IMGpapers 1980–83

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

National Women's Festival

Socialist Challenge No. 146, 8 May 1980 · p. 6 of the scan · 275 words

The scan: sc-n146-may-08-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 6 of the scan

supabortion women's choice, link up Iț is the fight to win this fighting service.

NAC. conference might focus possibility. demands conference St the A really big conference in of education soon be on the agenda. legal and medical provision for the need for but it could those forces the health campaign on taclities Private Member's Bill if that became a It could place on the present government and aim to win mass support for such a Bill in NAC conference commits itself to a programme and activity or these issues then another step towards women's choice could EC1. WHEN even glossy magazines like necessary to run feature articles on 'Why Maggie Thatcher is a menace to women', then it is more than time for women to forcibly express their opposition to this anti-woman and anti-working class government.

A 'National Women's Festival against Tory Attacks' is being planned as a major step in demonstrating this opposition The festival is planned to take place in October and is organised by an open planning group supported by NAC, Rights of Women, Women in Action, Fightback for Women's Rights and other local and national women's campaigns, groups and organisations The aim of the festival is to bring together all women in trades unions, women's groups, students' unions, young women organising in schools, campaign groups and so on which are fighting back against the Tory attacks. The festival would illustrate how all these attacks are linked to the Tories overall policies.

The next planning meeting, to which all women are welcome, will take place at 5.30pm on 11 May at 374 Grays Inn Rd, London Company find it

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