and general disarmament unilateralism the movemen lain snould get out ol the war-mongering NATO alliance consultuck CHEC had forced, a resolu- lett Party conrerence calling tor the resolution for getting out of NATO was defeated.
On 26 October r. came the bigges against nuclear weapons since 1961. Eighty thousand marchers converged • on Trafalgar Square, frightened allu .. The unreal nuicear war, and boosted b the unilateralist decision of Party conference.
The large numbers • youth the there marked absence trade Darners ¡nousands ounce not members marched, yet they had not been organised by nixed ND patform as a mixed bag. speakers, only Tony Benn from due. Labour rally executive and Rod Todd from Transport UnOt represented the labour movement No Instead the platform exmilitary; Wild clergy; alic Desonalues The last year has seen a massive growth in the antimovement velled in numbers.
llauc SUDDUlL mounted with UCATT calling for boycotting of work . The silence about the nuclea incal. cenderate v creater the Tory and leaders, has been broken.
On 24 January last year, . C0Є • COMORS discussed nuclear weapons for the first time in 15 years. chance of building a anti-nuclear movement, which can effec LIVCH wa. plans of the Tory Govern ment.
Which way-willist on is.
men go? oresen leadership of CND is a combination of Broad Lefts and pacifistsr who are anxious to build a broad movement Bv this they mean basing it onthe • came social forces that dominated the 26 Octhey are not Icaucis alla union! . Thell 'experts who are invariably full-time officials Again they see the vote Labour Party conference a but • 10l Wall. assume that the return of a Labour government headed bye Michel For i tensist unilateralist government. Stuck They ignore the fact tha Foot and the great majorit 'arliamentary Labour Party are Curlill ted to NATO, and as long as Britain remains in tha alliance stuck witl The NATOS The döcument DPC/D/74/30 makes LOTS states:
ilian should plan maintain an adequate canventular ucıcule as lulls di _necessary to neconate an ac ceptable peace. If not suc. cessful in achieving its aims Activities include:
Saturday January for rally at 12.30pm Town Hall, rally 7.30pm Newcastle City Hall.
and 100,000 leaflets to be distributed Further details ring Newcastle 730174 or 633192.
-Socialist Challenge NATO will employ nuclear wears caly It is highly dangerous to rely supports NATO and which sos certa nack from the brin!
unilateralism when con wrath class an American • allics Recent opinion polls nave snown inal some per cent of the suppor unilateralism This that a mass base exists 1ol Dunonne an enormous ant war movement Such movement only achieve it: aims it wils suboort menc workl class. and organisations Vicars No against "orogressive Vicars "per sonalities', or even the ode Or or his military past.
organise agains the siting of Cruise.
nev connor envorce at em bargo at the ports and airfields against the importa tion of They cannot build a camWIC!
mobilise hundreds and hun dreds of thousands of people to take strike action against war Nor can they build a campaign which will fight to Commi next • 900 | government to get out NATO those The borena is there lo build massive anti-wal movement that can stop the Toyee succes , va successful Dase usen on movement which is the only way to win and in fact is the best and only was to build a broad movement Friday 9 to Thursday 15 January March and Rally Sunderland. Assemble 1lam at Sunder and Civic Cen *tre. March through Sunderland, return to Civic Centre Thursday 15 January — Torchlight procession through Gateshead and Newcastle. Assemble 6.30pm Gateshead Leafletting and Postering all week - 3,000 posters 1 January 1981 Page 5
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Party of the eighty thousand strong demonstration last October against Cruise missiles Photomontage by Peter Kennard
Tyneside for Week of Action