Nazi held Manchester on Saturday was another spectacular success for the writes MARTIN COLLINS. MA-TASERI IF CIRCIE.
Around 30,000 marched and pogoed through the strceis where only a tew days before rain-soaked Labour Party canvassers had tried 1o sell the sorry record Labour Covernment 1a tac Most Side by-election.
Then Labour crawled victory: Saturday anti-tascists ran and sang to victory — marchers of all ages and colours.
The National From could only muster six worm troopers parade under the The cops hauled tbeat off 1 Disgraced Moss Side Disgraced LUNCHIE Herbert Andrew didn't show. He was probably still trying to figure out how to hang onto his job after last Friday's picket of lis school, where school kids explained 1o their mates inside how to treat lascist teachers.
The music of Exodus, Steel Pulse, China Street BUZZLOCKS drifted Alexandra Park as thousands trom all over the North made it clear which side they were on. The badges against and immigration con trols sold by Socialist Chullenge supporters underlined But there is more to lighting Test ten wore a bauc The aim now is to turn the euphoria of the carnival into a sirony organisation against TaLism and Iseem - n the estates. workplaces, colleges and schools.
Already tenanes in the Hulme district of Manchester have backed the organisation black self-defence groups in the area. Tha: 'sone example — the Norther ANL carnival wil make it and many similar ones League Cardit's first Carnival against Racism. The organisers promJONES reports.
There were the usual banners.
Communist Party, Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Unity, ANL beautifally painted large ones from minerslodges, like murals fluttering thousand people rallied there mainly trade students. and Агіно the contingent of the local heid banner. 0000S and punks There was a brass Union leading the demonstration and by its side a 60-ycar-old West Indian dancing to its rhythm. A Neel band followed from the There was music interspersed with slogans all along the route Tron the docks Gardens through Larue numbers bystanders applauded cheered. There were no Nazis in sight.
Al Sophia Gardens there was across a rally. Neil Kinnock MP. Davies Executive. and Taria Editor of Socialist Challenge. stressed the need for a united fightback against racism.
Kinnock and Ali also pointed out the sia decessiv to bind and extend ite ANt in every sphere of work and activity.
There wat dancing reggae music, bookstalls, jumble and other amesements, General verdict: a goud cart, but bor enough kids of COLPLE of lossand people exbected Walthan Forest Against Racialism Carnival on BELT include groups such at Black Slate and Leyton Broadside Theatre, deshows, food and malk for ANL, AND IN with three SOUTHALL A CARNIVAL so is being held Park on Satorday 22 July, It is J0L335S. being organised powerful CELEILEISE Committee which Anti-Apart- Southal Fouch Mercinent, the The number of ANL, and the Indian Workers Association band The Carnival starts at 12 ranging from respac, dances and theatre to Sophia EDINBURGH ANL. iscontinuthe city ing its fight against the police and local authorities to hold a and Scollish Carnival Against the Nazis in Edinburgh on August 5, wrile HERNEY.
Ben The fiest sechack in NUM organisation al the carniva. AL. came with the refusal of the Tory-controlled district council pallow the use of a large parkie The centre of Leith. an area of high immigrant population Their reason, according to a SODA SOLEND CASTE unwillingnest to see pop music and Tood alls. people to politics!
• TiLes Campaign organised in Leading meibers Nitional Union warkers and the leadership of the STUC lent their weight to the campaien, and the Lathian regional council, controlled by Campaign Labour wastersuader eas the mic of theil premises in Buzzard, block dancers, SWP. Socialist Tanks, Against Rac by are not laken away.
entertainment punk groups.
The Caveniry view of the pres League PAULINE and DES the city centre. the its fel support, Tories' discriminațory was the labour police.
ban DE Mine ahead! police registered their opposi lion, as the new coute would traffic on ronds and it Bexley would by pass a crematoniura!
It so happens the roads were had had s allow the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards to marde is Chieftain cars and troop carriers around the city:
Onceagain ANL activitiesare geared for a campaign to make sure that our democratic rights to assemble and enjoy ourselves conducting to drive? -THE CARNIVAL me don't need' is how the local press in Coventry beadlined its opposition to a planned anti-racist event, reports ANNA REESE from the carnival organising Tor which share in proposing that the carniva planned by the city's Anti Naz tind the Committee against Racism and Fascism should be held six miles froe The appasition uf the Tacies has concentrated support for the carnival Over 150 people piek cred a conned meetine, and the Labour group has promised Lar wock i report by a community relutions council officer was banded because among other things, it accused a number of major em plasers area of aaving a recruitment The lin incladed Coventry cily council. Warle the right Tarts a blind exe to racism, and don is best to counter anti-racist activities, a onc-day racist assacis on bus drivers.
And the carnival will po him fir to drive. Unknown 1o him the letter also claimed he had had a psychiatric illness of wicertain nature и туре от religious experience'.
When the Garage Manager broke the seal and read this to lessons on English history and him it was the first tune lie had heard any reason for what had happened to him hospital informed the LT doctor that be psychotic experience, though admitting that tests the diagnosis remains uncer tain, Driving was out The union's full time officer made no alleript to investipate Buddy's stars independently. He advised Buddy 1p accep ULTEI huck But wouldit'l this he an admission of guilt? Moreover, I he was sane enough conduct, wasn't be sane enough Abandoned by the bealth service he had raid his taxes tor, by the employer he had kept is business, and the union he had paid bis subs to, Buddy finally accepted retirement on modical grounds last Septem ber. He was 34 years old He has since taken London Transport to an indastrin about it.
Buddy Larrier was a tailor in Barbados when, at a time of acule Mall shortage, LT were recruiting in the West Indies For months Buddy attended I cucniog classes and was given English language: be was even taught how he was supposed to hehave in public? No mention fares was made until his final week Fie passed a whole pattery o and interviews They mate at sound all 1 was goi wack in Buckingham Palace', he recalls.
During his first week as a conductor a bassenger knat ai him He went driving because of the racist abuse that built up at the tinse of Enoch Powell's first speech on immigration in 1968. He swore never to go conducting again.
"didn't just come here", say Buddy, 'I was brought here. They needed me. But aftei Iwelve years a doctor's report was chough for then to give me the push.
• This article is reprinted from the Summer 1978 Issue of The Platform, paper of the Londor Trunsport Rank File Orgunisation.
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 20 July 1978 page 3
TALBOT were there. IT WASaglorious twodaysfor London's East End. On no-go area for the Nazis. On Monday there was the first ever strike in this country against racism. GEOFFREY some coticades from lie other side. No need to worry. The shops are shut. Grins and loud cheers all round.
The Naz Cluema bas been turned over to the organisers of ine day sereis - Ene muckne and Tower Hamlets Defence they did anyway, and hundred arrived at the Nar Cinema There were a number of whit kids as well from the Towe decided to join the strike afte receiving leaflets from Carolin local IMG
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IN WALTHAM FOREST
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