Bradford call for Irish solidarity
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Bobby Sands, the 27- mobilise even a fraction of their which hospitalised her al vear old former Command- resources in support of the husband Michael, she has But once again solidarity action across the 32 counties of action in Britain to back up Ireland and the pitiful size of Sands' hunger strike is lagging solidarity demonstrations in demonstrated the serious level from the political fight on these of political backwardness on the questions should draw a leat Irish question within the British from the book of Bernadette labour movement-not least of McAliskey. utionary left who failed to savage assassination attempt Dear Comrades, Lane) Bradford.
of the hunger strikers! members, supporters tion. mobilise even resources in There will be a demonstration: Victory to the Hunger Strikers!' Political Status Now!' Assemble 12.30 Saturday 4 April, Infirmiary Fields (junction of Westgate and Lumb Now is the time to get on the streets to speed the victory We urge all your branches, readers in the north of England to mobilise for this demonstraThe demonstration is called by the Bradford Irish Prisoners Hunger Strike Committee, which has convened the April 4 of their of the Consistent fight Only a bold and consistent fight to raise the issue and mobilise around it within the broader labour movementunion. branches, Labour Parties, Țrades Councils, etc-can mobilise the kind of solidarity that is necessary to force the Tory government into conceding political status.
It is little use British left groups huddling together in 'support committees' if they do not proceed from there into the tough fight within the unions for resolutions and demonstrations of support for the anti-imperialist struggle in Ireland.
The last hunger strike showed the glaring contradiction between widespread mobilisation and supporting strike British socialists who shrink Still recovering from the AN RIgHIS RI Organising Committee. Affiliated organisations include Sinn Fein, Asian Youth Movement-Bradford, Bradford SWP, Bradford WSL, Leeds RCG, Manchester RCG, Manchester RCT. The committee invites affiliations from socialist and anti-imperialist groups who will mobilise for the march.
Publicity and further details from the address below.
Yours fraternally, Mick Wilson April 4 Organising Committee Gc/o 4th Idea Bookshop 14 Southgate, Bradford, West Yorkshire which hospitalised her and her husband Michael, she has come straight back into political lite, supporting the International Women's Day demonstration outside Armagh Jail and pledging support for the renewed hunger strike campaign.
Her courage and tenacitylike that of Bobby Sands (who has spent nearly 8 out of 27 years in jail for fighting imperialism) and the hunger strikers and blanket protesters of H' Block and Armagh-offer an example to the British working class.
Solidarity
Follow that example! Put down a motion in your union branch or Labour Party supporting the hunger strike! Show your solidarity! Mobilise pickets and demonstrations!
*Political status now for republican PoWs!
*British troops out of *End Labour's policy!
*Self determination for the Irish people!
•AFRAID HE'S GONNA BOMB THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION!