End. THE Tory-controlled Greater London Council has sabotaged a festival for racial harmony' in London's East A highlight of the festival, planned for Leyton County Ground on August Bank Holiday Monday, was to nave been two hours of music from new wave and reggae groups. But when th GL Cheard of these plans they slappe ori a series of regulations which the festival's organisers could not possibly Among them were • the provision of 62 extra toilets;
Free at last PIERS Corbyn is free! This was the news brought to a cheering crowd of staunch supporters at Knightsbridge crown court after a two hour hearing.
was the end year-long: campaign to defend the 14 people arrested during the Huntley para-military eviction of squatters last summer.
The 28-day prison sentence against Piers — for resisting the Sheriff under the Criminal Trespass Law commuted to 200 hours community service. Piers was also ordered to pay $50 compensation for the Sherriff's suit throwing a bucket of water.
On the steps of the court after the pushchairs from the grounds;
even banning 'otherwise than Sections 2(1A) and 5 of the Hypnotism Act 1952' But what really floored festival's organisers regulations the Tories imposed with regard to the stage 07,000 to construct and the whole budget for the festival is only f1,400!
"The whole thing is ridiculous' said Marshall Colman, a spokeshearing, Piers said: "It's nice to be here. It's clear our message is getting through. we did at Huntley Street, we stood our ground and carried on campaigning That's why 12 people got ott Street February, that's why the prosecutior London failed today to get sentence they were after. Our message to all occupations and squats is that the best defence threats is to carry on occupying.' The court's something of a surprise. It was widely expected that the appeal would be turned down. But by waged in defence of Piers and the other Huntley Street defendants -extending as far person hypnotism provided for by the were the . The design insisted GLC. would have without Leyton demonstrations We apologised for nothing the outcome.
making a the exemplary agalus! eviction verdict came the campaign as solidarity pieces. Waltham Forest Campaign Against Racialism. Explained Colman: "This is a community festival, just like dozens of others that have taken place all over London, but the GLC are treating it as if it were Knebworth pop festival.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 people were expected at the festival, so the requirements imposed by the Tories were clearly out of all proportionto the event. Now the festival has to continue bands, although the Buzzards are planning to perform on an open lorry • the entrance. Events begin at 12 noon.
Holland and Sweden — goes a long way to explain The court bureaucracy was clearly marind t mit cool pies. "Phis, of Piers. milarlyr combined with an excellent submission from his lawyer, secured the lighter sentence. Nevertheless it was a close shave, and as Piers said after it was all over: "The question of support for so-called "peripheral struggles" and the defence of all militants hauled before the courts has to be taken a lot more seriously by the left.' As for the SO compensation, Piers says that the money will be handed over to the Sheriff - in half-pence