IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Voices For Withdrawal A forum on Northern Ireland

Socialist Challenge No. 148, 22 May 1980 · p. 13 of the scan · 269 words

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Depressed Her mother tells us: "They were driven to it by the screws. The girls just couldn't take any more.' screws had been refusing Rosemary out of her cell when she had diarrhoea On her visit, Rosemary was 'awful-looking': was really depressed, but the morale's grcal.

Like all women prisoners there will be leaves.' she their sons out of Ireland. The let up and think.?

Susan MacArt, Cormat she says, 'She miss school. make the men very old-looking.

MacArt 27, makes him one of the older prisoners. He is in HS. Susan explains that H5 is really the heart of the protest, as it started in that block.

'When the first blanket started, the authorities didn't think the protest would ever reach this proportion or that it would ever go on this length of time, so they put them all into HS.

'Then, as the numbers started to grow, they tried to segregate the older ones from the vounger ones. because they maintained the older ones were giving the lead. That's why they're so hard on H3 and H4, because the young ones are there and they think they can break their morale.

Sat 14 June, Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq, WC1 Speakers include: Ernie Roberts MP, Clive Soley MP, Bernadette Devlin-McAliskey, Peter Hain, Desmond Greaves (historian, editor Irish Democrat), Ruth Addison (Young Liberals).

Plus: exclusive filmed interview with former blanket prisoner.

From 10am. Social in evening from 7.30pm.

Delegates £2, Observers £1.

Organised by the Committee for Withdrawal from Ireland, c/o Youth Offic National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW Socialist Challenge 22 May 1980

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