IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Victory for Zimbabweans in Crown Court

Socialist Challenge No. 116, 4 October 1979 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 692 words

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AND NOW in different. tale •Patrol Group On 29 October was that he was here to book Rise Up and Walk. more from an instance 'You don't have to kneel Bish, the Bishop 1g: lines for something a bit of how a Special attempt frame Zimbabwean activists was frustrated.

last year DIsOos Muzorewa visited Britain. The excuse launch his Rumour has it that the title derives where Muzorewa had prostrated himself before Smith and the white settlers' idol had said:

ALLYIULC rise up and walk.' But this rumou nas yel to be contrued.

In any event, nearly two hundred angry Zimbabweans and a few white supporters demonstrated outside the Royal Commonwealth Society where due to speak. made It was only when activities had subsided that Dr David Sanders, who : is involved in Zimbabwe solidarity and Anti-Apartheid activities, noticed a young white woman standing next to him. She looked out of place. She examined Sanders' face intently as if trying to match his face to a photograph.

Sanders started to move sway, but plainclothes men forward and grabbed him. thought they might be NF Rhodesian Front thugs and began to strugele and appeal for help. He even appealed to the boys in blue, but their response was to promptly clear a path Sanders was taken to an SPG van, 'Fucking letty aritator, police station Sanders blacks from the demo who had been arrested. One of them, Sanders talking, said: "You sound as if you're from South Africa.' 'Yes,' a policeman everyone smoked.' This was guffaws of laughter. charged with threatening behaviour'. rushed In May He took or acquitted but Sanders and two others were found guilty.

Of the latter, woman charged magistrate said: "I accept that she dida't intend to officer.' But he found her guilty of SPG • assault nonetheless.

saw on hearing responded, there has been greeted Sanders' the trial of all the four was Justice one was a black assault. The also acquitted.

assault a police claimed in court that Sanders had said on the demo: 'They don't understand shouting. We want action. Let'strike them with your banners. Hit them with your sticks...' Sanders did not play any role during the demo, leave alone shouting instruction which SPG scriptwriter wrote.

appeal was heard last week at Knightsbridge Crown Court.

Goldstone police favourite he] found Sanders not guilty and awarded him £250 costs agains the police. The other appellant was Good news, sure, but for what's going on in Southall read the nex

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A BROAD array of black people's and labour movement organisations came together at a meeting in London last weekend to plan a national demonstration coming Тогу measures and change the nationality law.

The meeting was called by the leaders of the three major Indian Workers Associations in collaboration with the Ant Nazi League. Also present were representatives of Council of Bangladeshi Standing Conference of Pakistani Organisations, the West Indian Standing Conference, against the forthlimit immigration the National Organisations, the the Progressive National Party Youth, the TUC race relations sub-committee, the Labour Party, Communist Party, Socialist Workers Party and of Jamaica Marxist Grothe demonstration is to be held on 2 December, to demand the rejection of Tory proposals on immigration and nationality, the The Joint Council for the Immigrants and • sponsorship for the march. repeal of the 1971 Immigration Act, and an end to racist measures against overseas students. There will be a mobilising conference open to all organisations supporting these demands on Welfare of the Campaign Against Immigration Laws, who were also present al the meeting, welcomed the unity for action achieved there and pledged that their joint fringe meeting at the Labour Party conference would make its major objective winning further

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