Saturday/Sunday
May 17th/18th 1980 REVOLUTION CONFERENCE at The University of London Students Union vialet street, London Wol 5 mins from Euston Station Guest speakers; discussions; workshops; films; gig and disco; and much more besides. school INTO the heart of Skinner country went the IMG. A public meeting was organised a couple of weeks ago at which Tariq Ali spoke on the 'Fight to Kick Out the Tories'. The meeting was attended by more than 30 people, over half of them miners Tariq stressed that trade union militancy on its own could not deliver the goods. He pointed to the lack of a socialist vision and socialist culture inside the labour movement today and stressed the need to build a socialist alternative in the labour movement.
There was a vigorous discussion during question-time, and when the meeting ended it was evident that the IMG had a new branch, consisting largely of miners who had been working with Nottingham IMG over the preceding months.
Ernest Mandel to attend cadre ERNEST Mandel will be spending two days — 12-13 July — at the week-long cadre school being organised by the IMG.
Mandel will speak on: 'Revolutionary Strategy in the Semi-industrialised Countries', "The Theory of Permanent Revolution today', and "The USSR and World Politics', •Further details from: Dave Hudson c/0 PO Box 50,; London
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