IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Watch out-there's an anti-abortionist about

Socialist Challenge No. 179, 6 January 1981 · p. 14 of the scan · 547 words

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page 14 of the scan

Women's WOMEN in Leicester are organising a two day Women's Festival for the end of this month.

The aims their lives as tney whore totaller from all walks of life and promote local women's Part and other skills.

The coll to na nave Women's Aid, • agreed Rape Crisis take part • Group, National Abortion Campaign; the women's subcontict of leicester wound ane other Food and child-care will provided on both days DrovIs Oldi . OLO• OT •Tesuval which is being held at Moat Community College, Maynard Rd, is:

Sat 31 Jan Open to all, Workshops, films. Cance groups, speakers from Child Pover CAS. Evening socia wit "Wish kest and disco.

Sun 1 Feb Women only. Frankie writing 1UT LIC • cular avinastone rcacing net paetry; one hour all women contact: Leicester Women's resuival planning Group, PO Box 118, Leicester: RACIST violence: CUtthrouch y December racist thugs attacked the nosque in Luton bom. barding •Dollies and Several of those in the mad te wee treated id treated vospitar later.

In condemning violence in Luton the Anti Nazi League appealed for TOT cemensuaron orcanteed Wolverhampton local anti-fascists in a march or anised by the Wolverhamoton secretary, City Poly NALGO ANTI-abortionists are beginning to organise within the unions. The failure of the Corrie Bill last year has forced them to reassess their tactics.

restrictions to the Abortion simple, - like the put as a Members Bill Secondly they over the Abortion continually gained labour women STORC have control proach when the and NALGO ported impact They have Oral. ches But they are clearly Initially focussed on the Union of by Irish SlIce Happy scenes from Oxford University Monday Club's Xmas dinner where Nazi salutes were given during toasts to the Queen.

Special mention

should be made of Upper-class Twit of the Year, James Sainsbury (above right, giving Nazi salute), a director of the tamily supermarket firm. The Twit's father is planning an anti-abortion bill in the next parliamentary session. Sainsbury shoppers take note! Ical lice 1979 Now tentions to other unions, At last 51 MISaLLIAL 14041 172 led to more delegates want. ing to speak against it even being debated than, ans other This year anti-abortionists being HOrC SubLIC their motion Hon, and not le op simply should says. Luau involve itself take 'political' issues This would lead not just and Amnesty Iterianona It is likely that similar mo tions will be put in othe , unions. The National Unio also affiliated WOld seem an obvious target The activities of the anti NAL GO there wilt be a con Terence reattirmins in , effiliation to NAC and call give Women positive right choose to children • first stage of such Bill stating that suricien abortion facilities must made available on the NHS, may introduced labour movement ferenc organised by and LARC on 14 March t OSCUSS •DOS LIve provides a usclui locus to countering the activities the anti-abortionists. It also tợ win support within the labqu movement for a Resolutions supporting this conference should be moved branc politics' brigade exposed for every are alli abortionists.

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