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continuing show the magistrates court.
in mass demonstration against the racist immigration laws took place last Sunday. Over 10,000 assembled in Hyde Park at midday and marched off to The overwhelming majority of the demonstrators were Asian workers -the Midlands, Yorkshire and also Glasgow. It was a taken place without the efforts of the two major Indian Workers Assoctiations. A larce continent of Asian plan Solihull marched behind their union banner. Also there in force were many Bangladeshi, and The Communist Party, Socialist and Marxist Group were represented by and several hundred members. But the traditional base of the Anti Nazi League was It was from beginning to end a black workers' Many commented bitterly on the the labour 'There are only half a dozen trades council banners on the whole march', commented an Asian unionist and Labour Party Apart trom kover and a Ford Langley banner, the only other NALGO, the NUT, and NATFHE.
Labour parties The mood of the march was militant. Inere was anger against the deportations taking There was hostility towards the media for ignoring the plight of the Southall 342. Thousands of placards demanded an end to the trials at Barnet the that she is their mother.
After her speech Sultana, now in tears, told her story to Tony who took detailed notes and promised to raise the matter in the House of Commons.
Avtar Jouhal and N S Noor, the leaders of the two IWAs from the Ivucianas, attacked government and the immigration Acts. Tariq Ali, speaking on behalf of Marxist Group, stressed how important it is for black people to make it clear that "we are here to stay.
Tony Benn spoke in support of Labour Party policy for repeal of the 1971 Immigration Act, and explained "capitalism crisis seeks to divide workers through racist and sexist measures'. He argued that all those campaigning on different issues needed to come