IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Fascists attack Labour Meeting

Socialist Challenge No. 13, 15 September 1977 · p. 9 of the scan · 233 words

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page 9 of the scan

The South London Cormittee af failure. Anti-Raciats and Anti-Fascists' racted 1,500 militants. Actempes by the National Front to attack adisma AGAINST The handful of fascists who did try and provoke the several local demonstrators ran into crownie with some black youth and one of them was arrested after pull ing a knife on a black girl. The demonstration was supported by Parties, THUS CHILE A HIS ARrIC and by local residents 'LAST WEEK forty National Front members broke up a Labow Party ward meeting in South London due to be addres sed by rigbt wing Labour MP Cax Wearing anoraks. black shirts and leather jackets the Fascists marched into the meeting where about 20 people were waiting to hear Cor speak in support of the government's record. Continuous chanting of 'National Front, National Front" soon forced the outnumbered and trightened Labour Party members to leave the room.

Later tbe Lewisham NF org aniser Richard Edmunds stated that disruption waild he re peated at other Labour Party DOCESE Labour Councils banning the NT from public balls trave matting then well take can't over theirs.

is sort of move marks breakdown image the fascists have cried to create in the past No doabt it will sive certain Labour Party members more opportunities to make peacetal prorests against the Front. But maybe when it's themselves rather than blacks under attack they will begin to

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