STUDENTS have put themselves at the head of the fight to defeat Corrie s Bill and for women's rights. At its December conference the Union of Students agreed to take strike action on 5 February, the day of the mass lobby against the Bill The NUS took up action which the abortion campaign put out, but if a paper motion is to be turned into reality there will have to the be some vigorous local campaigning in the colleges. The NUS executive hasn't done Local CAC/NAC be approaching [particularly FEs which are often very militant but cut off from the national union] offering to speak at meetings, taking leaflets and calling for strike action.
The Socialist Students Alliance achol book National other the call for strike the lobby, much about it as yet. groups should local colleges is quite clear: against the Bill'.
For resolutions; How to campaign against the Corrie Bi •Half a million signatures on the petition by 14 January, Available from/return 1o: CAC, 374 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1. 01-278 0153.
Trade union month of action in January.
•Local and regional demonstrations on 2 February to start week of •Mass lobby and rally, Central Hall, Westminster, 5 February organised by CAC and supported by the South East region of the TUC •Women's Assembly, Central Hall, Westminster, 8 February. has produced a model resolution and a speaking tour is being organised your speakers now!
Against Sexism will do gigs against Corrie and that's a good way of getting new people involved in the Student Unions should approach unions to get their colleges completely shut down for the day of 'Flying pickets' and speakers can be sent out to other les active colleges as well.
This action has got to bite and bite hard. This Tory government has got to be stopped — without control over our bodies we can't control our lives.
Our New Year message to Corrie 'Hands off our bodies, 'Strike full details of model leaflets, speakers etc. phone Jude or Mick on 01-359 8371. Socialist Challenge 17 January 1980 Y ge 3