class movement.
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Rally is not In Brighton PERHAPS THE BEST indication of the need for the One Year On from the Ser Discrimination Act rally on 26 February is the growing enrusiasm tor i in ine working Rally.
Already numerous trade unior branches and trade councils have There aro backers such as the Executive of National Union of Public Employees, the women's subcommittee of the Technical, Ad ministrative and Supervisory Section (AUEW), the Executive of the Society of Civil and Public Servants, the National Union of Students, the London Student Organisation and the Abortion Law Reform Association.
In addition, the sponsorship of I1 MPs has attracted the support of a number of political organisa tions; there are Labour Party the communise carl ENTHUSIASM enrusiasm merely support on paper. It is being built through broad based public meetings, day schoos and workplace eenes La public meeting to build the rally is being organised through a Women's Rights Committee, the Labour Party Young Socialists, Labour Party branches and trade union branches. In Oxford the trades council is organ ising a public meeting, and is setting up a series of investigations by local trade union branches into For In Birmingham, the local Work ing Women's Charter Group has begun investigations into equal pay •• une zoreoruary Women's Rights has provided ar Impel trous to cat in t Hemel Hempstead area.
Charter group na. been Tormeo ano sponsorsne Tor the rally has been won from Hemel Constituency Labour Party The Hemel - endorsed by the General Manage committee arce bene pas Ine initiative of Red Weekly supportalso called for the adoption of the Charter and affiliation to the Campaign vcretares were clearly outraged at the way the Equal Pay Act has been used against women fighting for equa agreed public meetina on 4 February to build for Delegates were also pleased to founding VI ENCI Labour Rights Campaigr ane doreco to sena se pastes to us next meena. and to play an active part in the IT MOSS (LPYS delegate cases which have come up a tribunals, and the local district of the Amalgamated Union of En gineering Workers has committed itself to sending delegates to the COMMITTEE In Hackney, London, another invesrigatory committee has been set up by the local Labour Party, is exploring the abortion situation and will report its findings both to кану and to the Abortion Tribunal on 29 January. In Hamnersmith a broad based committee is centring its investigations on the local employment women. A day school in Bristol is being organisea Jolnuy by tne Labour Party and the Charter Group, and there is also a half-day school taking place in Newcastle.
hese are use some orne activities, which promise to make campaign for rights. With the promises of th Equal Pay Act and the Sex Discrimination Act being proved a hollow as the many other promises the working people of this country, growing that parliamentary legislation is no substitute for self-organisation. On to 26 February. On to women's more information the Rally contact, The Sec retary, Rally, Wemyss Road, London SE3. In the meantime: * ORGANISE public meetings, workplace meetings, day schools, to build the Rally and collect information on position of women in the light of government legislation.
DISTRIBUTE literature, leaflets, posters, now available from the above * DISCUSS booking stalls and exhibitions at the Rally and encourage local campaigns and labour movement bodies to do likewise COLLECT money, raise donations rally needs at least £1,000. * BOOK coaches to come down to Rally and remember that there will be a social event in the evening, so book coaches to leave as late as possible.