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In Socialist Republic: June 1977 · scan page 11 · about 856 words

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cane ‘ho ise wee that thoir Playa faded at disiodeing the Atotins qu) ware being played in tatablished theatre: that thems— elves ‘were helping te foatar are perpetwate the very Oycthy the piare sotelt bo degtryy, Ailiences were solidly middle class (oot of nace essity Peactionary) eilch meant the portal dissifranchigemeot of the werking class. So it waa plays thatthe aristocratic legislative class might Listen.

‘Whe moat radical change is the mid-sinticn wes 0 forsake entirely the ceacept of a play For « particwar building, to pet aoa from the iiettation din teres of the audience Played to) imposed by tastablighMthourh in Literatera the eel nical apparatus ia auch aubtler than the very slid -questien of a particular fallding, there are. ain Laritios in the relationship co pollticg., As with theatre, tte key polot is mot tae political Liles directly exprassad., Toeta,. slutctstory welters, mereliste write fratss lore] of experionce and thought which Lr diffareet free the level at widehi they form poelitical views, The central radical tendancy of literature in not its ability bo ogress @tormct! palitionl snctimnts, but to draw on resour ces @f the alternativo world af the iaurination and ravial facets of the Fabrae af everdayr Life beyond thy slieseting structures of our dc heby, Vory often this separstion ef levela pasilis ta conflict. between they the narcoy and alienating confines of social and political Ehruactires bear opprcsaaively on the crestivo, imagingtipy world with ite rich coxtiere of lan Potential, Sechety slaugivters tential, reduces the Huan pores To th: wary slave, he opngimr', te cay lr oa aechanios, And-no it 2s n8 surprise te fim the temdcacy emene writers to be antiaest= ablishmot, tf te rodlically disgsatletied, stfacn's rights, and indeed have ma fie program of ducidle which they Fill asree te jointly fight for, Fran in the male domitanel political partys, Chey tefuse te figs fo: positive digeritdéacian in favour of women, preferrice to rely om the law of the market Chet the best "people" will athe ip teps « “Most hist ono regocd of Fightin eo wanens Leouca, Hel Che womeo's tae Ls fore on afterthaugit. co ailyancing thrie political careers, These gppietyicts hat: Little be offer to sdvarke the position of Dries Hone ri, THE GOALS MOET What attitude should che womens novereet take toprds ther electiow then? Bidawes the womens mopent 26 Thii-exclasive and dncorporates a wide rong of political views, it cannot praject puppert for wae Oh perticular candidate, (Te 1a littalie. that the WyFya, having pledged support for ol] yon babtida ted, re fuged to [te Fa Chinnelide fo the last Gat, Sehtle thé drive af Licaracure te extend the possitilitica of Tin aapreasdian may Parallel to a SePtgis rate Vie political serHegle fer a classless societr and an end to exploitation ad oppress ton, there is cleo an appasite tetdeniey af weekhritece, whether they Lite it er onet, occupy a privileged position in society (which la met po saF That Chey Ervoted yell be socieby or the state}, Moetly of bourgesis origin, they erite for a boorgecia public.

Evatt tprtletyrignise!) peiters tperale a means of poodaction eemed by and inherited from the teuresalain .

OF courge, aug writers wirk of a feb and write only after the worAl (a A Chat of pursudie their gv inte r= Bats rather Chan suffering te wlenitice aml exploicecian of sage fabaur, Tang Benrr Ail:

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Lowking at all tise poor bistid:

wim are working, strugebing, wel ing aod buying thimes, y" lew, That's a marl canle pet oper at, how sarwtliong Gris to fool detached frie this mchaniam, this cnewheely ia: 2) election) Where candids tes Of nn Padieal pedltical stince are cintesting constituenciss e.g. Labour, Serialirts, ongadiey thi Nentabl is stent! eunlidetes must be Lebhdest sul enbirassed whertver thee pa, ul Meetings, church cates etc. The uberis emer ls movement is pledged te ict. for cx: Uidepenides) needs of wanen Blitewr ds inp eovecnment. i Oruatising in-the ditfiercct cons titaencies amd, dteanddirge thit thy candicdsetesesks p pusi-— Clon fer or oecingt our demux, @ con vin papuler-adedne for the nadatesoes of thos -deaunds. For di-the finak analysis it i one dye debe coins tlenand Etruighl wich will yin usa thir head: cights which the poweri= fet onl fail Sis deeded us cinaiatantLy, Hagens. aft wired, = Che warddin: clure, ocwo Lacborns ey Pe vein, Lath, Neen Republicans, ther an of the quegtions ewdiwed dave Die pressed te apport car be parth and to desl eich chew io a tigcttade an equal Pay, Oona a MOCe Practices] anil crammed to tar ception, equal agcial wifs:n eee — Pasmants, divorws abe [ contigo d trom pape?

elution Tran each ether, FE WOMENS! CAUCE al rola te play ie helpine er exe " | pres & Che heeftant a feing oc thie

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