Vol. 72/No. 28      July 14, 2008

In spite of declining health in recent years Morrison was always prepared to respond to a call for working-class solidarity, whether at a picket line or a protest march, and to do what she could to help distribute the Militant newspaper and Pathfinder books.

That was the course that had guided Morrison’s life since the mid-1970s, when—under the impact of rising struggles to oppose imperialist war and for an end to discrimination against women and against Maori—she joined the Socialist Action League, the predecessor of the Communist League.

Until her retirement Morrison was a worker and active unionist. She won respect from coworkers for her patient efforts to build support for labor struggles and social protests. Many also appreciated her keenness to introduce them to socialist literature.

The Communist League and Young Socialists are hosting a meeting July 5 to celebrate Mervyl Morrison’s political life and contributions. Speakers will include Joel Britton from the Socialist Workers Party in the United States; Nick Fowler from the Young Socialists; Mike Tucker from the Communist League; Manuele Lasalo from the Communist League in Australia; and Brigid Mulrennan and Diane Rainey from the Pathfinder Print Project.

The celebration will be held at the Militant Labour Forum hall in Otahuhu, Auckland. Morrison was a regular participant at the forums held there on Friday evenings.  
 
 
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