Dewsbury anti- racists hit back | IMGpapers 1980

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A PIG'S head placed in a Dewsbury sparked off a near riot as Asian Youth, immediately and spontaneously, marched to the police station chanting 'We demand justice'.

Reassured by the police that was 'youthful prank' and not a racist attack, and ignoring • number of other incidents in the Dewsbury area, the elders of the community refused to particpale in a demonstration called for following Saturday by the Asian youth movement.

The demonstration was well-attended banners from anti-racist committees in Hudders. field, Leeds, and Dewsbury, Labour Parties and from branches of the SWP and IMG. The march went to the mosque and then to a meeting in the town hall. A speaker Asian Youth Movement tha they would continue to fight all racist altacks.

Other speakers pointed to the need to fight the Immigration Laws, the need for Asian self-defence and the need to involve Asian women in the : campaign.

speaker called for greater police protection but others argued that this would be no defence.