IMGpapers 1976–79

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

'We'll make 2 December the largest anti-racist demo ever'

· Socialist Challenge No. 117, 11 October 1979 · p. 3 of the scan · 298 words

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PLANS are now under way to prepare locally for the Anti Nazi League's 2 December demo against the Tories' nationality proposals and the 1971 Immigration Act.

In Wolverhampton last Thursday the Anti-Racist Committee (ARC) organised a historic meeting. leaders of the most important Indian Workers Associations (IWAs) in the Avtar Joul and NS Noor. shared a common platform. Tarią Ali spoke on behalf of the Anti Nazi League Steering Committee.

Noor, in a characteristic display of eloquence, denounced the immigrathon acts which successive governments had imposed on black people. He described the cynical attitudes of past Labour and Tory ministers. was they', he thundered, 'who bore the responsibility situation.' Joul explained the origins *It an offshoot imperialism', he explained. 'And now as the capitalist crisis deteriorates they want the workers to pay for it. Their prouts are threatened so they trv anc divide us on the basis White workers should understand that the people who attacked blacks were their enemies as well. He pledged 11711 2 December mobilisation would see more black workers on the streets than ever before.

Tariq Ali said that the argument successive governments had used defence of controls was that it would make the life of blacks already in Britain much easier. 'And yet is there anyone here who believes that conditions improved for black people over the last decade? Is it not the case that Two PASCISI attacks, police brutality and -judicial harassment has increased?? All denounced the decision not to prosecute the SPG killed Blair Peach and explained what nappenine magistrates' court.

The meeting was attended by over a hundred OCODIC, black workers, but students and white anti-racists also in attenderce. The ARC and IWA are ores sin ball pain come December.

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