*hat's On? Two weeks after the announcement of she National Labour Movement Delegate Conlencoce on Ireland, organised by the Troops Out Movement to take place in London on 24 May, applications for delegate credentials are already Blooding in Among the Trades Councils which have sent in are Barnet, Leeds, Harrow. Hackney, West Ham, Greenwich, Yeovil. Laton, Oxford and Southwark. In addidion applications for over forty delepies have been received from trade union branches up and down the country, and four constituency Labour so far.
Among additional individual sponsors ate Senator Michaci Mullens, General Secretary of the frish Transport and General Workert Union the Union of which James Connolly was once General Secretary: John Of Connell (Labour TD, Dail Fireann) and Loo Abse M.P. This is in addition to William Wilson MP, Jeff Rooker MP, Maureen Colquhoun MF, Syd Bidwell MP. Joan Mayaand MP. Frank: McGuire MP, Dennis Canavan MP. Jo Richandson MP, Andrew Bennett MP, Stan Thome MP and Marcus Lipton MP: Councillor LP O'Connor (GLC Alderman); and David Thornley (Labour TD, Dail Eireann).
The guest speaker at the Conference will be Senator Michae Mullene, who will speak about Ireland's right to national self-determination for the Irish people a a whole Eamonn McCann (author of War and an Irish Town) will he giving an up-to-the-minute repeat of the situa ********** ABORTION CAMPAIGN: Meeting lor sil woman In OR TIMES IN BIACE joining or torming a Nak group inair area plus thase that have alroody been set up to exchange ideas and co-ordinate activities to mobilise for the National Abortion Campaign. Thursday 24 April; 8 pm, Panel Room, Collegiate Thatre, Gordon Street, WC1.
FREE DESMOND TROTTER Campaigi Picket of East Caribbean High Commis sion, Haymarket 5W1- Friday 1B April, 4,30-5 pm.
ERNEST MANDEL public meting in Sheffield will be at the Memorial Hall, Sunday 4 May at 7 pm.
PRESTON WOMEN'S GROUP meets at the Moorbrook Hatel (North Road) cach tion in the Six Counties: Dr Tim Shallice (Neurologist at the National Hospital in London an executive member or doe Bridsh Society for Social Responsibility in Science) will give an account of the roie of the Hritish Army in Ireland and it projected role in Britain -giving the resulTs or ms octanca study a te Army s use of sensory deprivation forture tech niques in the North.
Other speakers will include Joan Mavnand MP. who will describe die thinking and planning on Ireland, and recent developments in the f'arlamentary Labour Party and in the labour corespondent or me Duoun bunch? moral, and Harry conane, vereran oi Red Clydeside and a close comrade of John MacLean in his attempt to buik! s mass anti-imperialist movement among the Scottish working class on the Irish question, after the Pirst World War.
We would emphasise that this con ference is only open to delegates from Labour Party branches, LPYS branches and branches of the National Union of Stadents We urge all socialists with influence in the labour movement to intensify their efforts to get lahour movement delegates to attend this veral canterence.
Letters of sponsorship and the Conference Programme, together with a Jetter seeking delegations from trade union about tart branches era an mailable from TOM, 103 Hammersmith Road, London W.14.
BERMINGHAM RALLY Against the oron Marcet For a United Sogslist States of Europel Spouxers inciu de Ernest Mande, Thursday 1 May ar 7.30pm in Digbeth Civic Hall Apeintly Halls, Orginised by Birmingham IMG.
RALLY AGAINST THE EEC in Man chester, Friday 2 May at 7.30 pm in the Houldsworth Hall, Speakers: Ernest Mandel: Ernie Roberts Asst. Gen. Sec.
AUEW), Tribune MP. Chair: Bernard Panter (ALEW District Cornmitteel.
'NLF WILL WIN: Social in aid of Talmers Villace Action Group, fighting the caction of squatters and as nat property speculation Saturday 19 April.
8 pen in the Bank, corner of Tolmers sq.
and Hampsbeed Ro Warren StUDI Cine Haaroun casca-all welcomE Socialist Party are absolutely right on one thing the need to boycott the elections to the "Northern Ireland Convention'.
These cloctions are part of tle con sessions made to the Loyalists by the British, and they serve no progressive role whatever As the Provisional Sain Fein salement on the elections puts it: The only possible outcome of the Convention ira Loyalist takoover and a complete endorsement by the British of the most intransipent Loyalist demands"
These facts about the Convention elections ant in fact so obvious that even a memher of the Republicon Cuhs supporters of the Officizis, whose right ward shift is underlined by their owL decision to cake part in the clections has made some very interesting revelations about the going-on in the SIMP.
According to Sullivan, SDL richtwinger John Hume proposed a boycott for the SDIP in any future government. In other words, he wanted to make pating in the elections. Hume, however, fraction who wanted to run the SDLP campaign in alliance with the puppet Faulkner's Unionist Party of Northem Ireland (UPNI)
meetiro on the fortnconny conspiracy trial of 14 people for Inafletting troops NUJ. Main speaker: Earnonn McCann, BWNIC 14 Defence Group and Troops Wildcats. Thursday 24 April at the erick Simet. Carditt BIRMINGHAM Labour Movement Conterence on irclond: Saturday 3 1ay at Transport Hall, 211 Sroad Street, Birmingham. 10.45 am to 5:15 pm. Delegates 50p, observers 30p.