For these small Callaghan, many thanks! * Kwame Akin Seve reported burglary to the police who came to investigate. following they tumed up apain. This time they sinister. They had come hack to arrest pregnant. When Kwame went to the police station to report her mussing, he was arrested for "overstaying"*George Ezcabor was stopped for-a minor traffic offence. He was not charged, bur he was asked to produce his passport. Although Ezcabor was accepted as a refugee from Nigeria, his wille was charged with overstaying Tower Bridue magrates recommend Eresbor was later found not guilty at the Inner London Crown Count of | "barbouting" his wife. was worried al the decision of a magistrates deportation for a non-criminal offence day when they had no legal right to do so.
Hundreds of similar examples can be got froen different parts of the country. What they reveal is not just a problem of administering the immigration laws. but the fact that the Acts are themselves the question of racism.
would continue lo do so.
Great staff, sn't I?
Moral declamations are soothing but have nil impact. unfortunately a fact that the TUC burcaucrats are much more bostile to than shop-floor There have been namicrous instances of shop. foor racism in recent months, and there are many cxamples of racism within the labour movement generally. How many full-time black officials are there in the Transport Unice or the Engineering Union? How being groomed for officialdom?
To pose the question is to answer it.
compared to the mambers of black workers there are in unions. On these questions nothing was said at the TUC EREY WETE LOCCIOSC LO HEPTAG Bill Keys made the most militant speech. He called for a fighback and urged peopie to back the Anti Nazi League. On this, too, the TUC ducked ine queston. une patrorm rerusou Lo allow discussion of a motion calling on to back the ANL.
Keys, chairperson of the TUC's race Jodge Garfiti are racist to the core.
recommend campaign unknown prisoners Siste-nonsord racial orerudice long-term fight against racism.
THE TUC GENERAL COUNCIL distributed a statement on racism to delegates in Brighton last week. It was much the same as their statements in previous years, offering a profound insight on It was evil and had to be fought. The TUC were fighting it and relations committer Yet it immigration and many are building a multi-racial society To me it lestimising the opportunism when specch.
mobilise their foot subject In that sense, except by moral exhortation. a vicious attack on black people. They Among the Yorkshire necessary to demand their repeal and to Scargill, behall SCENTS Duffy from the • the victims of campaien launched in Bradford is an important development which must be supported by all those interested in a firebombed house in was children.
been destroyed.
Stevenson populution. wend denounce the Tories for exploiting thie issue. He was also the only one lo mention the Select Committee report which was drafted jointly by Tory and Labour MPs (including our old friend 'T was appalled at this report which relations, bat caly with immigratin. concern isell Keys declared. It was a report directed not towards document politics of race," he continued. "It was in so many ways a racist document.' But Keys' speech was, after all, only a The matility of the TUC generals to soldiers against racism on the streets tells us much more about the real problems we confront than even the best speoches on the once again, the brothers (and a few sisters) had no plan Defending the Wolverhampton 4 Dave hampton anti-racists took a new turn Campaigners took their case to the TUC and lobbied Jelegates. They were shown the dossic the defence committee virtually delegates approached signed the appeal signatories are Birch and Terry signalories will enable the campaign to take a tremendous leap forward in the The case of the Wolverhampion 4 has now been published in almost every SON WEET MOOIS WATAM have published reports appealing for Ayrshire blacks ON MONDAY 4 September a council Stesenson. Aveshire was firebombed, In the boese at the time The Fegans are originally frun St. Helens. They ore hlack.
Fortunately sone of the Fegans were hurt, But their living room has been guted. Furniture and certains huve Mrs Fegan told the press trat ber Family had heen subjected to a long compaige of verbal shuse by whites. She is convinced the bombing in part of thut same campaige.
has large Orange Aveslint beconte noterious for the activities of its local regularly arrested there. The National Front has just introduced members into the Glasgow area from London. Some of them have been attempting photograph people visiting left wing bookshops in the city.
Knowing all this we can feel sore the curse up with Tine words Trut no action hombing of the Fegans is not an isolated MARTIN O'LEARY ANL without elections Al THE nacional conference of the Anti Nazi League in July, the focling was that an October cloction was definite. As a resuit there was Do forward planning for any nctions after Seplember, writes DAVID JONES.
Speaking from the foor, Tariq Ali c ma ce acera connue make some provisional arrangement in suggested that in tbe event of League should besiege the Labour PaTty conterence soc br ts breste insert the struggle agajose racism on the Ar the satie time, Al argued, it should organise an nati-Nazi camp ar with the help constituency parties which arc attiliated to the League The Labour Parry conference begin in Blackpool sbortly which will make a major mobilsation somewhat difficult. Bar the ANE seering cominee should definitcly CONSIOCI Is supporters in the North for a presence tu ne conciere NF Football THE NATIONAL Front has entered * football team in a local Sunday league In Tameside whose match was bicheten on 3 September by a few anti-fascists They were nn received well ns ch Front supporters, One wus attacked and suffered minor injuries.
Last Sunday, over 5i anti-fascist delayed the start of the game, which eventually continued police protection. Al one stage during the struck une of the pickets in the face. ве ресе uro not icene Plans are being made lo attempt to Socialist Chullenge 14 September 1978 Page 9
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