January 1974 In the three years since the paper SOCIALIST WOMAN was started, the Socialist Wonan Groups set up in support of its general political position have developed in number and in practice to the extent that the Editorial Board feels it is high tine a stronger basis is established for coordination of activities and exchanre of ideas... The Editorial Board are therefore calling a national conférence of the Socialist’ Woman Groups for the purpese of jointly assessing the experience of the groups so far and to plan effective coordination of information, ARS AR and ideas for the future . - The conference is intended “primarily for “the Socialist Wonan Groups and it is hoped that as “many meribers of SWGs as. possible will, beable to attend, In addition to this’, attendance will te open to subscribers ant synvathisers of SOCIALIST WOMAN by invitation of their local SWG or where there is no ilseal proup by invitation: of the editorial board. ~ To ensure fair representation of, all groups, connie ‘will be on adelerate basis, with 1 delecate per 3 adtive members of a We, to be elected fron each SWG. - Priority in speeking wild te cive n 6 delerntes, then to SiG amenbers and finally to observers . - It ds hoped: that nany SWG menbers will want Sy write papers for the conference in dddition to the papers already commissioned, which will te circulated as soon as possible. -SWGs should take responsibility for the production of papers. by thelr members.
Froposed Age nia = The proposed avenia (atteoned) arose out of the Sv neeting at the Skegness Conference and will te voted on at the oW Conference. The following amendments should be’ made? Sate 2.15 —- 3.302 add paper on llent Campaicns. Sate 4.00 —- 4.503 "Women & capitalism” & "Proposal for a Campaign for EFaual Pay & Equal Work against Low Pay" -— Margaret Coulson. fun. 10.30 = 11,008 "Strategy for an Equal Pay/Low Pay Campaign” ~ leonora Lloyd.