IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 118, 18 October 1979 · pp. 13-14 of the scan · 395 words

The scan: sc-n118-oct-18-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 13 of the scan

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black contrast to the white workers, for the very concrete objective democratic mean?

Afro-americans what Bogues calls a 'national racial minority — a set of people having the national minority' support Revolutionary socialists stand for the Afro-americans think self-determination, and defend tha right against the capitalist state and This raises the first problem of strategy for revolutionaries in Britain.

self-determination requires building of an autonomolis liberation movement.

Independent 'The struggle for black rights is the struggle of an independent movement of an oppressed people. Now, when independent, what do mean movemen independent of the state as well as white organisations' First let me say that while I fully and welcome the political conclusions drawn by the comrades, I the analysis confused unclear. Can black people in Britain really be said to constitute a single national minority? The Afro-american nationality was forged out of slavery which destroyed the distinct racial and nationat identities of the EVERY THURSDAY and Friday we Socialist stations in our area. At Finsbury Park we Sell 15 in two hours each day. Regular sales mean regular readers On Saturday mornings you'll find us in the two busiest shopping areas. We put up posters, table and Abortion Campaign at the same time. We also have a big badges which sell like hot cakes to and young people. When a school student buys a badge we offer them a copy of Revolution.

Petitioning gets us into conversations with people, which helps us to campaigns.

Challenge at tube around people that Issue. have a literature Don't petition for the National newspapers bucket full of handy to addresses of readers. sell our paper and build supps for approachable! happy The front page is usually what makes people decide to buy. If the back page happens to be better, turn it worth approaching who wearing political badges and telling them what's inside forget take the round bookshops and newsagents. We sell 18 copies a week in this way. We take the paper with us wherever we go — to work, on demos, campaign and public meetings Always have a pen and paper take down names and Try and look makes you more Socialist Challenge 18 October 1979 Page 13

page 14 of the scan

By Celia Pugh the '30s'

← The struggle for black liberation in Britain A new and permanent feature of British political lifeAs the slump gets under way, we ask Are the unions shaping up to the cuts? →

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