IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Birmingham backs

· Socialist Challenge No. 230, 28 January 1982 · p. 4 of the scan · 420 words

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Huddersfield: Thur 11 Feb, 8pm at Friendly & Trades Club, Northumberland St.

Thur 28 Jan 6.30pm All Saints Oxford Rd 7.30pm Free Trade Hall HI Demonstrators in Geneva, where Haig and Gromyko met Socialist Challenge NON DUL PEUPLE SOLIDARITE AV weapons in Europe, and against US involvement in El Salvador and Soviet interference in Poland 28 January 1982 SATURDAY Chamberlain Square at 11 am. That's where Birmingham's first demonstration in support Solidarnosc will be assembling and Socialist Challenge every labour movement activist to support it.

Called by Birmingham's Solidarity Committee, which Challenge supporters helped to initiate, the demonstration will end in a solidarity rally in the AUEW Halls, 12.30pm. speakers will be Eric Heffer MP, and IS this week, protesting against nuclear February, are Paul Mackney Trades Council, ot speakers.

asks Polish day 14 December, Socialist mittee of Birmingham the Among ine sion.

full meeting of the New January, position The BPSC anyone Roger Murray, is available. TrOm Bookshop, Election. Marek Garztecki from the Solidarnosc trade union working group. Also invited president of the and local Polish Although this is the first demonstration called by this committee, the BPSC has been quite busy since the introduction of martial law in Poland. On Monafter the military crackdown, the executive comTrades Council discussed the events. With only 12 of its 20 members present, Communist Party members and supporters managed to pass, by seven votes to five, a resolutior that blamed both the hardliners in the Polish Communit Party and the so-called extremists in Solidarnose for the represThe BPSC responded with a token picket of the Trades Council offices on the following Saturday. And at the first Year, on 7 mounted a noisy lobby which helped ensure that the executive overturned. Birmingham Trades Council now has a clear policy in support of Solidarnose and will be supporting the 6 February demonstration regularly and interested is asked to contact at 28 Blackford Road, Birmingham Il. Tel: 021-773 5396. Publicity material for the demonstration Birmingham's Other 137 Digbeth, Birmingham 5 DR. Ring: 021-643 5904 to arrange colconference of Coal Board's pay offer South Vales Dutfield, explained to Socialist Challenge in London. meeting with the Ambassador.

Claims about the we have previously had contact.

there should be no reason for the authorities to deny ourselves 'The defence of trade in the minds of the people.

vul given them fodder to do this. have made this mistake.

bit's anti-union laws!'

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Solidarity with Manchester

R LECRASEMENT POLON

South Wales miners oppose martial law

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