Dublin, Ireland — Socialist Resistance newspaper

Dublin, Ireland

Socialist Resistance no33 | page 2-3

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London, Britain overwhelmingly for strike action with 64 percent in favour and turnout around 50 percent. Action is set for March 7 at universities across London. As we go to press, the strike was scheduled to go ahead. At issue is money from the recent introPakistan and Venezuela. did not arrest any one. that the company sacked three months ago for wearing her trade union badge. Joanne Delaney returned to work on February 27 after a campaign of pickets across Ireland in her support and an international email campaign. The Labour Party Pakistan called demonstrations in Lahore and Karachi on March 2 against President Bush's visit to the country.

The protests were supported by the main radical social organisations. Slogans included : Killer Bush go back, Hands off Afghanistan, Iraq, Cuba

The Lahore march had been banned by the police and organisers were threatened with arrest so large numbers of journalists turned up in anticipation of trouble. In the end the police

These were the only protests against Bush's visit and followed large demonstrations in Delhi, India to greet him there a few days earlier.