IMGpapers 1980–83

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

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

Socialist Challenge No. 158, 31 July 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 535 words

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be remembered in the next weeks in actions Vigils, petitions and meetings will aso warn against the present trend lowards nuclear escalation, the most dangerous step being the introduction of Cruise missiles into bases throughout Western Europe.

NEWBURY 75-hour continuous vigil will be held directly outside the main gates Greenham Royal outside AUT rOrci •Dasc Newbury, one of the two pro. posed sites in Britain for the Cruise missiles. The vigil will run from 8.15am on Wednesday 6 August to 1lam Saturdav 9 August. These are the exact dates and times which the atom bombs were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Over 30 MPs have pledged their support for the vigil and as expected ual oulier DI0llinent figures will attend cluding Peter Hain and Tony (director of MIND).

The vigil being jointly organised by the Campaign Acallist the Missiles (Campaign ATOM, c/o Stratford St. 0X4 ISW) and the newly-formed Newbury Campaign against Cruise Missiles (c/ọ Adam Ivcwoury Arts HallkshoNorthcroft emperance Hall, Lane, INewoury.

mass demonstration August, asemo te DCIWCel Mancunian Way and Booth Oxford Road)

Street (on off to arrive for a rally in St. Peters Square at 3.00pm. SCOTLAND A day of action will take place throughout Scotland on Ilass leafletting and petitioning in Glasgow Edinburgh, and COLLaCU lali Davison 041-942 1099 for further details.)

In Glasgow there will be a commemoration ceremony on Sunday 10 August at 2.30pm at the Cherry Trees (in tront of Art Galleries).

A. Nagasaki Day march will assemble 2pm Heworth reen ca DaTK. marching to Clifford's Tower via York Minster for a rally at 4.000D. A reeder demonsura tion will assemble on 9.30am thạt morning in Easingwold Market Square marching via Hawkhills to York to join up with the main rally.

BIRMINGHAM The World Disarmament Campaign and the CND are onuy organisis Cycus the two days. Hiroshima Day will be marked by a vigil starting 4.00pm in Victoria Square ending 6.15pm. On Nagasaki Day petitioners will meet at Martin's in the Bull Ring at 11.00am.

COVENTRY EP Thompson and Dorothv Thomoson • will speaking at a Hiroshima Day public meeting at t 7.30pm at St. Marv's Hall. Baylev Lane after a vigil in the Broadgate between 11.00am and 2.00pm.

BRISTOL Burke's statue will be the carly (8.00am) start to a Hiroshima Day organised CND WIl. throughout the day. Contac Mike Birchnell 0272 32092 for further details of CND activity in the area.

LONDON The Hiroshima Commemoration Tree Tavistock Square is the venue for a meeting at noon on 6 August. In the evening a conington town Hall Ha kney -second Ant-Nuclear resuiva will take place in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington on Sunday 10 August.

NOTTINGHAM stall with petitioners will De sel un in front of Broad Marsh centre on Hiroshima Day from noon to 2.00pm. BiD oF SHAH! THERE'S IT!!

SPONGERS WORK IF THEY WOULD ONLY LARGALL ONG THI IGO AND LOOK FOR DON'T WANT TO.

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Hiroshima Day: Wednesday 6 August Nagasaki Day: Saturday 9 August THE DEAD of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will

organised throughout paign for Nuclear Disarmament.

MANCHESTER will takealace on Saturday 9

Britain by the Cam- YORKSHIRE

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