Part of last Saturday's demonstration against the police raids in London The British left has sunk into silence and inactivity on the Irish question in recent months. but these events show that this will not protect them from harassment. Only a vigorous political counter-attack exposing the reasons for the violence in Ireland and Britain, and the mobilisation of the potential support for the withdrawal of the troops con turn back the wave of repression.
Fortunately, Irish activists in Britain have not joined in the rush for cover.
Sinn Fein organised a 1000 strong An international campaign in defenco demonstration in Birmingham on Sunday, starting from Small Heath Park where a meeting was addressed by Will Reese on behalf of the Coventry Prisoners Defonce Committee and IMG militant Gery Lawless. marched to Digbeth Civic Hall where Brendan Magill and Maire Moore, of London and Belfast Sinn Fein respectively, spoke, There must be an immediate campaign to hammer home the lessons to the trade union movement: Belfast and Derry were the testing grounds *South-Western District Council, for the repressive techniques which are now being used in Britain. Only immediate mass resistance will pre vent the extension of chis repression, and its integration into "normal' police methods Gavin Robinson THE BLACKBURN THREE Solidarity demonstration, Saturday 20 Deraber, Asserable 2.00 pum. in Dairon Socare, Lancaster, march to prison and from Sion Fein, Clane and IMG.
The military at work Brighton, Cambridge, Newcastic. Notringham, Cientry, and Hull where Peter Gowan spoke Further meetings are scheduled for Oxford on I7 Octsher, Stole on 24 Octaber. Canter bury on 25 October, and York on 29 October. Requests for meetings are coming in all the time Any organisation in solidarity with the light against the military junta wishing an IMG speaker saould, write to: IMG, 182, PentonVille Koad, London, N.1.