IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Will Square be open to Irish

Red Weekly No. 182, 13 January 1977 · p. 11 of the scan · 245 words

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page 11 of the scan

Labour still 'considering' allow a rally be held Trafalgar Square to commemorate murder of fourteen Irish civilians on 'Bloody Sunday' five years ago.

Permission to hold the rally has been applied for in names of Joan Mavnard MP. Maureen Colquhoun MP, Lord rally?

Soper, and Pat But althouch the Labour Gov at ernment allowed the Peace at Price' brigade to Trafalgar Square, although the application has been in for nearly a although the application Department of Environment on its fate.

What has emerged is that memoration already made plans if permission to rally in the Square on 30 January is refused. There symbolic picket of Arrowsmith. Square starting and a demonstration assembling Shepherds rally and La rally month, tion, but because this is in the has specific name of the Socialist Workers Party, as well as the OOOS unlikely to attract such a wide SOBCITU! genuine united front meeting would. To date the only British political has been allowed speakers a rally Workers Party.

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