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Robson heads Manitoba CP [

WINNIPEG — Lorne Robson, a vet-
eran trade unionist, has been elected pro-
vincial leader of the Communist Party in
Manitoba.

The new party leader served 27 years as a
full-time officer for the Carpenters Union in
British Columbia, including 18 years as the
secretary treasurer of the B.C. Provincial
Council of Carpenters.

Robson joined the Communist Party at
15, in his native British Columbia and was
co-chair of the B.C. provincial executive of
the party before moving to Manitoba in
1986. He succeeds Paula Fletcher, who
stepped down from the post last fall due to
family reasons. :

The party must build on.its base in the
labor and people’s movements to help
initiate a coalition aimed at defeating the
federal Conservatives in the next election,
said Robson.

Calling the fight for peace and a nuclear-
free world'a top priority, the special conven-
tion adopted a resolution asking the federal
government to publicly demand the United
States cancel a planned nuclear test sche-
duled for Feb. 5. During the self-imposed 18
month Soviet ban the U.S. conducted 30

The resolution said an end to U.S. testing
would stop development of Star Wars and
remove the obstacle which prevented suc-
cessful nuclear disarmament negotiations

_ following the Reykjavik summit.

The convention went on record opposing
increaed telephone, insurance and utility
rates and proposals for higher provincial
taxes.

“Guaranteed protection of social services
and a real boost to the province’s economy
will only come from mobilizing organized
labor and all sections of the Manitoba pop-
ulation in a fightback against the billions of
dollars in federal tax giveaways and against

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tion political report.

On the civic front, the convention pro-
posed a united fight against education cut-
backs and a campaign for fair property
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Phillips’ lecture set

Jack Phillips lived in Czechoslovakia and
the Soviet Union for five years, and saw
socialism first hand. On Sunday, Feb. 1,
he’ll. share that experience when. he speaks
about “Socialism at Work.”

The public address, sponsored by the
Fraser Valley Regional Committee of the
Communist Party of Canada, takes place at
1 p.m. in Room 408 of Kwantlen College,
9260-140th St., Surrey.

Phillips lived and worked in Prague,
Czechoslovakia, from 1981 to 1984 and in
Moscow from 1984 until 1986. During that
time he travelled to several other countries
in Eastern Europe, and in Asia. He
attended the 27th Congress of the Commu-
nist Party of the Soviet Union and witnessed
the election of Mikhail Gorbachev as party
leader.

His presentation will focus on the
changes that are taking place in the socialist
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JAN. 30 — CCW-Sponsored social night at
Chilean Co-op, 3390 School Ave., Vancouver.
Slide show and report back by Fran Sananin
(women’s tour to Nicarauga) and by Kathy
Schultz (recently returned from Guatemala and
El Salvador). Food, refreshments available.
Admission by donation. Call Sue 254-9797.

FEB. 8 — CCW Annual General Meeting. 2:30
p.m. in Rooms LS and L6 (coffee shop) at Bri-
tannia Community Centre. Reports from
Copenhagen Peace Congress, Greek Federa-
tion of Women and elections. All CCW
members and friends welcome.

FEB. 11 — Forum on Community Based Eco-
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FEB. 14 — Hootenanny for REAL featuring
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FEB. 22 — Federation of Russian Canadians
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program, gourmet dinner following. All pro-
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