On 27 May, Tony Alcock, Miter af the istingion Cazette, ran a long verbatim report of the rosecution's allegations sgainsi de Islington 18 who are threstlust for Trail of Terror' and referred to the pattern for magand thefts" at last sum er's Notting Hill Carnival. singe ted with the paper's hand. ing of race issues, the story was the Tast straw. The Islington 18 Delence Committs including arents and teachers of the black rouths on trial immediately ontacted the Gazette chapel of the National Union of Journalists.
And it was after discussions with the journalists and their Tull backing that the defence committer mounted • 30strong picker outside the newsdemanded to see the editor. NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Phil Marfeet of the defence committee accused Alcock innarins months of local action around the Islington 18 case and then suddenly splashing the court 'W's not only a vitally important local issue i's sie and oser picketers then and other picketers spelled out the main facts of the case in which 18 youths agea leween 14 and 19 were arrestes - over teo months after thie Parnival!
I don't disbelieve you', Alcock replied, after the three mothers described harassment and brutality suffered hy blacks in Islington. But we can't print comments on the case MISEIL WIC TES SHE CONIA OR he paper, be insisced, was no racist. We are neutra did was to report what went on in the Tring ton 1 h chine n 00-atrong of national hrough the area the followin month, then "You mustn't have sent me an invitation'.
tles constant police All we Asked why he had not demonstration tion and Jamely:
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Picket of Islington Gazette office in North London condemns racist reporta.
When Clive Steele, father of the chapel, sold his editor that Steele, the journalists wanted to cover more stories on the discriminaproblems suffered br blacks, Alcock agreed ta consid er any articles sent in by the ton, and Waltham Forest trade Cosnci, councils attended • planning The inquiry will be examining why and how the Frout was allowed to po ahead with their who responsible for attempring to bun the anti-racist rally on Ducketf's Commun: why the police employ- 23 April d 'snaich-aquad tactics СЯГНІ he many incidents of fascis viale the dim of the inquiey is to cinze rout the politica implicadicas for trade unionists of the Mack mouth.
events of 23 April, Witnecses the above aspects are antedi lo statements fo Harry Lister, Haringey Trades Union recognition sou funds from the campus Jewish Society on 15 Jume. This decision rom the society in which 1 leclared Iself to be Zionist tinina people In esplaining the Union's de ision te stop funding the Jewisi ard Burden chareterised Zlonsponsored by the and Class].
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Saturday 9 July 10am 6pm entral Landon Poly, Marylehone Road, London NW Further detalls: CARM, 13 Cleve Read, London NW Fascists barred from Leicester meeting "IF THEY are black, seod em back, If tbey are red, shool eu was the message Souait Worker. Pary modine outside week. ance the few National Froot members had sneaked into the ball early -cohorts outside de manded to beler in, as a body, to the meeting, and militants fron all political rendencies oo the lett barrier across the Palice arrived, and aller farcher confusion the moer-
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