IMGpapers 1980–83

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

St Benedict's mass picket on 30 July

· Socialist Challenge No. 157, 25 July 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 284 words

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ON 4 June the Merton, Sutton, and Wandsworth Health Authority voted to permanently close the St Benedict's geriatric hospital.

The AHA hopes to save £15m as their contribution to the ory covernments cus the National Health Service The closure human point of view The hospital due to take St Benedict's patients — the Bor ingbroke, St James, and the are totally ill-equipped to be venaiter hospitals.

The staff of the hospital, palcul. and other hospital workers in the area are deter. unica to contruc wacu cruul month work-in to stop the closure.

Come and give your supnort on me mass : pIckel on Wednesday 30 July, , 6-7pm Church Lane, Tooting. Thi meeting at :7.30pm in the Tooting Co-op Hall, 180 Up per Tooting Road, (betwee Footing Broadway and Tooting Bec tube stations).

Speakers: Alan Fisher, . sec URVI Arthur Sauto, St Benedicts Williams gen . cirere . commitee Brecker, Fightback, Dai Dawe, regional officer RCN, NUPE steward Bolingbroke hospital, plus film. There will food available picket.

EP Thompson attracted an audience of 800 people in Manchester for meeting on turonea nuclear disarmament last .week.

The meeting decided 1o launch local campaign, Manchester Against Missiles of Cruise missiles in Brilain Polaris be the ds emion Thi and replacement dent missile.

Manchester against Missiles will be building the 9 August demonstration called by North-west CND on the Sult demand. It coincides dropping of the H-bomb on Nagasaki MAM will hold a rally on 19 October in the Free Trade Hall on the eve of the bis : demonstra tonover 6600 was collected e and will be used to orgamise activities throughou! "Butterow Hal, mation chow MAM

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