Glasgow witch-hunt

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NATIONAL UNION of Students (Scotland) women's conference. October 30-31, at Strathclyde University Students Union, 90 Jolin St, Glasgow. Open to all women - not just students. Registration £2, information from Cas Stewart, NUS Scotland, 12 Dublin St, Edinburgh ЕH1 ЗРP (031-556 6598). THE RIGHT wing and some supposed left-wingers in Queen's Park Constituency Labour Party, Glasgow, have joined together to take disciplinary action - maybe expulsion — against a Socialist Organiser supporter in the Crosshill Prospecthill branch.

The secondary reason for the witch-hunt is the general political work of the SO supporter. In the last few months the branch has passed motions for immediate British withdrawal from Ireland, refusal to: expel socialists, active support for the 'Stop the Sale' campaign, etc.

But the crucial issue is an article which appeared in SO five weeks ago on the Gorbals Anti-Dampness Campaign.

NOTTINGHAM Socialist Organiser meets every Friday 7.30pm at the International Community Centre, 61B Mansfield Rd.

SOCIALIST Organiser Labour' Party conference briefings - full set £1 from SO, 28 Middle Lane, London N8. .

SOUTH EAST London Socialist Organiser forums: every other Thursday, 8pm at the Queen Victoria, Artillery Place, Woolwich.

October 21: 'The Tebbit bill' - speaker Wendy Mustill.

ISLINGTON Socialist Organiser, meetings every other Sunday, 3pm at Thornhill Neighbourhood Project, Orkney House, Caledonian Rd. Next meeting October 24. Details. Nik, 607 5268.

NORTH-WEST London Socialist Organiser group discussion meetings. every •ther Sunday, 8pm (for vens.e, see SO sellers).

October 24: "The Tebbit bill' November 7: "The Women's Campaign for Jobs. Criticising the failings of the local Labour Party, councillors and MP, it touched a raw nerve.

The article, several hundred words long, also contained a five-word statement making an accusation which the author and the paper have since withdrawn and apologised for. But the hysteria has not died down.

It surfaced first in a front page article in the Glasgow Herald on October 6. Jean McFadden, leader of the Jabour group , on the District Council, was quoted as saying:

•I saw Frank (McElbone MP) on the Sunday before he died, and he was terribly upset. I believe that on the night before he died, photoDI HULL Socialist Organiser public meeting. "After the Labour Party conference' Wednesday October 27, 7.30pm, Trades and Labour Club, Beverley Road.

WOMEN, Immigration and anised by women involved in Natinnality. conference orgimmigration law campaigning and the GLC women's committee. Sunday October 24, 10 to 5, County Hall, Lond on SEl. All women welcome. International Debating Socjalism' weekend on 23/24 October. Alan Thornett debates Socialist Challenge and Socialist Worker on the unions, Ernest Mandel on the monetary crisis, John Ross debates Duncan Hallas on entrism and the Labour Party; Bernadette McAliskey on Ireland, Frances Morrell, Alan Freeman, and Labour Briefing on the new Labour Left, Ken Livingstone, Hilary Wainwright and Tessa van Gelderen on the lessons of Labour's GLC, John Harrison, Bea Campbell, Valerie Coultas, Mike Davis and and more discussions on a socialist programme for the British crisis. Just £4 for the weekend, £2. .50 per day at Kingsway Princeton college, near Kings Cross, London WC1. Starts 10am. copies of the article were put through every door in Govanhill"

The innuendo that the article caused the death of the late MP is ridiculous, and the bizarre " allegation about photocopies is completely untrue.

But the SO supporter has been summoned before the EC on October 13, and this has been used as justification to prevent discussion on the issue in the CrosshillProspecthill branch meeting.

This witch-hunt must be rejected, and the CLP turned to the more fundamental struggle to build a militant, fighting Labour Party in the area.

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Kurdistan solidarity conference: Saturday October 2, starting 11am, at Brabant Rd Trade Union Centre, Station Rd/Brabant Rd,. London N22. Details 01-809 1089. resolution pledging suppor for the retention of the sits for the comprehensive school for 'the area. This wa: despite an attempt by th‹ local radio on the morning of the meeting to whip up opposition from the teacher: at the school to which the Croxteth- pupils were to have transferred in September, by implying that it was a choice between Croxteth school or theirs remaining open.

This was successfully argued against by the meet ing, however.

If any reader has a degree or teaching qualification und is prepared to give time tc the school to teach on a voluntary basis, or can offer administrative help, please phone Cyril D'arcy on 051. 220-3269.

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