politics, writes GROUP.
There will be a debate as to LTOOD: political 'advisers' should be sent in as part of a United Nations force to supervise the transition to 'majority rule"
The Labour leadership the Tory Party are likely to say yes. Foreign Secretary Owen has promised British troops for a UN 'peace-keeping' force.
RACISTS Thatcher has given indication of her views by attacking Labour over Zaire tor standing Dy wale omner powers intervened to protect European lives and property.
An equally terrifying prospect is tnat une Limoaowe issuc will be exploited by racist forces in Britain Both the Tories Labour leadership will justify intervention in Zimbabwe on the basis of protecting white liv the media will pour forth a stream of atrocity stories aimed at discrediting the freedom fighters. The National Front will mount a massive campaign solidarity with its racist co-thinkers.
The danger is that the impact of the Zimbabwean crisis British society will benefit the NF and Tories Worse that the war will come murders, as Nazis attempt to avenge their defeated racial comrades' All this has implications for those working in solidarity with the southern African struggle. WITHIN the next six months the Smith regime in Zimbabwe will collapse, starting a social upheaval which will have a tremendous impact on British the AFRICA IN STRUGGLE We have urgently to build a and movement of massive militant opposition intervention of imperialist, and especially Zimbabwe. and Ine briusn army woma do l Zimbabwe what it does every dav in une norm or reand. sel out to murder, maim, torture and ponncally cereal anti-imperialists. And OLICI countries would an ditterent.
We must defend the right of the Zimbabwean people decide their *own. without imperialist troops and politicians sitting backs.
A first step towards that will be to build the demonstration called by ine Anu-Aparteic Movement for (1.30, Hyde Park, London). On that demo Socialist Challenge supporters will be calling for a contingent in opposition 311DCHaIS INCICHOL Zimbabwe.
CONTACT Nazi League anti-racist groups are going to have to start taking up on racists' on •VICWS Africa. important for them to make racist are spontaneously identifying struggle.
We need anti-racist literature to take up Zimbabwe; to give pattorms to the Zimbabwean liberation MOVCHCHLS, organise Rock Against Racism gigs explaining what's going on in southern Africa; and to raise money for fighters. the mercenary film and now on general release, are a good chance to explain the links to -all)
octween racism in balain and Southern Africa. forces We must DUL positive alternative racists a campaign says "Solidarity with all those fighting racism and imperialism' UnC the SUPPORT CaDilalist At present that means despite our many criticisms of them - unconditional support to for the nationalist movements future ZANU and ZAPU for as long as they continue their imperialist struggle. We have to campaign solidarity and material aid for these organisations.
Building a solidarity campaign confronts militants with the problem of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. On the one hand it takes the right side on to the major questions in southern Africa, has tremendous labour movement support and contains most militants active on southern Africa.
On the other hand it has a and number of which its Communist the leadership is southern pressure politics especially rather than national campaigns to build mass action; bureaucratic structure: sectarian bia in favour of African ANC organisations closest to the Moscow line These errors insuperable and to should work in the AAM. But it the freedom pro-white Wild Geese, forward the which the energetically drawbacks, for Party responsible:
approach Africa.
ZAPU and (South Africa) - the taken anti-racist, student organisations. are The six points Whitemercenary lordsitoverlocalpopulationinZimbabwe is also clear that the AAM cannot respond rapidly and activity effectively to events in southern occupation So work in the AAM should be combined with a big push for actions on southern Africa to by trade union, women's and to be taken up.
ICL We have to bear in mind that in the long run the struggle in South Africa will be decisive women's initiate oppression imminent member for the whole continent, Zimbabwe and South African 0T Namina WIl have to be combined with work on South Africa.
Here there is a range of issues . The struggles of the and Leyland workers against their companies' economic links with South Africa must be supported by the trade union movement; the movement could students and youth.
There needs to be a campaign to defend the South Africa War Resisters, South African military refugees seeking political asylum in britain For Socialist Challenge supporters the next steps will be AAM demo and then the North West TUC-sponsored conterence 'Connections Britain and Southern Africa' in Manchester on 11 November.
Anv tvpe of organisation cat send delegates to this conference, which will address a wide range of issues: work in the trade unions; youth and women in South Africa; media etc.
Manchester AAM. Tintern Manchester.