support Motio John McAnulty c/0 6 Ay oca BOOK BOOKS Park, Belfast 11. dented shield than no shield at all Tories Rates Act, and file.' The crucial question up for debate is whether or not the 16 Labour councils threatened with ratecapping. and the 9 authorities winch are neavily pellans ed under the government NEIL KINNOCK'S dented shield speech caused controversy among delegates at the Labour Party's local government conference in Birmingham last Urging councillors to stay in office at all costs 'to negotiate the best deal they could' he said 'better a Ted Knight, furious at Neil Kinnock's deliberate fudge on party policy of non-compliance with the retorted that this speech was 'totally inadequate and out of touch with the rank than constructive Edinburgh councillors are disqualified office there are 30 people eager and ready to take their Dial.
Urging councillors to CuCk their manifesto commense pointed out that paying wages and providing services were higher priorities than paying back the banks.
The City of London would have to wait for its money while the GLC presents the 'case to the government for the money we are owed', he said.
clearly alre emerging in the Party over how to fight ratecapping.
involves defending conference policy and NALGO the jobs and services. The other involves selling them down river with shield at all.
John Walker, leader of Greenwich, made it clear parliamentary leadership faced the same test over the cities as the had with the miners.
'In fight for minimum services we call support the parliamentary the party leadership, sup port that has not been for. thcoming for the leadership of the NUM.'
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People's Democracy cother cillor Fergus O'Hare.
SoCiAlist councillor launches