Freedom

In Socialist Republic: Vol. 6 no. 2, 1983 · scan page 3 · about 487 words

Economy, the EEC and Europe Trade unions and workers' struggles Internment, repression and the courts

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With unemployment rising towards 200,000 in the 26 March for jobs. Between then and Mayday, the marchers will cover the 160 miles from Cork to Dublin, stopping off in Dungarvan (26 April), Waterford and Kilkenny (27 April) and Carlow and Newbridge on the 28 April to make sure their message is heard by as many as possible. The march will finish with the marchers joining the Mayday demonstration organised by the Dublin Council of Trades Unions.

DEMANDS OF THE MARCH (i) Opposition to all redundancies and closures ... OCCUPY to demand nationalisation (ii) For a 35 hour week to create jobs lta Counties, Tuesday 26 April sees the start of the 1983 Peoples {///) For a guaranteed living Starting with this issue Joe Craig will be writing a regular column dealing with the ideas of Marx and other great socialist leaders, such as Lenin, Trotsky and James Connolly, persons (iv) For a crash programme of investment in the social services and useful public works (v) Defend the right to occupy .

JN] UNCTIONS against workers in struggles «REPEAL the Forcible Entry and Occupation Act.

(vi) REVERSE the cuts in public spending Organise support for thes march in your area, in your trade union and workplace or among your unemployed friends, EDUCATION FOR SOCIALISTS » and explaining their relevance to militants today. Joe wants the column to cover those questions which our readers find most puzzling so he'll welcome it if you drop a line for Press Freedom’. The campaign is organised around court writs, income for all unemployed ..end the use of stating your viewpoint with any ideas for what he should write about. Below, he writes about Marx’s view of the role of the working class. Broadcasting Act - which bans republican spokespersons Wt trom the television and radio, 2. For a change in the laws of libe/- to allow journalists to report on corruption in politic and business without fear of ee 3. For a change in the laws of contempt - and subjudice -these ore the laws which stopped Irish journalists reporting — on the link between Attorney General Patrick Connolly and the McArthur murder case, although the British press were free to print what they liked. | 4, End the restrictions on journalists by the Offences Against the State Act - so that proceedings in the non-jury Special Criminal Court can be fully reported.

5, For a Freedom of Informat/on Act and repeal of the Official Secrets Act - because people have a right to know about decisions that affect \ our future and about infor\ mation filed on us by the state. \ \ Founding members of the campaign include .. Sean McBride, Vincent Browne of the Tribune and Tomas MacAnna of the Abbey Theatre, Eamon McCann, Brian Higgins Betty Purcell and Des Bonass of the ATGWU.

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