IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

OWEN WESLEY THOMPSON AGED 16. DIED NEW CROSS MASSACRE 8)

· Socialist Challenge No. 199, 28 May 1981 · p. 5 of the scan · 200 words

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ton, Coventry'.

The demonstration was organised by the Coventry, Campaign Against Racism to protest the racist murder of Satnam Singh Gill.

As the march reached the city centre we were met by Robert Relf and Mick Cole, well known fascists, who mouthed off racist abuse and greeted the march with a fascist salute Further on abuse was hurled by gangs of racists chanting Sieg heil - wogs As we reached the rall point tempers flared wher bricks thrown into A 10,000-strong march was led in Coventry last Saturday by hundreds of Asian women Committee for Anti-racist Defence Squads who chanted slogans such as 'Belfast, Brixaway that tempers cooled.

In the week before the march, and Labour Party headquarters were attacked by white 'defence squads and both the Indian club and the Haree Kreeshna temple were fire bombed.

The Labour council denied use of the Precinct to the marchers ostensibly because it could not fit so many peopie.

However Wednesday 8000 supporting the Peonia's March did hold a rally there with police permission.

Superintendent

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chanting 'black and white, unite and fight, no more racist attacks'. Among the most vocal was the youth contingent organised by the

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