YOUTH are once again on the move. All over the country we are standing up to say No to the vicious repression and the empty future that Thatcher is offering. again youth are leading the fightback.
from the racist state, black youth in Bristol put the police on the run. Their success has inspired many young people.
Wales march their feet off to oppose Tory policies, which offer a life on the punks, skins, and black youth staged spontaneous mass closure of their club following a police raid.
It's a big step from turning up at the odd Anti Nazi League against the forces of the state.
Even we so-called seaside resorts could be seen as a response to Once After years of harassment and brutality youth were prepared to dole. In Liverpool demonstrations azallist the If anything youth are more political now.
waging a struggle 'Easter riots' at the had been active and calling for Andrei. anti-racist movement within punk, so if these youth are from the left the influence of fascist boot-boys can easily be stamped out.
The Revolution newspaper was launched in 1978 to draw on the potential that the ANL generated among youth; to begin organising those who saw that capitalism wasn't working and that an alternative is necessary. Salutes The fact that many of the youth gave Seig Heil salutes indicates that they see no way out of the 'No future' offered them by those who claim to lead the working class. So they tate up the British Movement or the NF.
Just as it was the struggles of Asian youth in perspective at Bristol.' establishing are not ignored. the events in the St Paul's community a few days earlier. One of the most popular chants when they took on the police was: "We got you We said that this youth organisation had to be independent from any 'parent' party, so that as many youth as possible could be involved in organising and politicising themselves.
it has been quite a long, drawn out process Revolution as all organisation. Yet we have been able to involve hundreds of youth in struggles and campaigns that we have helped to lead We made sure that the demands of youth In this period we have also laid the groundwork for our founding conference on 17-18 system. independent planning Conference Skobov, scale. and financially independent of the InternaWe've gained the experience of electing our own leadership, and established the first steps to a regular dues If you want to join an organisation which can involve youth in the fight against the Tories and for youth rights, an organisation that you control, come to Revolution conference.
The University of London Students Union Malet Street, London WC1 (5 mins from tuston Station Guest speakers; discussions; workshops; films; gig and disco; and much more besides hold 'All Union
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Saturday/Sunday 17-18 May REVOLUTION NATIONAL CONFERENCE