trade union federation to back the demand for a united trade union movement.
At the same time, the involvement of the LCI in this genuine mass move ment, expressing the real aspiration of the majority of Portuguese workers for a united labour movement, did not for one moment provent their making tough criticisms of the Communist Party for its policy of trying to solve these problems thr ouch the bourgeois state and its law' rather than through workers" demDcracy.
This concern of the LCI with the unity of the working class, and its active involvement at the centre of the mass movement, has given it a reputation and respect that goes far beyond its limited size. This, more than anything else, allowed it to play a leading part in the most recent EVEALS When they received news of the coup, militants of the LCI in Lisbon prompily expropriated a large unoccupied house and used it as a base for their operations. In the course of the day they produced and distributed some 60,000 leaflets throughout the city, while taking purt in the varJous nobilisations in progress. Even some rank-and-file militants of the Communist Party and their supporters in the Portuguese Democratic Movement agreed to take and distribute the LCT's leaflet theiselves. IMG GAY GROUP: contact J. Mills, 153 Woodhouse Lane, Leads FOR CHEAP, reliable 1BM Typesetting with fast turn-around phone Carl or Martin on 01-837 9987.
BIRMINGHAM RALLY-'Against the Common Market, For a United Socialist States of Europel Speakers include Emest Manckl. Thursday 1 May at 7.30pm in Digbeth Civic Hall Assembly Halls. Organised by Birmingham IMG. 'THE STATE, the Law and Ireland': new perphlet by Stave Cober produced for Manchester NCCL-available price 20p (plus &p pepl from Red Books, #7 Caledonian Road, London N.1.
BENGALI FRIENDS in Europe and elsewhere, for Bengali books and 'Stani Dal-Biplab' (Fourth Intornational poper:
Bax 3274, 10365 Stockholm, Sweden.
SHEFFIELD RED CIRCLES: Every Wednesday at 7.30pm in the Lion Hote corner of the Wicker and Nursery Stl.
100 MEN WANTED for organising ard running creche for women's liberation conference In Mancheer, 415/5 Aaril 1975. Picase contact Johat 061-794 House, Charles Street. 734 9083 10533 40I LOST SELE DEFEND THE 14: Public meeting in defence of the 14 pacifists charged with CONDO CO CONFAVANH CAR IMCICHITIANT to Disaffaction Act. Sueakers include Joan Maynard MP, Mauroen Colquhoun MP, Ernie Roberts (Ast Gen. Sec. AUEW], Bill Hetherington (defendantl. Saturday 3 May at 2 pm in NUFTO Hall, Jockey's Fields, Holborn, WC1. WORKING WOMEN'S CHARTER: Cardiff public meeting with speakers Svivis Jones (Wales TUCI, Ingrid Falconer Cardiff Woren's Action Group. Wednes day 2 April, 7.30 pm in Friends Meeting MA OLIGARCHY says don't miss 'Muggins no langer Socialism or barbarism'. A play a weapon. Confront the gorillas and smash cultural oppression. Unity Theatre, 4/5/6 April at 7.45 pm.
WANTED by Up Against the Law;
Involved in prosecutions aver Red Lion Square. Call, write or ring UPAL at 66 Yark Way, London, N.1.
"RELAND-THE ACID TEST': Stirling Marxist Discussion Groug meeting. Tues 8 April at 7.30pm in the Coupne Centre, PAMPHLET on the struggle at Kent Universitu Excallert value at be Orders to Joanna Haynes, Keynes College, misery a NonE, Contrody INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY poster - available from Socialist Woman, 97 Caledonian Road, London N.1., price 20p (inc p&p)
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