Wolverhampton on 11 March has The Anti Nazi League is | Stevens was visiting. sponsoring the campaign nationally. The Indian Workers Association has done the same, as well as organising Icaflets in Punjabi, and raising the issue in mectines Merlyn Rees and William Whitelaw.
Dave Stevens is a member of the Labour Party and many local members support his Six Wolverhampton councillors have already spon sored the campaign. Most of the town's leading trade unionists are behind it.
Stevels was taken round Parliament last week by Tom Litterick support. Four MPs signed at once.
Dave Stevens figured
'Degenerate of the Month' in the July issue of the NF's paper Spearhead, which included his Since then all the windows of his house have been smashed; a brick was hurled at him as be was phoning trom a c and two days later. a member of the IWA recei a threatening phone call wh got off te tremendous start, reports CHRIS ROSEBLADE.
Following these incidents. the police were asked to provide profection. But as far as they concerned, "nothing sinister". They said they had no reason to believe it was the Frout.
As Dave Stevens says! The cops aren't really prepared to do anything. They don't take things like this seriously when it happens to blacks or known anti-racists.
The delence campain hasn't just been about respectable names. It has also involved winning support in the heart of the oppressed communities.
One such evening was spent in a pub in Wolverhampton where over a hundred Asians attended a social. We were the only whites. After a dressed Punjabi singer, mance macrificently Noor got up We were amazed when it was translated forus, It was about a girl who says to "Don't go into debt will the moneylender to pay sly dowry. and I will fight them all.? There we General collecting perfor- Later Noor, president of the IWA. made a speech about the campaign sang. followed by tremendous app lause. Leaflets in Punjabi were handed out. her father: We have been campaigning flat out. Ten thousand petitions and leaflets WIl available, pamphlet. A national speaking"
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DENNIS Police take away Dare Stevens on il March ANL needed to finance the book. now. shortly be INTERCE cour is planned, with spenkers from the IWA, Afro-Cariborganisations, and the Funds are still desperatel work Please reach for your cheque Campalen. c/b Student Union, Wolverhump-
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THE SUPPORT campaign for Dave Stevens and the others arrested during the anti-racist demonstration in