Group support the rally and will be there.
extracts from that letter.
In a popular and imaginative way, Women's Volce in its nev magazine format has feminist debate and activity to women in the workplace and the community WTIO directly active in the women's Eberation movement.
This contribution is to De welcomed And it needs to he developed by the revolutionary left and the women's move ment.
Important decisions ahead about the direction of Women's Voice. A guiding principle for any decisions mist he a firm commitment to an autonomious wonico's liberaLion But Women's Voice is to heip build such a movement, it needs to Run its relabonship to tbe Socialis Workers' Party, and movement.
Of course no one could be against the SWP having its SOCIALIST CHALLENGE & June 1978 page é LAST WEEK in 'Socialist Challenge' we pointed out that "Women's Voice" is holding a raily in Sheffield this weekend. Women from the International Marxist They have written an 'Open Letter' addressed to women at the rally, outlining what they see as the most productive future for 'Women's Voice', We publish magazine. Indeed, taken Woman. But such journal can't what it isn't POTENTIAL Women's Voice was the potential to become part of that movement, and therefore more lie than simply the journal of one The magazine is committed TO B TETO Borance struggles working if -and many activists in the witl the nood to take ieminist politics beyond their present audience.
And Women's Voice provides no important means to do this porential by constructing the party -a journal of a sectarian, party barriers ro the participation of all women who see the occo to unite to achieve this alim.
Many tulk about Warmen's Volice as ifit is an alternative to the women's liberation moveThe activities and debates of class the WLM have had a real historical impact, They can 1 be dismissed VELOUS. those *middle "privileged.
The movement has sparked off imporrant campaiens and EISUESSINRS that just that. What a pily to wast + thousands confidence to stand up against SITATeRY, hecoming polarised part of this process. ignored just involved are class"
the Top have given Sheffield worben the HIT SHIERE liberation. others firmly to the movement sekism, strengths their oppression. It is loday beginning to explore its own notice in aut open-minded and critical way. the Of course differences exist.
fact, the movement is between need revolutionary/radical feminists and socialist feminists, 11'8 VitaL that revolutionary socialists are movement Women's Yoice Raily Saturday, 10 June thia 11.30am to 5.30pm at Rank Suite, a role in direction, and furtbermore will unty strengthen our own ideas and practice as revolutionaries Of course, to be effective in struggle for women's we must side with fighting against this rotten capitalist systent. Wecan only do chis if we are Linked working class bur relying on confronting its it the SIGNIFICANT And above all, it's the power and fightine will of warking class women that we must wint feminist struggle.
Already significunt sections of the women's movement see this Women's Voice can't afford to posture as an alternative to a such influence and potential, Ir must working relations with the local groups and campaigns of the movement. in way hy participating within it, the magazine can play strengtbening the activities of the WIM.
We think that Wonsen's Voice can play au even more which aim to huild a ment. This inwilves * Unity with other Temuses and socialiststo build the WEM sod its campaigns.
*Contributing to build a strong socialist current in the movement.
* Ioining with activists in unions organise campeigns and debate around feminist issues. This entails building existing brond based warca's groups, campaigning bodies, and women's cancuses willin the unions *Establishing agen, democratic structures for deciding the policy of Weren's Voice These should be open to all supporters of the magazine whatever cheir political affilia tions. This nicans the journa must be organisationally independent from the SWP. Of TECH OCES alongside any other political tendencies supportane suca a magazine should have fall democratit rights to argue for thesr policies.
The rally is a good beginning. Let's make sure we use it:
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