THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL convention held 28 February in Mexico City by the PRT, the Mexican section of the Fourth and its allies marked a highpoint in the revolutionists' campaign for the general elections to be held in The convention, held Ine cine varlecades centre of the Mexican capital, was not only filled to capacity but hundreds of people had to allu slalrways. ALMOST attended the convention and march that took The PRT is supporting the country's best known humanrents acuivist. rosario barra •e recra for president. has sought to make her camnationalist i allaud Revolucionario sulucional. m a doc with the are the Movimiento Revolucionario del and the Union de Revolucionario The convention presidium indicated broad attracted by LIC cann paign. included renresen. tatives of an Artists CommitRosario Ibarra de trade tivists; leaders movement. such as oregoro Paredes Veracruz, Fausto Leon Sonora, and Aurelio Vazquez Gomez ITON are PRT candidates); leaders movement; as well as leaders of the shallylown aweliers assoclaLIons.
A new development was ShoWn presence several ex-leaders of the MexCommunist the Partido Socialista Uniticado Poll. ler by Joel ortega. a former CP Central Committee member, they came their support for the call all Also represented at the dissident Was state commilice ral1100 Mexico.
Sociallet Challenge The highpoint of the converon was a onuse speech by Rosario Ibarra de Piedra. She concluded by saying: "For activist icall values unar wu come in orner areas after the elections. That are mainly interested in.
The next major activity scheduled I lit candlen meeting to form a Front of the convention was will be port of Rosario first Mexican woner have organised as women to defend and popularise their struggles through paign Reprinted Internamonar viewpoint •I NEVER DOUBTED that only the Fourth Inter national could win the full socialist for said Charie that we fight for', said ValE Gelderen to the 150 people who callie to pay tribute to him at a party last Sunday.
The party was paying tribute Charlie's 50 years of activity in the Trotskyist movement, but the other founders of the movement in Britain.
PR TELEVISION canal 11 Lunes 49 de abril 21:30 a 21:45 haras canal 2 Martes 20 de abril 19:45 a 20:00 horas • PROGRAMA ADICIONAL Charlie's unceasing activity in fighting for Trotskythe broad labour movement.
founder of the Trotskyist movement bring James, Water author of Beyond a Boundry and The Black Jacobins. CLR James explained how he had met Charlie and, writing about the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in amigos y Martes 20 de abril XEX 11:00 ¿ 11:15 horas XEB • 12:00 a 12:15 horas • 19:00 = 19:15 horas _ DE 5 MINUTO:
Canal de TRM 19:00 horas Livio Maitan explained how isolated the Trotskyists were in the early days. He recalled speaking at an Italian Communist Party meeting as a young man. 'But', said the workers there, 'if what you say is right, then Togliatti wrong And even more Gees very 'and Stalin must be wrong'! When he all the workers sale ves thought he was crazy Steve Potter national One of the features of the PRT presidential campaign has been regular 15 minute radio and TV broadcasts advertisement reproduced here. So far the PRT has done pro on America, women's liberation, trade union struggles, and the 'socialism we want'.
Some people argued that your revolutionary fervour declined the years. he said but his hadn't. 'So don't betray don't give up the fight was his message.
Nonetheless, he expressed his pleasure at the founding Revolution Youth. *It on you shoulders', , he said to the comrades 'that the struggle will be carried forward.
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