...Police off our backs. don on Saturday 23 April, St. George's Day.
Twemy four arganisations, rangine from anti-tacist and am fascist committees to the Indian Workers Association (Great Britain), from Hornsey and Tonenbam Labour Parties to the Interhational Marxist Groop and the Socialbe Workers Party, are uniled in their deteemination to stop the Front marching.
This unity comes not a montent too soon. The final list of candidares for the Circater - London: Council clections on 5 May shows, the Front standing in mo less than 90 out of a possible 92 scats. The Narional Party are fielding a TUTE CHEURLE FOR BLACK PEOPLE In Britain loday the immediate racist threat comes not from see sascise pu from the Insticutionatised rucisan of the state. The apconsing show trial of the Islingion 18" is the malest and largese to a song serps ou Over a perled of a week in October 1976, 18 young black inen TIME THORION WOE BEECHEE 11 charges of conspirucy to rob and unknown on days unknoen from 21 August to 31 August 1976.
It was the filth's revenge for the defeul ther sellered we the hands of rebellious black vouth ut by a Lambain councH communiy worker to chier oricers wi preponderance of black families ONE OF THE MOST UNITED anti-fascist demonstrations in years is underway to counter the National Front's national demonstration through north LonThe St. Goorge's Day march it intended to be the high-spot of the Nobional Front's campaign and they have deliberarely area which they desershe as "particularly inandated with grants and Red groups of all kinds" to test their strength. This provo tactics which are normally to march in 'cate racist ateas If the Front does succeed in hinting its target of 100,000 votes in Britzie's capital city it won't be hard to pin-point where the blame lies in the policies pursued by dorsed by the Lahour GiLC. last year's Notting Hill Carnival.
But it is also the local reply of the state nationally to the increas.
ing resistance and rebellion in the block cumenumily everywhere; the West Indians in Leeds on Bonfire Night, Asians in Southall and the East End, the 34 week long strike at Grannick's and the daily confrontation between police and young black students in schools.
It is the state's attempt to put young lack peuple Ince, back at the end of ever queue → for lobs, beller wages, their own housing. their own Independence from racist schools, Commenting on the size of the From's slate, Gerry Hedley, the Socialist (Eniernational chosen an Group) candidate for Southall, said:
'Our confirmed. Many workers disgusted with lahour's record will vote for the Front rather than Tories in the mistakes belief that #'sa workers party.
"We need to drive the fascists off the streets on 23 April, but that' no longer enough. Support must be won for overull socialist solations to the criss. The left in the Labour Party, both nationsily and is London, have faied fo racist police, racist emplosers and racist Social Security officials.
The police did wot expect the parents of the lilington 18, espectally their mothers who are out at work all day and then come home to do the housework, to join with and organise support and defence for their sons.
They did not expect the young people to organise their one resistance to these charges in youth clubs and in the neighbourhood. as in their they have done.
The Idingium 18 Defence Committee is marching on Saturday 23 April to challenge the right of "the law" lo be lawless, and challenge THE CAMPAIGN for tha launched at a Rally at Hammeramith Town Hall on 29 April. Than six weeks of hard work to win be underway before Its publication appeal оропіону тос минали - мл the need for a paper lik Sociallet Challenge -how they can bacome Involved in Social st Charlenge stands fo atlacks of the ruling class and the ment.
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Socialis lenge and th UNICHIE writing the Issues it commitment Without finances May will pronide УC.90 10 901 199 to discuss united class which can MUSHEE STEROU Funds beyond Sunday speechifying on I ME. TEREOR TOE SUM -If other socialist organisatinns had answered our appeal for u Joint slate in the GL.C elections we could at least have dented the constituencies by huilding a socialIst opposition to Labour's policies. Revulutionary unity in elections — and in generul — isn't simply a question of overcoming the fragmentation of the left — it will be a mujor factor in the development of The National Front is promising its members activity oD 23 April. Anti-fascists must unite to ensure they get a very lively response. the right of the police or any urm of the state to discipline any of us it is demonding freedom for the Istingion 18, un end to police honesment und a public enquiry where the black community can testify as to what it knows aboet pulice activits and bellaviour.
Higbbury Magistratos Court Highbury Corner, Loedon NI(Highburyand Lalinglon tube).
MAHARAJ, 080 of the main orumiser or the islinerom The launching of Socialist Chal lighl to make it uccessful will be a difficuit tas to this task ESTION support. Envolvoe paper, discussing actions it supports new apor will lalter in Its early day on a strong to put into practice da our 10005 1e the type of woekly that can mee! the buming needs of the working Already a comrade has oflared for the Fund Drive, A1 this rate we min mation The to happ mossape concernad with Irasmonlation of the left In un face of Labour's betrayals and the of the fascists is a simple It is to join the campaign to Chalienge, and in the North too ANTI-FASCISTS are organising in the north. Saturday 23 April is the date set for a mass demonstration Bradford on the same day as the National Front demonstration in London.
Reuben Goldberg, spokesperson of the ad-hoe committee organising the demenstration, explained why the demonstracion is vital.
tA demonstration in Bradfard is the only way we can effectively counter the Natioon! Froor's deci sior to field candidates in every onca: Brailleed Council's 19 seals.
DUCOME CRUS 06605 give out leaflers calling for an ABC Campalgn... continues On 28 April, Aubrey, Berry and Campbell are due to make thair next court appearance for breaking the Official Secrets Act. There will be • picket of the Tottenhan Court House, Lordship Lane a 10.30am on the day of the hearing. At 6.30 that night there will be a meeting of the campaign in the Northumberland Cross Rond A video tape of the Agee-Hosenbail campaign will be shown. Case are Merrick (the wrea NF organiser he moulil sue us. Two CID officen the NE announced they slande camarates sa every seat.
The only way we can counter their leafletting, not to mention the press and radio coverage thes wil inevitably be gerring is through a mass leafleting campaigo around our demo on It April?
The demonstrarion, has alread arracred broad support on the left including the Communise Party lansi workers Pany Workers Associationi, Samaj. as wellasBradlord Trades Council Kinge
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