is annual conference this weekend.
sadents have taken action political issues fighting school closures, to tackling sexism.
TONY side NUSS organiser: Much of he political action taken by students in the past six months has by-passed the NUSS.
For example. School Kids Nazis has been tremendously successfat in getting students involved in antiNF activity. But the leadership of NUSS has made no real effort to build on this:
In fact at the conference they are proposing we drop direct action against the NF. This means dropping our no platform position.
My area is opposing this. We want to see a clear anti-racist want to see full and active support for SKAN.
BARBARA, active in the antiCALLE CICHELE Wandsworth schools in South LonGua- CITE NUSS hasn't taken a lead in any of THE NATIONAL Union of School Students holds It comes at a time when thousands of school on a wide range - from the Anti Nazi League, to Where does the NUSS stand, and what will it be doing in the next year to build a mass movement in the schools? Socialist Challenge asked three candidates for the union's executive for their comments.
COLLINS, Humber- | the big problems we're facing - raciani, sexism, unemploy And students lois SkAN while thousands school the NESS has set up its own anti-fascist campaige. This has no impact among young peoSchool students want action on these issues.
Et up with organisations ke SRAN Me arional bertion with organisations like Campaign, We can't avoid politics We can he political without tying. our union to any particular party Al Leis coce 1 want lo see a mure towards socHist poles and a national executive which will union. If it co-ordinated mass NUSS could have response.
Bur this will mean the end of cos camous via le bead of SENORIS Students won't join a union because heads. They join if they think JEs camble or modelsire defence of their rights (denied 10 99 per cent of schoolsi against the racism and sexism which many heads are happy NESS In Manchester: We're trying to organise a woek action on with the ANL Northern Carnival on 15 July:
If we can get kids involved in The NUSS will TALUES many Members of Union election for 30b Catalisbaison charperson of similar groups.
anne to connelle Showi the In the Mosa Side by-election, the VF candidate is a teacher the Nationa cachers strend mened the op joining forces with SKAN to COLICE MORE ERECTO eir one position , in the NUSS Uaf secretary This with the Chile Solidarity Campaign and I have attended neetings of the Mauchester Anti-Recruitment Campaign and we deci ded to leaflet against the Army Manchester Flower Ant Noz gue 'WE'LL BE BACK' was the chant that went up at a picket of new National Front headquarters Hundrede of anti-lascists from Nollingham Trades Council and Loughborough AN and anti-racist committee. Loughborough — the latest incident was by several racists who enfered the premises of an Asian ANL member, ripped down posters and terrorised an employee But the fascists have not had it all their own way. They find i dillicult to hold meetings in pubs because of pressure oi broweries locally countered by local milllants
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