IMGpapers 1980–83

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

A strategy for black liberation

· Socialist Challenge No. 256, 30 July 1982 · pp. 14-15 of the scan · 496 words

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page 14 of the scan

supporter the Tories. A shaken Margaret Thatcher admitted she had experienced her worst days since coming to power.

their rotten system are still But Tne Tories and the capitalist system, which by struggle against this here. Despite the very breeds whitewash Scarman Report, police harassment To do this we need a black youth goes on. policy of action based on The Tories have mounted the struggles of black peonew attacks on the black ple and workers. The ideas communities of the great Rebellion to Malcolm Revolution' is a new pam- essential in working out a phlet produced by Revolu- strategy for fighting black tion and Socialist oppression. Malcolm Challenge, weekly jected the idea that black, socialist paper. The pam- struggle has nothing to do phlet brings together the with the struggle of white different experiences of workers against their opune But also and maps out a road for liberation of black must first argued that organise under black people people. their own leadership.

Are black people condemned and This will enable ehem harassment for ever? No! to best win the support of Ine pampniet argues that white workers. precisely because they are ing them to examine their so oppressed, black people UWII allicule. will be in the leadership of black people. This will in•Socialist Challofige : 30 July 1982 . page 14 STOP RACIST MURDERS Black people march against racist murders evitably bring white workers into conflict witt the misteaders their Mass OrseLons. labour bureaucrats.

The struggle of Asian NO MORE POLICE RACISM women at Grunwicks 1977, actions against the Tories' Nationality Act, Massacre Campaign, and the Bradford 12 Defence Campaign are the most recent example of the fightback led by black people, aDie lo port the The struggle against the British ruling class is ar international one. Around the world, black and other oppressed peoples are fighting to the death against and The Caribbean revolutions of Grenada and Nicaragua figet, and are a living ins are a living inblack and revolunonary movements batain to be in active solidarity with these struggles The fight against black link up workers and all youth fighting the bosses' But to fight against the bosses means must challenge the inaction of the traditional leaders of the labour movement who do everything possi ble to colaborate with the bosses, and fight for a new leadership of the workers' which were movement.

To finally destroy this labour rotten system, the working class needs a programme which unites all the strugrevolutionary struggles around Socialist Challenge are fighting both tor a ner leadership and programme of united actior We support independent black self-organisation but explain to black youth and pressed and exploited in society.

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National Committee member Youth CND

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LAST SUMMER's youth rebellions gave a mili- tant, uncompromising lead to all those fighting

revolution a lay for

liberation norall the

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