16 MARCH LANE COVENTE strike on the LPYS. The It also explains the pressure that yielded vote for the Selly Oak resolution criticising YS leadership and calling for a regional 'Youth Support the Miners' march and rally.
Oak LPYS The liveliest debates were on lesbian and gay liberation and on Ireland. Many LE IDS have sup ported the Anti-Gay Ban Campaign in Rugby. The call to support a similar campaign against SandTHE ANNUAL conference of the West Midlands Labour Party Young Socialists, which took place on 2. 3 March, accurately reflected the impact of the miners complete failure of the Militant leadership of the YS to organise any events throughout the year to demonstrate youth support for the miners accounted for the poor turnout on the demonstration held on the morning of the conference.
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The regional bulletin Youth Fightback, . was the focus for this minority current and its theme was 'for a YS leadership that stands and fights'. Its influence grew considerably during the conference, and it now has supporters in 13 YSs.
Regionally, next steps in this fight will be for a massive turnout on the Coventry North West LPYS 'Jobs not Bombs, SUBSCRIBE I enclose cheque/PO payable to Socialist Action for f Send to: Socialist Action Subs, PO Box 50, London N1 Mines not Missiles' march on l6 March. and Yout Fightback's dayschool lesbian and gay liberation But the struggle for a LPYS leadership more like the NUM leadership can only be successful if waged at a national The organisation ol a sımilal current nationally, with its own bulletin, is an urgent priority.
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