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Friday November 14,5.30 pm. Mass picket of Downing Street in support of Armagh prisoner Pauline MeLaughlin.
Saturday November 15, 7.30pm Benefit Disco, Central London Polytechnic, Bolsover St., called by T.O.M.
Monday November 17,7.30 pm Public Meeting on Hunger Strike Dalston Labour Rooms, Hackney, Speaker Ernie Roberts MP. Called by Socialist Organiser.
Saturday November 22, 12 noon.
Picket of Brixton police station called by South London Hunger Strike Action Group.
Sunday November 23, 2.30pm Manchester Martyrs demonstration. Assemble Picaddily Gardens.' PUBLIC MEETINGS • Monday November 4 at 7.30 p.m.
Lower Town Hall, Brixtor Called by South London Hunger Strike Action Committee Wednesday November 26 at 7.30 p.m.
Battersea Town Hall, Lavender Hill Saturday November 29, 2.30pm March from Clapham Common called by South London Hunger Strike Action Committee. Saturday November 29, 1.30pm March from The Crown, Cricklewood. Called by IRSP.
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As the hunger strike by seven rish republican prisoners enters its third week, the campaign in their is beginning to grow.
But with the danger that in their weakened state the prisoners could face death before Christmas, it is vital that the British labour movement noves rapidly to take up their demand for the restoration of prisoner of war status.
Ar its meeting on the weekend the National Committee of the Workers Socialist League called on all WSL branches and Socialist Press supporters to take up a fight in every town for joint initiatives with other socialists and troops out campaigners towards publicity and meetings in support of the hunger strikers.
Meanwhile in the wake of the press witch-hunt against six Birmingham Labour councillors who declared their support for the hunger strikers, the West Midlands section of the Labour Committee on Ireland-including Labour Party members from 13 constituencies-has rallied in their support.
A statement declares that:
"We call for the reintroduc› our target of Saturday. But reach the first • Also we note the cynical attempt of the Tory government to head off the growing disquiet in Britain and elsewhere about what is happening in the H' Blocks and in Ireland generally, by granting all prisoners in Northern Ireland the right to wear official prison issue civilian-type clothing.
"We congratulate the coun cillors prepred to declare their positions on the question of Ireland, and pledge that they will not stand alone under attack by the [Birmingham] Mail and its supporters.
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