Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 35 no. 18. 27th July 1972
Action Day
Action Day
On Friday, July 28, a march will be held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to demand repeal of the abortion laws, free easily available contraception and voluntary sterilisation.
In Wellington, as part of activities leading up to the march, a picket of the National Party Conference was held July 22. The Tories didn't even bother to have a remit on abortion, though there is apparently quite a lot of support for repeal amonst younger members
Sponsors for the march include two Labour Party branches, a Christchurch city councillor (Nancy Sutherland), Professor Werry (an Auckland psychiatrist) and many other individuals and organisations, including the V.U.W. Students' Association.
March
The Wellington march begins at the Cenotaph, Lambton Quay, at 7.15pm (assemble 6.45pm) and ends in a rally in Civic Square, which will be addressed by Brian Edwards and others.
Posters, buttons and other material can be bought from the table in the ground foyer this week.
Raffle
Support the campaign for repeal by buying a raffle ticket from the sellers around campus. The prize - a parcel of contraceptives. Not interested? Buy one for someone else