› Adele McGowan Whilst much has been made of the effect the Criminal Justice Act will have on squatters, ravers and travellers, the reality is that the CJA will affect the vast majority of people in Britain in one way or another.
Manchester Defiance Alliance (MDA) was formed as an alliance of Justice Act. a number of diverse organisations in Greater Manchester, from political groups to trade union branches to environmental groups, joined together in their opposition to the Criminal Environmental The Defiance Alliance recognizes that the way to defeat the act is to unite a broad range of forces opposed to the Act using a wide range of tactics including environmental action strikes and many other forms of political protest. The MDA organised a rally in Piccadilly last December and is planning a demonstration in February, together with a rally building up to the Demo in late January. If you would like to affiliate to the MDA, want a speaker or would like more Information, contact the Manchester Defiance Alliance.
Get Active! Contact the Manchester Defiance Alliance at Dept. 86,1 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 IHW. Tel. (0161) 946 0468 or 2329218.
› Liberation! supporters in Chichester 'Student grants have to be cut... there is not enough money to go round' 'Equal educational opportunitles are available for all' •Poverty Is Inevitable... people cannot be equal' 'Women have got what they want' This "reality" is questionable, but do these phrases sound familiar? We in Chichester believe that inequality is not inevitable simply because It exists at the moment. The gas workers' 16% pay cut announced in December 1994 preceded the 70% wage Increase by their 'Big Boss'. Arguably then, poverty Is not " Inevitable" as the cliche purports, but is bound up in our ever exploita tive capitalist system which seeks to further interests of the ruling rich in society at the expense of the majority. We belleve nothing will change without a raising of social aware ness and a solidarity achieved by an organised fight against the destructive system. We recently set up a local Liberation! branch in Chichester. We hope to raise awareness in our college of the problems that really do affect us all. Our first venture was to involve people in the campalgn against student grant cuts. We have designed and produced leaflets which have been distributed around the college. We hope to follow this up with a public meeting aimed at raising awareness and Increasing support for both demonstrations and Liberation! We have faced certain problems. Chichester is highly populated with Conserva tive and, to a lesser extent, Liberal voters. This makes it difficult to promote our campaign. There Is a misconception within Chichester that things which appear not to affect you directly are not worth questloning. This apathy in youth needs addressing. We believe that increased awareness would provide an alterna tive. This is difficult though as there is a lack of democracy and freedom of speech. This was demonstrated when a Chichester college student produced a poster addressing the issue of ho mosexuality. The principal refused to have the poster displayed; it was not until the story was covered in a local newspaper that he backed down. Similarly CJA posters which we have produced have, unfortunately, been taken down by our supposedly democratic principal. We appeal to all Libera tion! readers to con- Get Active! sider the world and to To find out join together to help us fight injustices that af- more send in fect us all. the coupon on Equal opportunities the opposite available for all..? Povpage to erty is inevitable..?
Liberation!, Women have got what they want..? There Isn't PO Box 1109, enough money to go London N4 around..? Are these 2UU. statements true? • Barbara Vanden Domography is not an expression of sexuality but a furthering of the exploitation of society's victims. Why is pornography the fastest growing industry in Europe? It reflects an exploita200 VoltS It strengthens the images of women given out in capitalist society. Even when a women is in full time work sne Is often considered responsible for household tasks.
This is not a biological issue. After all why - simply because it is the feof pushing females back into the home at a time when industry doesn't directy redure teir assis tance.
The sexist images and ideas in John Major's speeches are like those in pornography. ine ideas are designed by those in the capitalists class to maintain their