about the future of the League.
Despite the overwhelming success of the cursival 0a 30 April, which no one can deny, the National Front was able to march Into the East End on May Day without opposition for the first time since the "30%, was able It was a secrer march that we'd got wind of before. But realistically, all the energy and organisation mar into the carnival had We had pushed them off the months now. The next stage is to mobilise on a mass basis for any march that they might be planning.
If they do attempt to engage in a Lewisham-style operation, where they fixed the date in advance, campaigned for and mobilised beyond their ranks, then I think we поша ос apic to bong oul these numbers to have a mass We've heard that the ANL conference there any details?
The details havco't finalised yet, and probably won't be for a couple of weeks.
CHENIOO clearing dates, but it will be in late June or carly July.
Thee to inside emily will be to consolidate At the Illord picket of the NF In February press officer of the Anti-Nazi League, and asked him action approach League has developed.
take action rather than talk CEOU the rational type of labour movement conference, whete you take nine months to set it to up. getting delegates and so The main purpose is less to discuss policy and the wider po momentum that on momentum that gone already been achieved. Orig nally we weren't thinking of JUSt holding after the General Election, but the political signficance of the carnival demanded that hold one now Will there be discussion alout up immigration controls at this it, I hope this discussion take place. All the main ANL speakers are making that the Front is not the only problem, although it is the major target from the point of view of the League.
Are There is the problem of racist immi controls. thought that would common ground spend literally the full stops and commas in political statements, often happens until conferences of It's a matter of building the it clear consciousness issues our of the enthusiasm you had on the that the kids realise that it is not just a convenient bogey much wider much opposing football team suphave be I don't restricting and, want is to crippling the of insisting that WICE WE put which in any case the different groups In What will be the basis invitation to the conference?
I don't know at the moment, I think it will probably the basis of local ANLs, that has yet to be decided by the steering committee. Whar am anxious for is the broadest possible representation at the conference.
Are you happy with the present structure of the been criticised for its lack of LLLOLIALT.
I'm basically happy with in the sense that we are trying to rival the locally based miles, chitually have delegate structure within and around the labour Dur structure, if you ca I a structure, is hased on th original sponsors back in November. We electet the present steering committee broadly representative of labour movement, We don't have membership CATLS. We don't pretend people that by paying a pound LOSYCELLE USELES I way of tensore cade a way of identifying with movemenr; giving it funds, am support basis.
You can join a local support group or form Independent: They so round, bese distribute literature paign as they want to. There aTe also Meginst the Nazis, or Scho Cids Against the Nazis What we say to people who this sort.
wider carnival; so resources.
over these groups.
want national level?
potentially, momentum beginning.
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hiccups there may be.
view but Nation.
ANL? It has into the wider labour Schindi. solidly based comcoord. I thin:
LICICTE else it would have beer meeting attempts to do it.
meeting;
cbe General lemporary?
I see it as class generally, of recruiting your quite camlike Women the General Election.
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Following the success of the Carnival last week, JUDE WOODWARD interviewed PETER HAIN,