found guilty ber at St Albans Crown Court. after by an aunt. *** On 23 April she View wearing a black scarf. the window at the time.
even the police! ********** smashed, is respected'.
Registered with the Post Office as SEVERAL weeks ago Juliana Henry, a 22-year-old West Indian sister, was at Barnet magistrates court of assaulting a police officer and threatening behaviour during the anti-NF demo in Southall on 23 April. Her appeal was heard on 21 NovemThe Crown Court confirmed the verdict and Juliana was sentenced to one month in prison. She was immediately transported to Holloway Prison. Juliana is a single parent and her two-year-old child is being looked * * was at 26 Park - the headquarters of Misty and Peoples Unite in Southall. It was attacked by the police with great force and brutality. Clarence Baker, Misty's manager, was nearly killed as a result, and hundreds were arrested.
The police claimed that Juliana was on the top floor throwing bricks. She was seen by a polceman for 'fifteen seconds'. He stated in court that he recognised her because she was When the defence asked whether the policeman was aware that lots of black women wore black scarves, the judge said that the question was irrelevant. The judge also stated that she was the only coloured person at Such an obvious lie must have embarrassed **.
In sentencing Juliana the judge stated: "The blue uniform must be black people battered, provided the 'blue uniform Southal!
immigration controls court in his own way'.
West Indian organisation. trial. The that there is still stopped.
speaker at 25 November dem against Parita Trivedy from the Southall Campaign Committee was in the public gallery when Juliana was sentenced. She was not allowed to take notes and her notepad was snatched from her by the police. She was told that the judge rules this Peoples Unite is a predominantly It especially hated by the local police. Five of the thirteen people so far sent to prison are from Peoples Unite.
On Monday 17. December four members of Peoples Unite will be up before the Barnet magistrates and the next day Clarence Baker will face Southall Campaign Committee and Peoples Unite are calling for a picket of the Barnet magistrates court on 17 December at 9.30am (nearest tube High Barnet).
Committee members are enraged no consistent campaign by the labour movement to demand that these show trials ver: Published by Relgocrest, Lid. for Socialist Challenge, 328/9 Upper St, London N1. film/social night December with Alain Tanner and John Berger's classic La Salamandre.
Last ume they showed The Spiral, about Chile, and made 180 for KELLAWAY of the Paddington fund group makes some suggestions as to how other supporters could go about organising similar events.
Choose a good night (Fridays are suitable) at least six weeks in advance to allow for booking problems and publicity.
2. time. Make sure it is okay for showing films - plugs, seating, tolerance from the landlord.
for 60-100 at about fl a head donation: Film distributors demand a cut if you advertise and charge allows for a film costing about £25 which really works out at £32 once VAT and carriage is added, Plenty of good films are available for hire at that price.
4. Catalogues are available from all the main distributors for this sort of film: Connoisseur Films Oxford St London temporary Films Ltd, 55 Greek St, London WI; Other Cinema, 12 Little Newport Films, Surbiton, Surrey; Cuban and Soviet films can be sorted out via the embassies; The British Film Institute are very friendly and where you can get the film you want.
5. Choose a film for the audience you are capable •of doesn't have to be Z or a 'purely' political film.
Get your is publicity out at least three weeks in advance. Give a brief "come-on' type synopsis of the film and the when, Britain:
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Address 'Socialist Challenge'. are on Friday Out or the Here DAVE projector, things).
Arrange a room at the same during the film blackout and Of an audience you around the film.
This Ltd, 167 • Swindon SC WI; Con- P. Scott M. Thomas London WC2; Harris P. Shafee Anon Week's total will tell you Also.
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8. Finally, make sure the social is close to the film venue. You can flog food and drink for extra revenue course the above doesn't completely apply to the use of films as part of a campaign meeting or where want to organise discussions YOU'D better gét moving with some kind of fund-raising activity because we're well behind schedule in fighting to meet this quarter's f2,500 target. Our thanks this week to £5.00 4.00 2.00 Outer West London IMG 50.00 .60.00 1.00 £122.00 OVERALL TOTAL our apologies IO those whom we inadvertentiy forgot to credit two weeks ago. They were:
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