IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 79, 18 January 1979 · p. 2 of the scan · 392 words

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service is paid to the ANL, but nothing is said either Rowena about the unsuspected sources of strength that movement has Julian HOI about the steward difficulties of Gillian struggle which is, in some sort, carried on within the working Serious attention is given to the women's movement, but the manifesto fails, I think, to voice or to connect with the which socialist feminists — a major constituency in any socialist grouping - regard their own work.

For fissaparous character of the left is as a regrettable reality, but there is no attempt to situate it in a wider national or international context.

In sum, the resolution' lacks that realistic appreciation in which SOCIaLSS find in opposition to WHICH Bob Woods, vice-chairperson, Ealing NALGO Marianne Korn, ISA Wood, president, Ealing NUT Association Gree, NALGO shop Simms, NATHE member, ISA SIGN HERE If you agree with this joint appeal and wish to aid the process of revolutionary unity, please sign and return this form. signatories in forthcoming issues.

NAME ADDRESS TRADE UNION OR OTHER ORGANISATION POSITION HELD Send to: Joint Appeal, PO Box 50, London N1. in the eyes of the millions of workers throughout the world. We are opposed ! them and will offer full support to all those fighting for socialist democracy.

The interests of workers and capitalists are irreconcilable on a world scale. Capitalism has not on created a world market, it hav created world politics. Thus we fight for working class units on an internationa scale. This unity will in the long run be decisive in defeating both the imperialist regimes in the West and the brutal dictatorships they sustain in Latir America, Africa and Asia.

The Communist Parties in Europe are in crisis, Euro-communist nor the pro-Moscow wings hase any meaningtul strategy for the overthrow of the capitalist state. socialist parties are more necessary than eser before, Conditions toda are more favourable than over the preceding three decades. Hut such parties can only be built by rejecting sectarianism and seeing internal democracs not 1°1 luxury but as a vital necessity.

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Our socialism will be infinitels more democratic than what exists in "socialism' in the USSR and Fastern Europe have discredited sncialism

In Britain it implies demanding the immediate withdraw al of _British-troop from Ireland and letting the Irish people determine their own future

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