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

Webster's stormtroopers attack Brixton

Socialist Challenge No. 42, 20 April 1978 · p. 3 of the scan · 437 words

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BAILEY reports. Brixton.

their racist muli-racial arca 1,500 Organisations the Socialist Workers Lambeth list Unity by-cloction BICSCI IEL WETE. volunleered tu meeting after executive pointed unter the anly be members Hetted those going in: SWP: candidate in the Lambeth Association first called lor a picket when the Inner Londen Education Auchority allawed the NF 10 go ahead with the meeting in an infants school in Local residents were furious that for the second time in 18 months, the NF was to spread poison in this jotted the picker. supporting i included the Anti Nazi League, Party, Anti Racist Movement, and Brixton SociaThe Workers Revolutionary incuding the LPYS — both of waih bave candidais in the -WEIS The 18 anti-fascists assanlamons nube wuL ro into Dick North. memher National Union of Teachers.

Soul to police Representation of the People's Act, schools can used loi cicction meetines if they are open to the publie Martin Webster personally You re MITEA some of the anti-fasciste away.

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 20 Apri 1978 page 3 EIGHTEEN people were assaulted by National Front thugs and thrown out by the police from a meeting when Martin Webster adressed an audience of 200 of his supporters last Saturday on behalf of the NF The Inner London Teachers Several blacks were among the fighting nol the the that by-lection.

IS who finally got in. Within humore Sowever the in were attacked by supporters af the cameras crupt when a black woman insisted that she bad every right to be in this country and was not going to allow anyhody to deport ber. At this, the NF rank and tile couidnt comain theselves any Jonger. MANY young blacks joined the BnU-TAsCISE PIcKer DAVE Ency the showed the these Barler hist week, the Ami Naze League neu taken ouE aE injunction claiming that unde members should be alliowed in Phoned would refuse, so forcing: the edocarcon ailthonv ta cance the meeting ILEA bas been NF in their Webster, Court that the meeting would be an 'open one.

Twenty-four Encluding Dick arrested. Nobody was arrested on the picket ilsell, dispersed s001 However quietly masung thei way back to central Brixton -being held evera black jumped an hy sundled into coaches Meanwade.

Encluding Martin bimselt, were trying people deal wilh mercy".

Ausbody who witnessed che arrests of chc should contact the Committee on 01-733 4245.

Wehste schools however, agreed in anti-fascists.

North, were wich alterwards. as people were some to youths (hlacks thern anti-fascists Derence A Tooro shug witn Ene Mr S Sympol Of a 120K DoOT DRNOH the Union Jac

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