Revolution and Socialist Challenge contingent drew applause from the CND crowd as it entered the park chanting: Malvinas, El Sunday's demonstration converged north, soutn ana west monowing the shape of the CND symbol as it converged on its rallying point in Hyde The demonstrators predominantly youth, marched through London streets, declared that day a 'nuclear free zone' the Labour-controlled Greater London Council.
Also prominent on the demonstration were contingents ITOI Transport and General Workers Union. the fire Brigades Union, the Yorkshire miners, healthworkers chanted 'Jobs not Bombs! Pay the NHS!' Labour Party branches.
the SILC demonstration was an undoubted blow the Thatcher government, which saw the 'Falklands effect' as a way not only of their electoral popularity, but also of demonstrating the impotence Ine missiles movement to stop The Tories' South Atlantic War was al the centre of the demonstrator's concerns, as was evident both from the slogans and the speeches of the main speakers.
Tony Benn concentrated his speech on the lessons of Falklands crisis, warning the crowd Hyde Park that the adventure would be used to justify a massively inHe also accused the press of 'the mouthpiece of being the military' Arthur Scargill, the President of the National Union of Mineworkers, also roasted the 'simv sun and the 'dirty Mail' who justified the huge amounts.
embassy on ivonday Reagan's arrival in Britain.
of police swamping the area on the march our banners chanting:
Salvador, Stop the Committee, backed by over Roberts, MP for Hackney North, 'Reagan, we want you to go home'.
Salvador, Stop the Bosses' War spent in prosecuting the Well while carrying out another campaign of proPagallua against the healthworkers. He finished by urging a campaign of civil disobedien thompson repeated his charges that the media was lying on the Wal in the South Atlantic.
The organisers of the aemonstration the paign for Nuclear Disarmament, had been able to momentum of the movement against port to the see on t port to the succession FIVE thousand people assembled near the American evening 7 June to protest They were moved hundreds of yards away from the embassy by thousands The protestors moved off for a march to County Hall, home of Labour's GLC. The largest contingent was organised by Revolution and Socialist Challenge. Seven hundred marched behind Hold Reagan, he vio good, Hollywood, 'Malvinas, Bosses' War' and 'Ronald Reagan, he can't win, we remember Ho Chi Minh'.
The protest was called by the Reagan Reception 50 Labour MPs Ernie told the crowd. demonstrations against the war in the South Atlantic that had preceded SunIt was CND which initiated the Ad-Hoc Comon the Falklands which, while alli Tory. observance of the proposed Security Council resolution 502 which based itself on British sovereigndemanded the nevertre ess also immediate withdrawal of the fleet Thus CND avoided the possible Cull explained earlier in the week by EP Thompson at a Socialist Society Teach-in against the War, who explained which did not fight against that peace Hovelicle actual war did not deserve the name.
The strength of the international movement which CND is a part was by Italy'.
Anti-Reagan protests also shook Paris on Saturday despite boycott by the Socialist Party and Communist Party leaders demonstration called by Central American solidari9M and Antwerp A demonstration as big as those in London and Rome is expected this Thursday West Germany when Reagan arrives there on Thursday of this week.
In an attempt to tian Democrats in Bonn Munich called welcom demonstrations ing Reagan, but Dres reports pointed out that unes were considerably smaller than the weapons nucical demonstrations called last and that the largely ycal middle-aged participant applauded equal vigour statements praising Reagan and good beer campaign called Coalition tor Peace through security demonstrated their weakness by flying slogans on barrage balloons and playing Land of Hope and Glory from a root, seven stories above passing Youth The overwhelming message throughout Western Europe has been opposition to Reagan and Thatcher's war drive. And this weekend when Reagan arrives back in the United States a major demonstration is planned against his wantonsen audicalac Central American policies We should build on this mainstream sent ment, to build up CND in LOuS country, particularly amongst youth and labour movement, curl. the eyes of its supporters towards the wars that are being fought now; wars which the possibility of the nuclear war that CND is pledged to prevent.
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Europe and the USA, protesting against Reagan's war drive.