Young Socialists launch inspiring campaign
1970Hilary BaldwinStudents and youthCulture and reviews Read the scan at ETOL (PDF) →Read from the scan by machine and not corrected: headlines and words can be misread, and a caption or advert can run into the text. For anything you quote, read the scan.
DANCE IN THE EVENING 'Keep Left'.
1970 marks 100 years since the birth of Lenin and 30 years since the death of Trotsky, and the rally, which will be attended by Young Socialists and readers from all parts of the country, is the most ambitious activity the 19-yearpay protest By an Industrial irrepurror FARM WORKERS from 12 English and Welsh counties demonstrated outside the Ministry of Agriculture in Whitehall yesterday.
Two placards carried demands for £16 and a 40-hour working week.
Inside, Agricultural Wage Board oilicials met to consider confirmation of an award of 15s. a week, bringing workers' pay to a £13 3s minimum, and a 43-hour week.
Dorset District Organizer, Mr Fred Cole, said: 'If they dont consider our protest, another claim will be submitted immediately.' 8 p.m.-11 p.m.
The Element of Trutl -ong John Balday the beginning of their 1970 programme with the annual rally of their official monthly paper FILM MAKING AND THE old youth paper has ever planned.
In the past the 'Keep Left' has held its annual general meeting on the first Saturday each year with a dance in the evening.
This year the activities— the annual meeting, the National Speaking Contest, the dance, a film show and a demonstration - are spread over two days.
Dance
Saturday's events are held at the East India Hall, East India Dock Road where recording star Long John Baldry is making a special appearance at the dance in evening.
Before the film show on Sunday morning at the Classic Cinema, Hampstead, a well-known film director presents prizes for the YS National Film Competition.
On Sunday afternoon the Young Socialists, joined by adult trade unionists, demonstrate from Marble Arch to Trafalgar Square past Downing Street as part of the campaign in the workers' movement to 'Stop Wilson's visit to Washington' to see US president Nixon at the end of January.
Changes
1970 will see important changes for the 'Keep Left'.
The paper has been the spearhead amongst the youth in the fight to build the Young Socialists and to launch the daily Workers Press.
In October 1966 it developed from an eight-page paper to a 12-page one whilst re- maining only 4d in price in Further developments 1969 saw an increase in pagesize and the occasional production of a 16-page issueall for 4d.
Circulation has gone steadily upwards and at 21,000 it is more than double the when the Young Socialists were expelled from the Labour Party in 1964.
In 1970 there are even bigger plans, according to the paper's editor Aileen Jennings.
Her report to the annual meeting on Saturday announces important technical improvements and a further increase in size.