IMGpapers 1976–79

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

What's going on in Tameside

· Socialist Challenge No. 14, 22 September 1977 · p. 4 of the scan · 1,051 words

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DURING THE last local cleoоа пилостала, тас тупсыос ocialet Centre organised mass leafleting on council and Ily-posted the town Such t its soccesses. In the electhe Tascists got a very low on to be Cetres book.

Cradlewell Books, has mashed five times. Petrolnewspapers were hi the letterbor a fortnight Fascists have been in and tened comrades working in - because the at bruited by try-load of potatoes accidenany Talling and crushing him.

ATTEMPTS BY the fascist ritinh National Party (BNP) to organise a rally in Sbeffield Inst Play Hopped miserably. The OIL TOCE Hercepted a BP Internal bulleannouncing the rally well in They contacted other organisaIncluding the nd organised a counter-rally for ame place. As a result of the socity for the SWE Tally, the retreated and called off r rally. The anti-fascist rally Thompson, speaking for le APC. sinewsed that the best way to respond to the hysterical campaign against the lett • fature occasions, while at the : time attucking the record of such as immigration and controls. success of the counterras due to the decision of I SWP to contact other orginfations and boild the rally in a and non-sectarian eNom In sharo contrast Cie Communist Party called ond, They distributed a sectarlan leaflet and drew a crowd of 12 people. most of whom later THE EXTREME right is mobl DECE SCREAMINE put rameside Branch of eid on Tuesday 6 Septembe 177, the following motion wa passed:

Prost. buildings hy the Mational Fully supports the decision members not to undertake work associated with National Froat meetings.

instracts all members, Nicewise, to black work associated with National Fron NUPE and GMWU, in refusing lo perform all and any duties associated with the ront meetings at Hyde Tow applications on future occasions NAT.GO mehers will refuse to work on tool bookings, opensi of halls; providing information Trot Camart: 10 property occuring meetings The Tameside Branch NALGO has made this decision D To protect from violence our members who would be required the time of, a National Front NALGO meetingcontribute attempts to prevent political and racial violence in Tameside on B HO To contribute towards the furtheramce of ing racism in all Is manifestsdions and of exposing and comONCEITE TACTISE such as the National Front.

Eds Foster and family at home meetings, litigation arising into the open.

OCTOILS at NF hold i towands NALGO'S mAL WEARISSI THE NATIONAL FRONT'S decision to hold a demonstration in Tameside is something of a show defiance. The "representatives of the master race, as they like to think of themseives, have recently met with ever greater opposition whenever they have come out Now iL looks as though their anti-fascist march will be hanned by the law, halin rally is Hyde Toren tall which local council employocs But the han, of course, would not be because the Tory council If they aimed more at the left than the A massive mobilisation of antiFascists is planned for Tameside. 100US805 OL DIAS, SOCIALISIS, trade unionists, students, intend to support Tameside Antirascist communice in a can street outside the town hall to prevent then drughter Chris Foster defence. the fascists from organising. This the 1S WISE MOTES TO OHN police and the Tories, bur also the various reforinist leaders who OW11 unsillingness to organise against fascism by calling for various noting or determination and пошту то кссо сос гаясть ое тле streets of Tameside through a massive display of solidarity with black and Asian people thar they try to han from the streets bur anti-fascists as well! One thin must be clear. If the fascists scil Tameside on 8 October, thou sands will be there to stop them down regard it as an important victory action every cly, coaches AMIC WE DANT BOTTELD various trade union, and anti-racist organisations. In North-pest the Inmecide Anti-Fascist Committee has been running open air meetings and severa CrOnE weeks. The Narth-west region of THE LEWISHAM cups obviously furious after the recent demonstraton, hey controged eir ruge for a few meeks an Uperatin Nigger Hant' in the carly Saturday morning a group of policemen under the control of an Inspector entered the home of the Foster family in New Cross, Eda 45, cold us that her teenage duughter, Deva was fung hall. noted down the stairs: soone and were also bristalised und suffered injuries 'Lemishum 24" and his father is 101SUE of the local committer. The cops came looking for trouble and socceeded In creating It. They were intent on harassing Chris and alleged that he had broken hit bail conditions' TUC has backed the mohilisation, and in the Manchester arca as a whole plans are co-ordinate mobilisation A creche is being organised le IC LUNA DE LIC IM on the night before a big anti fascist rally will be held in central Manchester, with a steel band a well as speakers, It is no wonder squirming ar the insistence of their national leaders that their provocation go ahead, They see close to hand the deter mination of large sections of the Tahour movement to stop then while the little fearers in the that they cannot afford to buck Let only muse working che which will shop these fascist scunt. On 8 October every possible its banners in support of the determination of die local antfascist committee to stop the ALL OUT ON & OCTOBER!

Mrs Foster is going lo make serious and detailed accusalions against the police inspector who on the raid sad sane fin when she Lakes out the summons. The actions of the police reflect the widespread racism in the polle racism is further strengthened hy the wearing of uniforms.

A black comrade arrested at Tadywood Birmingham plained it to un in this way:

*What really gets you in not that they beat you. One expects thut.

Il in thal they treat soe like animals. in their eyes you are no longer a human being The New Cross raid and the setions of the police are a further substantiation of this clum. Mrs Foster koons that thing:

she determined to fight hock. We will and ensure that she and others in a sinolar suantion tel all the support they need.

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Five 'accidents' too many

Victory in Sheffield

Solidarity, not surrender

take up in Tameride use public baldings

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