fair.
There was strong concern expressed at the first conference last September that the structure direction of the national movement must be decided with the maximum involvement of the women from the local groups. This time round the WAPC national committee is recommending that conrerence Corsis coalfield area delegations, basis ENCi delegate per pit still in exsalte.
• 'That doesn't mean that each delegate has lo come from that pit,' explained Kim Young, national COOLdinator.
decide whether their delegates close relatives of miners of not.
But it does seem likely that the conterence will be a closed one. 'Il's not that 00 I Walll wollci from outside the mining communities involvec don't want lo give that impression - women who aren't miners relatives involved WAPI groups. The 75-25 per cent formula is working well in the areas.
'But having said that, we also don't want people trom outside organisations disrupting our con• ference; which is what WOMEN FROM the mining communities are gearing up for the second national conference of Women Against Pit Closures, likely to be early in the spring. And this time it's definitely a voting afhappened last time. !l is important that the feelings of areas aboul ine direction O UVS' Hitlil, ils struclures campaigns, are looked at thoroughly this CUlL' ference.
Keso unions have already been submitted and circulated 10 all groups The closing date for amendments Janlary, lo allow them to go 10 the national committee meting of 25 January and the standing orders on 10 committee which will arrange the agenda other conference details.
The weekend of 5-6 April is under discussion, but the final dale for the weekend ¡lay be later.
But, whatever its dale will be held Coic Clc again in Sheffield. sacked miners and againsı the preakaway. Two leaflers have been produc.