the gramme and have succeedLed in mobilising the masses through elections, in the villages of women, youth da ve groups Particular stress has been placed on women's participation in the strugCuba, also, has chang. ed its position in line with the Soviet Union. In 1968, Fidel Castro called the Eritrean struggle 'progressive revolution'; now he calls them sectes sionists' and talks of 'Ethiopia's right to defend territorial integrity against the Ethiopian seccessionists.
Eritrean independence struggle remarkable, only in the solid support it has amon: the Guesses because not once has it called for aid from any of the imperialist countries. Although it has, rightly, criticised the Soviet Union, it has forfeited all out a trickie or canese did the chorus about sharply differentiates between e Soviet perialist And precisel because of this, fearful of Lill socialist Eritrea, US of im perialism has not rushed to give its blessing to this in. dependence struggle.
All the reasor. why the abour movement and the left should raise its voice in support ot the heroic struggle of the people of Eritrea.
they demand to recognised for what they arether they are guilty or prisoners war, the alleged crimes or not. Because they will just not bend the knee.
Kathleen