IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Manchester marches against missiles

· Socialist Challenge No. 194, 23 April 1981 · p. 15 of the scan · 303 words

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MANCHESTER citycentre ground to halt on Saturday as marches converged into a mass demonstration of 15,000 chanting: 'No Cruise, no Trident'.

Organised by North-west CND and Manchester against he Missiles, the demo was the week lilalen across ine ren nines ron Lccus.

Eight thousand the march and many more joined us as we passed. Black youth from local estates brought the sort or baxton to me marca they defied attempts them joining the Youth CND in une soace or a coupe or the membership YCND doubled, trebled, and quadrupled hundreds O1 Manchester YCND's calling for a North-west Callival ported August, AM. 10ea SunRevoluselling 150 copies of Revolc Youth made ine overwhelming sentiparticularly youth Thatcher, (ill IS Olillld Trans-Pennine marcu COmI mittee won a massive cree. The when ne said This my message Michael the prev arication, stop vallllalivi, Labour rarly cicarly comm tec disarma•We want to see a mass movement against Cruise and ana want Ine Labour Party at the head of Only four Labour Parties ana a coupe or umon bial ches were represented by their banners, although there were many workers on the march.

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