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is that at least 52 per _abour candidates i be women ana 1> he campaign will be Turther meetings uly and September. THE Women's Action Committee has decided to promote its own slate for the women's section of the national executive this year.
Women have been campaigning for the women's section of the executive to be elected by the women in the Party. At present it is elected by the whole in decided minority.
Until that demand has been won WAC has decided to promote its own slate women support WAC's demands and will promote the interests of women in general in the labour movement.
WAC's slate is Joan Maynard Margaret Beckett MP. Clare Short The first four of these women are also supported by the Campaign Group of MPs the LCC. But in the fifth place rather Diane Abbott, they supporting Judith Hart.
WAC was very clear from the outset that it was not prepared to support woman who did not support the aims of WAC lo give women more powel in the Party. Judith Hart las maut car une and time again that she does not, and will not, SuDDOrI WAC's aims. WAC therefore thinks that she is not the right person to be promoted to represent women last conferences Bverwhelmingly voted for WAC's demands.
this is what is wanted by women in the Party, and these are the views that the women's of the NEC should represent.
Diane Abbott will be the first black woman Labour Party national exWestminster for the Paddington ward, and is on the steering committee of the black section of the as well as being a long standing WAC porter. She explained why she was standing:
I want to run and I'm to run because it is part of a wider by black HOVe people who Labour Party and are loyal socialists to try and get lne Party to face up to its own "The racism is shown not only the party's support in the past for racist immigration measures, but also by the bad deal people get from local baDoul authorities when it comes to housing and social services.
'White men have to learn it's not enough