Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

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Socialist Organiser no. 98, 2 September 1982 · scan pp. 11–12 · about 511 words

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ON Paid ads Sp per word, £4 per column inch. Send to Socialist Organiser (What's On), 28 Middle Lane, London N8. CLASS FIGHTER Steering Committee meeting. Saturday September 4, 1pm to Spm, Labour Club, Bristol S Birmingham.

SPARTACIST Truth Kit. New pamphlet on the politics and practice of the Spartacist League, by John Lister, 70 pages, £1 plus 26p postage, from WSL, PO Box 135, London N1. September 8. The Alternative Economic Strategy. September 22. The Labour Party witch-hunt.

All at the Red Cow, The Wicker, starting 7.30. LAMBETH/SOUTHWARK Socialist Organiser Group Open Forums. 8.30pm at 41 Camberwell Grove, London SES.

September 16: The Fight Against Black Oppression. September 30: Fighting Women's Oppression. BIRMINGHAM Palestine Solidarity Committee march. Saturday September 4. Assemble 2pm Chamberlain Square.

NORTH London Irish Solidarity Committee: showing of the film "The Pattiot Game', Friday September 3, 7.30, Holborn Central Library, Theobalds Rd. Admission 50p.

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THE POLISH government says that also that their organisation is s THE POLISH government says that there were no strikes on the second there were no strikes on the second strong - despite being forced und anniunanna, of Calidnanana'a da.am d anniversary of Solidarnosc's found- ground, despite ine repression, deing, August 31. Whether that is true spite the 'socialist' police who used or not, we won't know until the ear gas, batons, and bullets against reports of that day from underground Solidarnosc activists reach Britain. The TUC stood alone with die-hard But it is certain that strikes and Stalinists among West European non-cooperation in the factories have union organisations in abstaining been one of the major forms of resist- from the Polish solidarity demonstrance by Polish workers since the As exiled Solidarnosc activists in The same complacent, compromisBritain put it in the latest issue of ing attitude towards the executiontheir Solidarnosc Trade Union Work- ers of Poland's workers is shown by much of the Labour Party Left. It was / "The real battle is fought not on the left-wingers on the Labour Party streets but in workplaces, over work- National Executive - with the honers' sense of commitment. In this ourable exceptions of Eric Heffer and field the government has been sound- Dennis Skinner - who favoured continuing the invitation to the Warsaw "Billions pumped by Western Pact's ruling Stalinist parties for this From triumph in 1980 to rearguard battle in 1982 - the struggle continues bankers, and ten Siberian pipelines, will be of no use when the ruled reject The continuing struggle of the Polthe idea of working for the rulers" ish workers against the bureaucracy is The demonstrations on Tuesday also a protest against this indiffershowed not only the anger and cour- ence, and a challenge to us to increase age of Poland's militant workers, but £6000 fund This should be the last, of the slow summer holiday weeks for the fund - or at least, it had better be! Only £20 from Pete Keenlyside SO imposition of martial law.

ing Group newsletter:

ly defeated. the workers on the streets.

ations on Tuesday. year's Labour Party conference.

our solidarity.

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