In this issue A Paper for Action in the Unions on Women's Rights The new issue of Women in Action is now on sale. Orders: p&p, from Box 2, 190 Upper Street, London N1. Socialist Challenge 17 December 1980 Campaigns The Socialist Students Alliance will be fighting for the maximum unity those major polit paigns Vallin uclane. women s ton, and student ing:
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these words mittee proposed a wide-ranging ference.
in une wake or me kI er killings nd a spate o ess-publicised allalas women sudes in London a sendere ine sudent conference unanimously endorsed comprehensive programme of demands on These include demands on the college and local autonues to dovice dere and lighting, well as alarm buzzer:
It furthe ; centres and the establishment sell-detence classes.
called on NUS to launch a mass cam Including lobbies, pickets and demonstrations material on sexism and sexual vulclice Threat Women speakers plained that the continuous threat of harassment and violence against women was made worse by the dustries' sexist portrayals of women.
Meanwhile women London to the streets on 11 and 12 December A peacefu protest organised Women Against Violence Against Women leafletting LILIZUCIN square was attackea by int police. Protest A statement from some of the women on the protest explained that a police van was driven through the prowhile plainclothes totale . policemen violently attack.
women demonstrators, 'RAPE and sexual violence cannot be seen as acts They are endemic to a women as disposable comStephanie Green of Goldsmiths college and the NUS womens commotion violence against women at the recent NUS condragging them off to nearby • Women esting against unprovoker allack were incuscives a Tester Earlier on 12 December thirty women had marched offices of the Sun newspape agalist page tree pin-ups Nine women were arrested on the 12 December protestins London violence.
One se arre e ove • been charged with causing criminal damage to cinema screens.
Issue Women Against Violence Against Women London demonstration told us they wic cucullarca ov lie in public sympathy for their campaign. decision launch a national campaigr should b welcomed.
The labour movement in this COULLE should follow examn e or tel year' Scottish Women's TUC and the Canadian trade union that permanen important problem to tackle.
Socialists in this country should use example of agreed by the practica Illcasure issue into the labour movement. • Solidarity messages and. money the defence of those arrested should be sent to:
Womer Against Rape Box 10, Square More violence against women - this time from the police on last week's demonstration through Leicester
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