holidaymakers who lined the streets and from conference WHEN 200 tired youth spilled out onto the Blackpool sands to enthusiastic applause from secretary. Prestwich YS SEPTEMBER ABOUT 40 Salvador on Quarterly National ticipants mittees, and the difficulties analysed.
extremely preoccupying tion. movements in the military alliance political alliance its counterinsurgency plans.
La negotiated DELEGATES El Solidarity Committee (ELSSOC) from all over the country met Sunday September 26, for their Conference. The questions discussed and the contributions showed a very deep motivation and a high political level amongst all parThrough the reports of all local comthe experiences were shared Everyone acknowledged the appaling lack of information in the media on events in Central America at a time when the whole region if reaching a boiling point with an US intervenNational and international events have a crucial impact on the running of the solidarity work. The Malvinas' war first, the Middle East now overshadowing the dramatic reality in Central America and in El Salvador.
The Reagan administration is steppling up a gigantic offensive against all revolutionary between the Honduran, and a through America Democratic Community' which has been launched by the State Department for The US Administration is trying to stop the tide in El Salvador and Guatemala, involving Costa Rica and above all Honduras in military actions and air raides against Nicaragua, putting pressure on Panama to enter the political settlement in Salvador. They heavily rely on Israal, since 1973 almost the sole supplier of arms to Latin Israeli military 'ad visors' have been seen on the battle fields.
The ELSSOC Conference felt that because of the silent invasion (as Danial Ortaga from the Sandinista government called the US attacks and manoeuvers) and the unbelievable increase in repression everywhere in Central America, international solidarity was more How to be an active part of the World the paople OT EI to cooperate other solidarity campaigns in Britain, how to build needed Anti-Intervention Front are going to be the main topics i of the Conference, the AGM in To develop solidarity in Britain, ELSSOC Commission decided to organise a major event for 1983: the Labour This national conan estimated delegates from trade-union and Labour Party bodias. Already backed by some of the biggest unions, this day of information and active participation opens tramendous opporProvisional date has been arranged for 14 May, in Mandelegates greeted the an nouncement and are starting to prepare for this national mobilisation. In the meantime.
MASTE continue their educational campaigns, raise funds for the FMLN/FDR and intervene inside the anti-nuclear and anti-imperialist mass movement Give your If you want to get involved or receive in formation, phone 01 359 270 or write to 29 Isl ington Park Street, London N1. They will put you in contact with the nearest local commitSocialist Challenge 9 October 1982 page