SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Learning from the

Socialist Action 095-mar-29-, 29 March 1985 · p. 10 of the scan · 309 words

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AX MONTHS ago, Central Manchester and Gorn Labour Party Young Socialists launched Youth action, a bulletin for activists within the North West egion YS. There is also sponsorship for the bulletin rom several other YSs.

The bulletin's aims. are reach out throughout North West region to the independents in the who want a radical bange in the direction of LPYS. Its launch durthe miners strike was med at linking up with lilally people ho had been galvanised political struggle by de miners' dispute.

Throughout the counforth West, the leadere lorth the leadersip of the LPYS has faild to learn the lessons of de strike or even organise single national amonstration of youth in apport of the miners.

LIUW sectarian politics ve held the LPYS back om participating as far possible in the struggles the last year, and bring& together broad layers youth in support of all struggles of the worke class.

The lessons of the strike stand in stark contradiction to the YS views, particularly on women, gays and lesbians, black people, and generally in these struggles.

The dayschool organised by Youth Action will be a further step in the fight build a YS on these lessons. Its first session will be on the key result of the strike: the creation of a new class struggle alliance which unites the oppressed and exploited.

The speakers will be Bold NUM. miners' wives, Liverpool black caucus, and Lesbians lanes. The second the Miners. second session takes up the question of leadership and the implications of the strike for the LPYS, contrasting DAYSCHOOL the heroic struggle of Scargill and the NUM to the leadership the Young Socialists.

On the theme of 'A leadership that stands and fights', there will be she LPS regional comLPYS regional committee and Manchester city The final session discusses how best Youth Action can fight to

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