IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Blair Peach pickets......

· Socialist Challenge No. 118, 18 October 1979 · p. 14 of the scan · 384 words

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WE are slowly beginning to break the mass media's conspiracy of silence on the Southall police riots and the trials now in progress. Bui the operative word is 'slowly', for not & single Street outside bundred Wednesday of last week, the eve of the Blair Peach inquest. Ired mal, ted ekel orthes from obe marched Dominion Cinema to 'Fort Southall' local police station was murdered. There were loud chants of 'We Want Justice', SPG Murderers'. The cops kept well back.

SWINDON:

SIXTY pickets Swindon's police headquarters. In contrast to other areas. a number oi bolicemen stoopea to collect leaflets from the local ANL demanding te sonnen d lac oru.

agreed to accept a petition, Knight stated: nothing to do with the Metropolitan Police." WOLVERHAMPTON:

FIFTY to Red Lion police station in Wolverhampton, aci list Paullerze, 18 Octoper 1979 Page 14 mentioned pickets the police stations on the — past the spot where Blair demonstrated outside After nearly two hours the local police but Inspector councli, 'The Wiltshire police. have eindian people marched from Queen's Square where N S Noor, president of the IWA, and Daye Stevens, secretary of Wolverhampton Anti-Racist Committee, handed demanding prosecution of Peach's murderer and disbandment of the SPG.

Earlier, Chris Roseblade, WARC had featured in a half hour phone-in on the local radio on Blair Peach and the SPG.

On Wednesday 24 October, WARC will be holding a meeting on Blair Peach, at 7.30pm, Wolverhampton Poly on Stafford Speakers will be: Celia Stubbs, N S Noor, and Chris Roseblade.

The WARC has also banner to the picket of Barnet magistrates' court on 5. November, and to burn the Barnet magistrates in effigy Wolverhampton on the same night. It's these racist gentlemen who are presently jailing and heavily fining the Southall dependants. LEAMINGTON:

SEVENTY people supported the picket of Leamington police station, which was called by Leamington Anti-Racist Committee and supported by the local trades constituency Labour Party, and the Workers' Association.

Leaflets explaining the reasons for the picket were handed out to passers-by and a petition calling for an inquiry was handed in to the police. The picket NEWHAM:

OVER fifty immigration laws.

WHITECHAPEL La letter which Blair LECANUIC Trades Council. vell independent Street.

trades council. decided to send its LIVERPOOL By Tony Meehan bonfire Anti-Fascist independent public

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