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the old Russian calendar). But the social democrats (the revolutionaries) felt that the time was not right for strikes.

At the time the city was in ermerr dro LHev kcv that a strike would lead to revoit which workers were no1 well enough prepared for.

Women textile workers, however, went on strike and called on the metal workers for support. This event led to the February revolution and from there to the famous revolution of The communist countries continue to celebralt Women's Day, but style more reminiscent of Mother's Day in the West than of the militant traditions of the early years.

In the early 1970's the women' s movement again began to organise around Come and Celebrate International Women's Day at County Hall, SE1.

Saturday 5 March Assemble 11.30am County Hall for march across Waterloo Bridge, the Strand, down Trafalgar Square, up Whitehall, over Westminster Bridge for Conference starting 1.30 'Third World Women's Struggle is First World Women's Struggle'.

All events women only.

Tuesday 8 March Women and Peace Convention Panels, Films. 12.30-1.30 What War means to Women in London with Valerie Wise, WONT, Peace Groups.

2.30-3.30 Fermenting War with women from Greenham, Czech women, Russian women, Latin American and Middle East women. 6.30-7.30 Money for Arms or Money for Peace?

Francis Morell, Selma James, Nomen from South Africa, Namibia, Phillipine:

• and Ghana.

Saturday 12 March Demonstration and rally around the theme of 'Women and War' Assemble 12.30p at Chamberlain Square (in front of Central Library) for march to Digbeth Civic Hall. Rally in Assembly Hall with speakers, creche and stalls.

Speakers include Clare Short (Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Handsworth); Pat Muddeman (West Midlands City Council); Helen John (Greenham Common Peace Camp); speakers also invited from Women and Ireland, Youth CND, and El Salvador Solidarity Campaign SCOTLAND Sunday 6 March Women's Day of Action at Faslane.

Women's blockade of Faslane Naval Base.

10am-4pm. Tel: 041-221 117? on Saturday for detaiis campaigned STEWAROS full-length show.

Come to the ralli invited from

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IN Clara Zetkin Tradition One Decades of consistent agitation by Clara Zetkin in Die Gleichheit, at women's conferences meant that the partly latent, partly aoute dissatisfaction felt by many women had already been forthe war credits of the Two traditior

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