Women Against Pit Closures | Socialist Action 1983

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'WE SEE it as our duty to raise funds for the sacked and imprisoned miners here in Nottingham. The Womens Support Group has sent letters to everyone who supported us throughout the strike telling them that we haven't gone away. That we are still here and we are still fighting to stop pit closures. We need money now not for striking miners but for Women Against Pit Closures is made up of all the different areas of the coalfields. Each areas is involved in raising funds and sending them to the national fund. A special leaflet is being produced nationally by Women Against Pit Člosures to advertise this fund.' (Pam Oldfield tel 0623 20226)

THE NATIONAL Organisation of Miners in demonstration for Saturday 8 June around three demands — Free the Prisoners, Reinstate the sacked men, Stop the Victimisation.

The leaflet advertising the event points out that there 'are now eighty miners and their supporters in prison serving sentences of between NOMPAS was set up just before the end of the strike. Its committee consists of NUM members and women from the coalfields. It is mounting a campaign to free the miners and their supporters imprisoned as a direct result of government porces m toe audig moustry• Jackie Kaye explained why NOMPAS was concentrating on the issue of the prisoners. 'We've had two meetings since we were established as an orcanisation. We are concerned with miners in jail.

We support anyone who has been sent to prison as a result of the strike. The NUM has set up a fund for the sacked and victimised miners. sut we see our role as being a political campaigr nd we have been unable so far to give financial support to the sacked men. We support the demand for an amnesty and for re-instatement.' councilor: the right has to push for a stand on the question of plains. 'They can take my 'Defending Jobs' Dennis Skinner (MP for Bolsover), John Moyle (sacked Kent miner), Chris Gunter (Lambeth Bridge), Vanessa Wiseman (Lambeth NUT), Wednesday 22 May, 7.30pm St. Matthews Meeting Place, Brixton Hill (opposite Town Hall)

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Socialist Action 24 May 1985