The Bloody Sunday Commemoration Committee, which is organising a demonstration on February on the basis of 'opposition to British involvement in reland , is slowiy but surely gaining support in the labour and student movement. It has already been sponsored by Labour MPs Joan Maynard, William Wilson, and Maureen Colquhoun; GLC deputy Labour leader Paddy O'Connor; the Troops Out Movement; Hackney and wanusworm trades councus: wis 1/524 branch; and three North London branches or ue Labour Party Young Socialists. BSCC supporters will also be figh ting for sponsorship from this weekend's Connolly Association conference on Ireland at Goldsmiths College in London.
The BSCC organised a highly successful Socia Ewo weeks ar0 I LoRdon wILC! raised over E160 and which also brought together many activists for the first time in the campaign. The next step is a big public rally on 11 December in London, at which Bernadette McAliskey will be te main speaker.
A call for support for the demo will also be made at the forthcoming National Union of Students Conference in Scarborougi. where broad serr execuuve member Al Stewart will be debating with Paddy Prenderville of the Troops Out Movement. City University and Central London Poly have already given it their gains support Activities are also geting off the ground in the localities. The South London TOM has organised six college meetings as well as a public meeting for January. Other London TOM branches are planning simuar acuyiues 'SER VICE' In Birmingham, where the National Front held a "service' last Friday to commemorate the victims of last vear 's pul bombings, anti-fascists mobilised against It on me basis or troop windrawal tron Ireland, and a call was made to support the It vou want to know the truth about reiano....
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Bernadette McAliskey (Devlin)
All-London Public Meeting Thursday 11 December, 7.30 p.m.
at the Conway Hall Red Lion Square (nearest tube Holborn)
Also speakers from:
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for Bloody Sunday, rather than leaving it until after the New Year.
integrate the SDLP into their plans for smashung we nauonaust community and restoring a Stormont-style sectarian regime, may have given the Labour Government a much-needed breathing space, enabling it to reject the UUUC (pro-PaisITC 000 TOTIAIORO PUCT order to maintain the confidence of the Loyalist bloc (and Britain's foothold in Ireland), Rees has had to more or less end the truce, close the incident centres, withdraw political status from Republican prisoners, and step up harassment of the nationalist minority.
Sundays. That is why we must fight for this demonstration.
une bocc nas runcuoning trade un ion, student and sponsorship sub-committees. Get delegated or come and help out for this demonstration. For sponsorship forms and leaflets contact BSCC c/o 1 North End Road, W.14.; or ring 2789529.
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