A SERIES of activities for 1981 have been decided by CND's national council. They include support for:
* The Easter disarmament demonstration * The cross-Pennine organised by the European Nuclear Disarmament campaign (END).
* Four regional festivals (in Gloucester and Milton Keynes).
Conference Missiles initiated by chester Against the Missiles on 28 March.
Does this programme measure up to the needs of Time Already CND has 20,000 members, and all the evidence suggests that could reach 100,000 by end of the year. But this turned towards specific ob- huge potential has jectives.
Last year the Labour Party conference passed KASOO demandina ditching of Britain's nuclear CommenS right wing, Cabinet downwards, will be moun ting an all-out assault on this position.
1981, however, is equally the year when the disarmament movement can the two-thirds majority conference needed to put the manifesto.
The TUC's present is Socialist Challenge Although it talks of alerting trade unionists general public dangers involved in nuclear weapons, it takes no position those weapons as such. 1981 is the year when the TUC's position in brought into line with that of the Labour Party. A commitment HUSL be boycotting all work on the missiles. That IS way to beat back cold warriors such as Boyd and Duffy in the AUEW and Chapple in the EETPU.
Finally, this is year one of Reagan's presidency Man- military machine is already being mobilised against the revolts in Central America. 7981 is the vear when the movement in Britain against nuclear weapons can help to 1981? nearly the Tory among Televille portant prop from the war drive.
These are major stakes.
But CND's proposed tivities in what is needed to keep the campaign right in the public eye.
the To do that requires a maPete are monstration o event.
the 250,0000 is possible in 19 potential CND to push the Labour and TUC leaders into action on their agreed positions.
But the absence win such proposal from CND national council dangerously ill-equipped to meet the challenge clear. change that.
UMIST, Manchester Delegations from all bona fide Labour Party and trade union organisations Send for details to: CND, 17 Goodwin St., Finsbury Park, London N4.
15 January 1981 and the the must be won to the only in the And the US CHes warthe US ac1981 fall short of in 19014 there for of any leaves the movement of 1981. DEMONSTRATE AGAINST Torchlight procession and picket of US Embassy on the day of Reagan's inauguration Assemble 5pm at the University of London Union, Malet St, WC1 March to Grosvenor Square NO CRUISE MISSILES!
Called by University of London CND
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CND Labour Movement Conference Against the Missiles Saturday 28 March