and spanisn revolutions Rouge, at present the weekly papér of the Ligue Communiste Revolutionaire (the French section of the Fourth International), will go daily in the New Year. Last weekend in Paris, 60,000 militants attended the giant 'Fete Rouge'. They came from all over Europe and even further afield, as well as from France, to support the biggest and most successful weekend of political debate, display of political work and entertainment ever mounted by a far left organisation in France, Mass rally of 25,000 to salute the daily Rouge and in solidarity with the Portuguese would be impossible if it did not draw on the experience and work of the International all over the The tomrades of the LCR were well aware of this. The most striking feature of the weekend was its internationalism.
Ernest Mandel addresses mass rally at the Fete. On his right, soldiers from the SUV in Portugal, who later spoke to the gathering of 25,000. nificant revolutionary organisation in Europe, inside and out of the Fourth International, was represented - including the Socialist Workers' Party (prevented by reactionary legislation from affiliating to the International) from the United States, and comrades from India, Sri Lanka and Africa - alongside stands from all regions and aspects of the work of the LCR itself. tional mounted displays of their work, sold literature and discussed constantly with the thousands of the Fourth International's work as a whole for the first time.
the international women's moveof the LCR, the branches of the five separate restaurants, and areas for the main debates of the weekbates excluded no significant tendency on the revolutionary left from almost all the far left groups svmpathising section of the FI). Almost every sig militants confronted with the oppor tunity of experiencing the reality of ROUGE Other areas were given over to ment, the Red Mole factory groups LCR throughout France, the international left press, a children's area, Like the display stands, the deThe debate on perspectives in Portugal notably included representatives there, including the LCI (Portuguese had been one of the most popular of the whole festival) addressed the meeting and were joined by a militant from the French Air Force.
The French bourgeoisie may Singers, entertainers and rock groups played all weekend to massive well shiver at the prospect of a daily Rouge. Long live Rouge! Long live the Fourth International!
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