Owen Carron: I think we will do it'

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A march in Sidney, Australia protesting against Thatcher's Irish policy. One of many such protests throughout the world aim is to Owen was the clection agent in the H Block camDELEIN when Bobby Sands won his historic victory, and the issue this time is exactly the same as it was during that election As Owen's election address puts it, vOu acting on behalf of the disenfranchised political prisoners. I stand on exactly the same platform as Bobby Sands. I reaffirm the justice of the prisoners struggle and I reaffirm that their's is a political struggle.

There is one difference with this by-election compared to the one which saw the Bobby Sands victory that's what we the number of candidas well as Owen CarAs well as ron and the Unionist candidate, a member Armycontrolled Ulster Defence Resument. there are tour other candidates. The candidates of the 'moderate' Unionist Alliance Party and Tom Moore Workers Party Republican Clubs known as Official Sinn Fein. platform which includes a call for devolved government* in Enc north of Owen Carron made by the Unionist Moore, ron, is 'standing deliberately to try and rob us of victory."

As well as the at of the ficials, the H Block/Ar. magh candidate has faced constant intimidation from the forces of *law ana oracr 'Our workers have been continuously harassed by the RUC. explained Owen. was stopped on six occasions in one night. I was stopped for nearly an hour on 13 August by an RUC patrol. Its members refused to identify themSEES OnE 00 OCRI complaint could be made."

to one cowors ine importance of the by-election on 20 August. That is why a wide range of forces are backing owen Carron.

Local pressure forced the Social Democratic and Labour Party not to stand and Carron is backed by independence Pany, Po visional Fein and Peoples Democracy.

SCARCELE McAliskey has put it. 'At this who are not part of the campaign to help break Britain's policy towards the prisoners are part of the campaign to break the All other difTerences are secondary. In is the rallying point for the

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