SUNDAY Al 5,30am on Sunday morning the first paper sellers arrived in Brick Lane. They were not Nazis but comrades from the Socialist Workers Party.
As the minutes passed they were joined by more and more anti-fascists. Bengali youths, ANI. activists, Socialist Unity supporters began to swell the Five hours later Brick Lane vas a bo-go area for thi lational Front. The mood wa militant. Spirits were high Months of harassment and attacks were at last being answered, Everyone was § UNITY Speeches were made. They all stressed the same cheme. Unity is strength. This was only the beginning. We would be back every Sunday.
The Bengali speakers plained been appening in Brick Lane fo action. They had had enough WIEUS. Words exwords of patience, peaceand calm. They wantedno Andthey proved that this was closed in protest at racism on BENGALIS and white anti-racists sitting in occupation of the Front's paper sellers' pitch in Brick Lane last Sunday. The Front were forced off the streets for the day MOTOS OT what they willory. There was no pollutiot in Brick Lane on Sunday 16 July Towards the already discussing the strike scheduled forthenestday. How successful wouldirbe? Had they overstretched Would they get support fron outside Brick lane!
MONDAY You can feel the excitement in the air. Brick Lane and its environs are full of young Bengali workers amongst theiscives. These ane the pioneers.
They divide the area amongst themselves to organise pickets One group hearsenatin street x meant It was a ruth in its direction end of the themselves discussing a few shops are still open. They i THE two Bengalls arrested for arguing with a tascist and only channe shout NE Halfway there they nicel Committee workers are assembling outside INDIA OUETTE OUR IL after they have MILITANT At the same time scores of schoolkids begin to arrive slogans, Demiah from Dane Bethnal Green Road rells us: det us go. He threatened us. Bur pur para superce us a said we couldrake the day offte fighteeninstrucimendine N There are hundreds of racists 41317231 20100IC0a 1 do nothing about it. Some kids break and chalk racist slogans.
When you complain to the Headmaster he puts all che Three of my friends have left the school in despair. Today thereare50of us here. It's great!' Ar Robert Montefiore there theschoolstudents to leave. But Freedman, a militant.
Naz Cinem information was provided as to the success of the strike Alo Biswas, a Bengali militant an SWP member, announced tha support was growing Even:
section aEworkersin Fond's h conseoul. Cheers, applause an slogans Atthe beeling after lunch th cinema was pecked to capacity Ir was an amazing occasion. Th Brick Lane sovict was in sessio - Fariq All declared:
are histor Newsb! the wilspread calith chemos in the country. Ja Ala Side, in Bradions nimagha and Wolverhampton they wi hear of what happened in BLi Lane tus day and they wil lat beast.
ORGANISE 'But we mast build or ch saccess and organise. Organi both scif-delence and in th trade amiens. Fight exploiter.
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patheting pulside the cinem: Dave Albery, the East Lond