deadlock over the situation In Zimbabwe is, as we pointed out two weeks ago, worrying everyone affected what happens In souther Africa. So once again the Initiative seems to lle with Imperiallam, this time represented by the Labour Govemment, are rapidly getting together another scheme in place of discredited one cooked up by Kissinger last year.
What of the real or supposed anti-imperialiat forces in the area? ROY ALEXANDER reports on how they are responding to the The front-line states' have a habit of filling in the gap that comes with every political stale. even some limited moves towards stepping up the arned struggle. But in reality these regines are DUL CRUCOTO KE COG ROWER DE a real popular war against white the threat it would involve to their already enfeebled econo the political stability of rela and and Owen bad the blessing of the front-line Presidents to go off to Salisbury and arrange yet anoth er round of talks with the racists even though the indications are that his scheme will involve important concessions to tbe white population.
A tougher line has heen forthCOUNS from the Front', led by Joshua Nkomo and Robert Murabe. bounce tbe idea of furtber talks and stress the need to defeat the Smith regime in strugide, But this has to be seen in context. Nkomo is a veteran opportunist abo has shared front-line states for many years, and was a key participant in the Geneva talks Farce. His difficulty is tbat he has put his political egas in the basket of the guerilla struggle and is afraid tbat an cary pounce answare strengrben the hand of his main Muzorews of the National Congress (ANC). In the wake of Geneva, MuzeCALABHAT IC ALCHARIC CALLE of applying internal pressure on the Smith regime. Nkomo's fear is heightened by the fact that Owen has insisted on the participation of Muzo rewa in future talks and the front-line states have expressed their willingness to dump their protege in order to meet the project himself as the "reponsible' leader in the eyes of imperialism and the racists and his main political demand has been the holding of n referendum among Rhodesia's blacks choose a 'leader" which can bave no other purpose than to promote his personal ambitions.
FATMONE It should be said, bowever, that WAD OS If Muzorena's methods trencherous and should be de counced as such, his aim is no different than that of Nkomo, who is simply seeking to ride to Horeover, Muzorews s Jan ocistes are actuallyassisted by the sectarianism of the Parriotic Front. Muzorewa has an important following inside Zimbabee particularly in the urban areas By refusing paint blank cooperation with hien or his organisation. Bishop the other liberation groups simp ly make it easier for him to ge away with his treachery.
political guerilla struggle for an alliance with the Muzorews ANC on the of a joint struggle for mmediate majority imultaneous political mobiliss tion in the Muzorewa on the spot. He would either have to agree — in which case he would be rendered useless to Smith and the imperialists to liberation groups gle. hastory.
in lie country rule and cities would put exist in Zimbabwe.
channelled primarily to who most need it and standing of the type of 'unity" that is needed among the Zimbabwe liberation movements, It is not just a formal unity of type promoted by the Organi- Union"
front-line states to simplify their object of better controlling the but Schine wolfe around a common programme of immediate political aims and methods of strugThis does not necessitate the fusion of organisations that may differ over long-range political aims; and it is the only way to escape the probiems of personal conflicts and leadership rivalries which has plagued the African liberation struggle throughout its The left in Britain has a major responsibility te mobilise support torte soape Erecogn 1I80T ers, and to mount polirical actions manoeuvres of British imperialexpress our solidarity with all those groups struaaling acains the white racist regime and not reproduce within our ranks the Name .. divisive and fruitless splits that Of course, that does not pre clude our muterial aid being those will Fill in the form below and send it to: Nationa Secretary, International Marxist Group, Caledonian Road, London N1.
MARCH AGAINST BENYON planned now, number of legal abortions in this country.
abortion rights and charts the fight back.
The Benyon Bill is the spearbead of the attempls to force women back into their "natural" role of wives and mothers. This campaign is being waged very serioasly by the bands of reac Bonaries and bigots who make ap the anti-abortion movement.
They are now organising their campaien in the STADeUCIOI movement. Following the emerrence of Labour Life we are now presented with glessy hrochures woman's right to choose. Red Weekly has put out a call to all its readers to join the demonstration against the vicious Bill which seeks to halve the WENDY FORREST examines the attacks on La lar simpler and casier operation have beeo shelved.
The threatened closure in Lon or ne ElaDCEn LagEECE Anderson Hospital, where Tacilic. IOT already been withdrawn, and the Weir Marernity Hospital are part of a paitern which recurs throughout the country.
SUCCESS mitted its Area Health Authority to spending £12,000 on abortion facilities, As 1o the fight within the unions, ir is clear that the trade union bureaucracy is happier to let the pro-abortion resclutions passed at the TUC and several national conferences gather dast in their files than fight for those policies.
Such a fighthack would include the hlacking of SPUC Hierature and speakers in schools hy the National Union of Teachers and the National Association Teachers in Further Education, a campaign ngainst the publication ol ail-abomon mytholoey bu the iodia unions and an investigacion by the health unions into the allegiance of consultants who CODEFO! DDOCINME POLICY. denying sterilised.
mittee. Its First which aims women fall legal their fertility.
Jegislation Unlike the One important job of any such investigation would be to expose racist practices by coctors and consultants. Some doctors, while wltte ATOROACED HIKHCL women, force black women to have abortions and insist they are To promote pro-abortion activity in the unions NAC is setling up a trade union liaison com 030) 15 10 e1 courage the legal departments ol tbe abortion sympatbetic unions to help in tite drafting of the NAC Model Bül guaranlceing contrel over made which NAC soeks will reflect the expenencr of the women's movement and the tiene lar terubn control.
Law WEEKLY Reform Association who are proposing a conipromise bill, it will nor offer MPs any ready-made restrictions on a woman's The overwhelming vore of support for this Saturday's demo at the National Women's Liberacion Conference nod the large acrendance far the NAC workshop at the London Socinlism and Feminisen worksbop on sexuality show Lhar strugele b still recognised as an ibportant campaign of the women's movement. HUE TAECE HVEAECILHLISI many women over NAC's methods of campaigning which must be discussed out. The support of the WL.M is fundamental to the abortion strugele, Tust as the saocessofthisstruggle is central to the fight agalnst women's oppression The fight for full abortion rights will not be wan hy politel lobbving Parliament and picad ENS TO cancessions from back ward MPs, The abortion mowe ment Loes bol yet bave strength to go isto an all-out light Jor the tope of legislation that is needed, bur the various insatives and campaigns, heing organised by NAC. LARC and the Liberation Movement are out to change this halance of fances legislation will based, conditions which have farced the abortion merement onte the detensive eum te radicelly tered,
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INTERNATIONAL IMG MARXIST GROUP
ruture oT abortion campaign This Saturday thousands will march in London against the Benyon anti-abortion Bill, and for a