'We had 80,000 in the streets on 26 day for a demonstration in 1981 that aims for three, four or five times this number.' This IS how delegate from Wolverhampton CND and a supporter of Socialist Challenge, summed up motion 15 at the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament conference weekend.
The MOON called prioritise the campaign to stop and Trident, and for that campaign to be based on mass action of the labour movement and youth. It also included support for the call from Manchester against the Missiles for a national labour movement conference against Cruise and Trident.
Motion 15 was overwhelmingly ried by the conference.
The passing of that motion was the high point of this year's conference, attended by 300 delegates. It summed up a debate which ran through all the sessions: How should CND respond to the mass movement against Cruise?
The clearest answer to that question came in the workshop which called for a May 1981 demo of a quarter of a million.
For delegates, focusing on mass action to stop Cruise Arguments for Socialism Now we must name the Phil Waterhouse, for CND Cruise carTrident and on priorities, campaign ment, and Trident, and based on the labour movement and youth, was the last thing they thought necessary for CND.
Some speakers, especially members Communist Party, stressed the need to influence bishops, write to MPs, befriend journalists, and generally avoid controversial action on the streets.
Ken Spores, a delegate from the CP explained: 'We want a people's move NOL concentrating same on any parextending real These moves towards democratisation lie benna tne rury al tne alrec. action of the Labour MPs last week. The defenders of parliamentary rituals are the real achocialy And behind parliamendemocract repressive power of the stateinree million people are now registered DUCC ing trained in Ireland for Yet a strategy for CND has to start the need to convince millions of working people that through their collective action they can force MPs, newspapers, and governments into line. This question of strategy ran through all the major debates at the conference.
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26 Nov: contact SC 23 Nov: contact SC Coming soon: Wandsworth, 2 groups. This undemocratic structure can The conference was an advance for CND. But there is still a major debate to be had about aims, strategy and tactics of the movement, which can only be had Despite the passing action, is by no means May demonstration will have to be ratified by On 14 December Young CND holds its The labour movement conference against the missiles is in March and CND will hold a recall conApril next year. These dates should be in the diary of every socialist.
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