For a united demonstration on Bloody Sunday!

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THE MURDER of 14 civilians in Bloody Sunday 1972 is the event which, above all others, symbolises British presence in Ireland. Ever since 1972 tens thousands have marched in the streets of ireland and Britain, not just to commemorate the deaths but to display a determination to resist British rale in Ireland.

In London the numbers marching on the anniversary ot Bloody Sunday have declined couple of years. Last year's 1,500 was the reason for this decline is the Родава остался тевтот Covernment have achiever on treland TENS persuading many that their role STIC 'peace-keeping'.

There other reasons for the lack enthusiasan in turning out for Bloody Sunday. Each organiatbon or group which participates in irish solidarity in this soury has been guilty of sectarian WISHERS One such mistake was this of January's Bloody commensoration, closely associated with the Socialist Workers Party, being Torowcoate wards oya rally ir the name of the SWP and the Stice then the TOM iself bas Troops Our Movement emiereed as the solidarity movement But the January's dayissons remain and Dow Sina Feia have declared their intention nexr year's Bloody demonstracion in opposition to last year's organisers. The Bloody Sunday Commeanoration Committee.

Sinn Fein is wary that the BSCC contemmoration could too closely associared with one of particular organisation, the SWP So there is now the situarion in which two demonstrations are being planned for next JULIET The obvious need's stating: the only people who Sunday from such divisions are those in which was have one organisation dominated by the SWP and one led by Sinn Fein woud be a sickening syntbol of what Britain relies on to maintain its new United mitistrust that exists herween the DEITISI British let and Irish Republic.

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COVET first, who the speakers will be, should be, But given a desire on both sides to put the interests of the Irish solidarits movement above all else, there is no reason why a mited demonstration CaDBoL be January, arbitrary THEMe CCT In their six benefit LENINE march led by an oppression in division and closing the factory.

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE & December 1877 page 11