IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Racist images

Socialist Challenge No. 134, 14 February 1980 · p. 10 of the scan · 306 words

The scan: sc-n134-feb-14-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

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demanding they the day there will be films, theatre. Speakers will include Irish women talking about their involvement in strike action, a speaker from and video interviews with ex-prisoners from Long Kesh. There will be an exhibition of racist images of Irish people and of course traditional music • Moore, Shegui, London bands. This event hopes to fill many left bi ornea resuval especially in relation to Irish people living in programme can be had b and the venues can b up to date information campaign to present the war in the North of Ireland as a 'war against crime', this status was removed. the prisoners still basis 'confessions' obtained under torture Now some 400 Republican prisoners in the H Blocks of Long Kesh are refusing to wear prison clothes or do Known as the blanket men', they are locked up 24 hours a day in filthy conditions, denied physical exercise fresh air, recreational facilities and other prisoners: are also subjected to humiliating treatment and brutality. On the fourth anniversary of the removal of political status the Troops Out Movement is holding a series of London and other In London on 27 February there will be a march along Fleet Street for which demonstrators are asked to wear blankets. Letters will be handed in to the editors of major newspapers "break the wall of silence on the H Blocks' The march starts at 6pm, outside the Law Courts. It will be followed by a rally at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square at 7.30pm. Speakers invited Arrowsmith, Des Warren, Paul Foot, Tariq Ali, Alan and speakers the Committee, Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican Socialist Party and ZANU.

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