that it was procedures to snow bulgere su give up.
herore une campaign | was just a housewife, now it's totally different. I still do both jobs; I'm and I'm out speaking at meetings. It's meetings all On Thursdav 1 went to a Manchester and yesterday we were in belesler.
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In twenty minutes me ve col to go back down to Leicester. It's a long way. I'll have to change trains about four times and it's Do you find that Asian people it's a bit strange that should be addressing meetings? had a moustache, why haven't you got one now? You can't be the same person.' Or English people spell our names wrong on documents and then the authorities say: not the same person, ing's,different. It's only black people of course white, you're okay.
I read an article in the Times or the Guardian ages ago about Shirley Webster who appealed to the prime minister when her marriage broke up in South Africa. she was allowea to come here, White and T am black. but not children.
And the Nationality make things worse for black people.
Yes, it's a racist law totally. There's no other way to describe it. Whitelaw has been saying it'll be a fairer deal for black people - that's completely wrong.
It means that children born to pell plane to eat no gears for will nave lo wait 10 vears children. White children That means black church. have to wait 10 years. white people go abroad they don't lose their citizenship. But that can happen to black people.
And wnal oes Citizenship mean? Those black here. They will be clien on They will be citizens of this country and they won't be able to come here.
But this new Nationality Bill produced by the Labour Party. I regise heat hey've one. We ve hope the Labour Party voted Labour all our lives but we want better things for black people, we don't just want to be used.
Joel Barnett is the only take it up: spoken at that many meetings.
'You're the spell- you spoke at a meeting?
if you're how I felt.
tell them.
feel scared or nervous at all black people realised the truth.
She was so. A country people's families isn't civilised.
Bill will the Rochdale 39832.
won't And if of a single example, Overseas one to Yet every MP must have heard of Anwar Ditta, I've were vor nervous ie use can up.
Many people have asked me . This is what I always telling the truth doesn't hurt anybody. So I don't just do it because I'm doing it for my children. It's about time that Many Asians say Britain is a civilised country. I don't think that destroys ou can help Anwar ampaign by contactin defence committee Rochdale, Can or st Crawford now At a United Kingdom Immigrant Advisory Service conerence a black person asked Al really, hur Latham: 'How many whit rames nave vou seen acollove by the Home Office? Do you know of any?' He couldn't think because there is none. There's just a list National Demonstration against Tor Nationality Bill of your sister-in-law's children.' asked my sister-in-law to photographs the And children and hers are totally dif ferent sets of children.
For how long are they going to keeo mem out ror now loll: are they going to say no, no no! How long? They think Anwar Ditta is going to give up. No chance, no chance. I'll never give They've ruined our lives: our family life has been destroyed;
social life has been destroyed. There's no way I'm going to give up. All over England people have heard of my campaign, and in other countries too We've received letters of sup port from people all over the world asking what they can do There are lots of people tha want to help, and I still want tha help so we can go ahead and do the blood tests.
It's not easy to send investigators because it costs an awful lot of money. I'm beggin people to help me. We ne people's help more nan eve.
whatever anybody can afford. We need at least £2000 or maybe even more than that.
children soon.
really strong. not been easy running the campaign, sending letters over the country, all the meetings. I just hope I get them soon.
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