A conference organised by the Labour Women's Action Committee Saturday 21 November Speakers include:
Diane Abbott MP, Diana Jeuda NEC/USDAW, Rose Lambie. TUC/COHSE, Ann Pettifor, Jo Richardson MP, The Labour Women's Action Committee conference this Saturday includes sessions on the Alton Bill, on changing party policies, on union organisation, and on local government. Conference will commence with a plenary discussion on 'Winning the Majority'. Registration facilities at the door. More information from Anne on 01-241 5626. Nicaragua against together with Registration: Chand f.50 THE RECALLED and women's conference originally scheduled for last finally took • place overturn the imposed workshops to the first morning.
However the limited number of resolutions that conference was allowed to discuss meant debate was dramatically curtailed compared to previous years.
discussion that was fully taken was that on campaign against David AllOn s anti-abortion Bill. A full hour revealed unanimity in the hall in opposing all attempts to limit legal abortion, porting the activities of the FAB campaign.
The Labour Action Committee fringe meeting on Saturday eventhe Was rafters by 200 women. The discussion at the meeting again centred on the camwith paign against Alton, To Richardson explaining the stakes for women in the fight against it.
Many women expressed interest reorganised last weekend, 14-15 agenda limit LWAC, and will be attending the Winning the Ma jority conference this coming weekend.
However, despite the good atmosphere at this fringe meeting and in the debate on Alton, overall the conference indicated real problems confronting the organisation.
Platform
In the elections to the arrangements committee (CAC) the right managed regain trol, mainly due to confusion on the part delegates as a LWAC slate lilally was not circulated. LWAC members had understood that there would not be a contest for the CAU places as some women had decid ed not to stand due to the reorganisation of conference. fact all nominations were treated as valid and while the right wing Militant knew who they were voting for, most ordinary delegates Alongside this the of the women's organisation was not discussed. Nor there all. emergency resolutions presented issue of women on parliamentary candidate shortlists. Again a campai being misinformation conducted Women were encouraged to believe that the discussed at the next regular conference in Mas 1988, while mom real. statements worth Road have implied that the extra time for the review will only extend until January 1988.
Finally rumours suggest inat there mav be ai attempt to alter the agenda of the next regular conference again to have workshop format — a blatant attempt pretel women at the conference from expressing points of view widely divergent from those of the party leadership.
However immediate weeks to follow, the most important battle for will take place at the NEC when it decides whether Jo Richardson or Ann Davies will be chair of the NEC women's committee.
Socialist Action 20 Nov 1987
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WINNING THE MAJORITY for women
November, in Blackpool. Despite the decision of the party hierarchy that the agenda should not consist of the usual resolutions and reports, and instead be composed of 'workshops' on worthy topics decided in Walworth Road, the first act of conference was to