proposes to get on and elect it any way.
Over the last months sections have been nominating the hones LICH unev Wollel most like to see represent and thev have come up with a very wide range oI names. Twenty three women have been nominated by 65 local women's sections and one national trade union.
This nominations guarantees women.
Among the women nominated there are all those who have previously been Labour omen's Action Committee (LWAC) for the women's section of the NEC Joan Maynard, Margaret hecken. Short, Diane Abbott and tion there are women from •I me abou Party regions. Neil Kinnock and Labour's NEC in a tight spot. After several years of campaigning for women's conference to have the right to elect the women's section of the NEC, this year women's conference Many of the women nominated are active sup porters of LWAC inc uce Mandy Moore, LWAC's national The role of the Women Action Committee (personal capacity)
movement in establishing women's self-organisation underlined by the nomination of Margaret Handtor: a national committee on all aspects of the party is marked by the nomination of three black women.
In addition to Diane Abbeen nominated. 'The Labour Women's Action Committee decided al Ils annual meeling Unis not to support any slate of candidates at the elections. However, LWAC supporting a slate LOe electors COlference itself, which it has arrived at bv an individual ballot of its members.
Clearly the election of the 'NEC women's section demands. has alwavs seen the demand for constitutional change as a means are aiming at is for their views on polic! • and campaigning priorities for the resolutions this year confront a number of crucial issues. As in previous years to relect that it will. this wil be a this is continued THE of extersley's NEC Ken Cure, National Agent Hughes asked procedure being followed they were told of ine appeals no would be made but ther the report.
at this vear's con.
is seen as crucialy linked sweeping women. meantime resolutions protesting against these expulsions of socialists for exposing malpractices establishing a locai black section should be sent the NEC. The Labour Parblack section suggests the following resolution:
This ..is appalled b the decision of the Spark. brook CLP to expel from membership Cllr Amir and Kevin Scally both longstanding respected members of the Labour Party. Cllr Amir Khan is a founder member of the Sparkbrook LP Black Section and Kevin Scally is a leading member of the Labour Committee on Ireland.
Such actions are likely cause considerable Callace Party's chances of victory at the next general election. This Labour Party to reinstate Scally and Khan.?
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