IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Youths fight police kill-joys

Socialist Challenge No. 1, 9 June 1977 · p. 4 of the scan · 401 words

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WaTTULLE.

We intend in this way to show in Bririshsociety, In other words it fascist groups and their friends on therighr wing of the Tory party.

There ane racist solicitors, racist coya, racist trade union officiais, We trust our readers will kegp is regularly supplied with informoper pour facts right, and try and Include a ptotognaph or a sketch of the racist in question.

If you are sty of writing, then give us a ring ar 01-359 8/89 and we Il rake the informarion down. TWENTY-FIYE POLICE were militurils pusitioned outside the Park, North London, last week squade of police were aise placed nearby — at the tube station, near bus stope and down side rads. The 60-100 youths standing outunusuul sight for the might of a performunce. Whut was differens wastheircoleur.

For these were black youth walting for their friends mesing sperformer. Bob Marley. And they were targets of the increasingiy REMEMBER the pieteres frum the 23 April of a thon charging through the crowd followed by an anti-fascist demonstrator sumped on the ground with blond pouring from his face? Resele: sald thing fined E50 For possession of anoflensive weapon, a knife, at Totlenham Magistrates Court.

The police are claiming thar because the victime did not come forward to sive evidence, they wereunanlero charpe bis assaman with a more serious offence -Despite the fact that many bysanders gave Stalements on the day!

This is just one small anstance of the partiality shawa by the police and the pourts around tie events of 25 April. The game was given away by a Special Patrol Group officer in court last week. He said that the police had lost control of the situation and were unable to keep fascists and antifascists apan. So what happened! They promptly turned on the black social gatherings.

Theatre In Finsbury were not an the batile. police £50 fine anti-fascist demonstrators acuittals, Ciigchest so far towards the defence cosis.

Сомонил. harasoment und intimidation at In response lo such racist intrusion and kill-joy tuctles of the police, black youts huve takes ap the challenge. In Handsworth, Birmingham, several people were injured following • sell-out appearance of Sugar Delroy Wilson, at the Rebecca Club, Nine hun dred fans were turned away, but many remuined st the club in the hopethey might bealluwed in. The pollice were called in and a battle began. At least 14 police officers TandeMakanu

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