people can never be defeated," declare billboards throughout revolutionary Gren- of world capitalism. ada.
Two years ago on March 13, the people of this Caribbean island ended the brutal dictatorship of Eric Gairy and began the construction of a free Grenada. Under the leadership of the NJM (New Jewel Movement), the people of Grenada had - for the first time in 400 years - taken their destiny into their own hands.
ANNIVERSARY The people's support for the government, and the changes already brought about by the revolution, were clearly expressed at the spirited march and rally held here on March 13.
The march and rally - culminating weeks of celebrations across the islands of Petit Martinique and Carriacou -were attended by delegates from the two other revolutionary governments in the region - Cuba and Nicaragua. Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, speaking at the rally, discussed the progress of the revolution, the tasks that remam, and its overal ponucal perspectives from the standpoint of worBishop began with a look at the crisis CRISIS "As we meet here today for the second anniversary," he said, "we do so at a time of great crisis in the world, a time of big international industrial crisis, particularly in the Western world.
"We do so at a time, comrades, when millions of people in the industrialised Western world are roaming the streets looking for work...
"A time in the world, sisters and brothers, when we are seeing daily runaway inflation. A time in the world when we are seeing a worsening of the balance of trade for developing countries. A time in the world when there is a great deterioration of the conditions of the rural poot of the poorest countries in the world.
BLOOD Bishop then turned to the response of the Reagans and Thatchers to this crisis. Their "solution", he stressed, was to demand even greater blood from the neocolonial countries, as well as from their own workers.
the workers and farmers of Grenada run the government - not the super-rich.
FORMULAS ties for progress to be made, that it is possible for the country to continue to move forward in the face of these diffic ulties. We believe that there are ways of achieving this objective."
systems lot une poor mn tnel countnes the quantity and quality of health care in our country. We have moved to triple the number of dentists in our country. We have moved to establish for the first time in our country after 350 years free medical attention for all of the While capitalist countries are in crisis, Bishop went on, Grenada has been able to new schools.... While others, brothers register real advances for its people. It has and sisters, are cutting subsidies and been able to do so for one simple reason:
people."
Because of that, Bishop could confidently state: "We believe in Grenada that it is the Grenada revolution - and because possible even in the face of these difficulBishop outlined some of the gains made it and provided aid and encouragement over the past two years. "While others are to local counter-revolutionary elemcutting back on medical care and medical ents.
we have moved instead to double the num-plained that the mobilisation of the ber of doctors who are available to add to people in all aspects of the revolution La primary task.
As Bishop concluded:
people in all areas of the country today:" expand your memberstics erer forete:
"While others are choosing to close their schools, we are choosing to build cutting grants to their schools, we are looking to expand our facilities for our Because of the example provided by of Grenada's close ties with Cuba -imperialist powers view Grenada as a direct challenge to their continued domination over the Caribbean. From the early days of the revolution, they have ihreatened Grenada, sought to isolate In order to counter this, Bishop ex- including the People's Militia - was A second primary task was to devel= international solidarity with Grenada Heast 104:1 form more friendship argarisatiors, and in America, Canada and England. We appreciate the material support you have given to Grenada... We ask you to answer the propaganda against Grenada. We ask you to push the slogan: "Come and see for yourself. Do not let others tell you about Grenada. Come and see it for yourself."
The above is based on extracts from an article by Malik Miah in the March 30 issue of Intercontinental Press.
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