SINCE coming to power, the Tories have dramatically stepped up their attacks on the rights of Black people. Fishing raids on factories and the increased number of deportations are cases I DOHL Most serious of all is their proposed Nationality Bill. If passed, this will give the police the green light to increase their attacks on the Black community ana cur across tne ablty or the labour movement to organise a united response to the Tories.
BACK-DOWN Unfortunately, the Labour leaders -far from fighting the Tory racist offensive - have backed down before it. Over the years, they have been only too willing to implement racist laws like the 1971 Immigration Act Figures like Callaghan have actually competed with the Tories in bringing in ever harsher curbs to keep Black people out, and turn the few who do get in into second-class citizens.
FIGHT-BACK It is to change this situation that -last December - a mccle or Labour Party anti-racists was called. Bringing together a large number of party activists, its aim was to struggle to involve the party in a campaign against the Tory orobosals.
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Wasn't it the police who raided factories and workplaces in search of "illegal immigrants"?
Haven't the police used the "Sus" laws and immigration laws to harass the Black community?
An inquiry into racism in the police force might be less distasteful.
BUILD APRIL 5 The heroic struggle waged by Anwar Ditta and Nasira Begum and the march and lany ol duo rupios deprved oi their rights by the immigration laws must be built on.
For the labour movement, the stakes are just as high as for the Black commuto mobilise support in the labour moveuncil aralist ine lones. as une state ment pointed out:
"..if the Labour Party cannot defend the most disadvantaged sections of work ing people, it will not be able to defend any working people from te 1 ones attacks on our democratic rights and Living conditions.
"Racist sentiments would continue to be fostered and wreck the ability of the labour movement to organise the strong. est possible fight-back against attacks on working people."
RALLY The meeting elected a committee -made up of activists from a number of CLPs- with the task of organising support for the proposed mass CARL demor slanon on April s.
Aside from calling on LP branches to invite speakers and pass resolutions against the proposed Tory Bill, it also called on them to organise public meetings to whip up local support. North Finchley CLP, for example, is doing just this.
Most important. in order to gain the widest support for the demonstration, it is planning to nola a mass one-day Le conference on March 29. bers are invited to attend. For details, contact Jane Ansell, c/o Lansbury Hse, 41 Camberwell Grove, London SES. nity. By blaming unemployment on Black people, for instance, workers can be divided in their fight for a job.
The Black communities must be given backing from the broad ranks of the labour movement. The call for support for the April 5 demonstration must be taken up in every trade union and Labour rarty branch.
It is no use complaining that such a struggle is a waste of time because the parliamentary opposition is in the minority.
It is precisely because the parliamentary fight cannot be relied upon that a mass struggle on the streets is the sound of breaking glass. The man then sped off in a white Austin Princess car. as the whole front of the house went up in a blaze.
racist attack is also backed up by the lies of the victims. A series of letters gloats over the deaths.
growing campaign of violence against Black people.
Labour and Tory MPs has reported a big increase in racist attacks over the past months.
London. it is literally unsate Ior Black Black homes have also been organised by local racists.
TORY GREEN LIGHT comments from MPs like Jill Knight that Black parties are a problem, the fishing raids, the deportations, cop All LP memNationality Bill, all encourage violent attacks by racist thugs.
Assemble Speakers Corner, Hyde Park 1.00pm. March Called by the Campaign tion of major Black, labour movement, civil liberties and left organisations.
information, contact CARL, Lansbury House, 41 Camberwell Grove, London SE 5. after the fire set up a fact-finding commission. Its preliminary report pointed out that a person leaving the party had seen a man throw something, then heard Inal ine Illedombing was a dellberate racist hate letters received by the famiThe fire also comes in the midst of a A parliamentary group of In some areas, such as parts of East people to walk the streets. Attacks on The racists have gotten the green light from the Tory government. Its talk of being "swamped" by an "alien culture", harassment of Black vouth and now the The labour movement must respond On March 2 protest against racist violence, police inaction and official silence. The protesters held placards with the faces and names of the 13 Black youth who were killed in New Cross. attacks is the CARL demonstration against the Nationality Bill on April 5.
to these attacks by co-operating in the defence of the Black community and by giving the strongest possible support to