signed, of which 725 were enforced.
In all euses the victims had no recourse to the law. They could not challenge these orders in the court. The Home Secretury was judge, jury and executhose deported, blacks: 135 from Ghana, 113 India. 134 from Nigeria. from Turkey, and 72 from ompare this with 14 from Australis, 5 trom from Belgium and Finland, 4 trom canada and ponc trom white Rhodesia INC UCT TE DOUTEM the but patrials*, In etber words they bave parents or grandparents born in this country.
Pentonville prison in North London houses most of these prisoners, with 147 incarcerated at the present time.
PICKETS The others are shared hu Winson Green in Birminghum (23), Armicy in Leeds (10), Risley Remand Centre (20) and The Bradford-based Campaign Against Deportations und Racist Immigration Laws has mounted pickets of Armiey and obtained the relesse of Saced Rahman and some others held there.
This success is being built on by INCES several jails this Saturday, In London, Holloway are being pickeled helween llam organised by the Campuign Detalis of this and future DESIYENES CAIL. 133, c/o 182 Lipper St. London N1. Tel Emily 01-720 7641. FRIENDS HOUSE SUION ROAD ONDONI Opp. Euston Sta.
WOLVERHAMPTON is nequiring an cren reputation.
CROFT reporis in scandal involving leacher. the At a well attended CARF meeting Jag Aiwell explained his case. He was interviewed Park Socondary School Wolves. Four insiead ratification of bis appointment.
education inspector who said LE LAC SCHOOT BABACHIR яге sub-committee had opposed his Both in this and a subsequem meeting with the director of education Jag received patronBecause Wolverhampton like DOPOLEIL teachers, In reality it has a poor TELOUE Both Wolves Committec and Wolves CARF have passed motions of support and WARC has asked mecting with the director of education discuss question of the scarcity of black leachers in Wolverhampton.
teachers, a support committer of next: meeting of has been called.
CASC CABINCI discreet racism in our schools 2pm, and colleges and should be raised wherever possible. If you would like further information Box or can help in any way contact Jag Arwell, NATIONAL EDUCATION SESSIONS ON Crown Court last week.
DD LICOL CrOWn COUTE OVCE TIC past fortnight were three of the seven black vouths arrested in Wolverhampton on 27 Janublack #Scutfies had broken eut when a spontaneous demionAnti-Racist stration against took place after the National Front threatened to allack a for a black disco in the weeks of racist attacks, arson attempts, the black and Asian communiTies.
The three on Wolver- 1 AM writime read a recent issue of Socialist the Challenge concerning Stevens. I do not know whetber he is innocent or guilty of the charges be now faces land Il for me to speculate], but l do Wolverhampton previous charge he faced and LaCY SOEICHIL was convicted on, although he I am a journulist lit may be relevant to suy that 1 am not a member of any political party andit was in that capacity that I attended a demonstration in Glasgow in 1975 against the leting of a council hall to the National meeting lyon will have to check dule Kingston Talls].
Several hendred demonstrafors blocked the way into the bull and the police Forced a Ray through for the tiey band of NF members, mot before more than eighty people were arrested for obstruction, police asssait and the lice. This success has given a tresh campaign to defend anti-racists still awalting trial. DAPE ASHCROFT reports.
The youths on trial at Stoke | facing the more serions charges Despite acquitted.
case! harassient the Aguinst Racism, SE MARASMICIE DOI The Crown trial were to you having CHEVIE aboul • hold was There again.
After the NE meeting had i paper and was walking behind boost to the against those arrested that day.
this, Iwo were defence The third was persuaded to change his plea to guilty when the jury Tailed to agree on his acquitted too.
Il was in the course of the ampaign that developed as result of the 27 January event that Dave Stevens, treasurer Of Council AUEW: the Wolverhampton Campaign other anti-racists were arrested picketed by the North Staff finished the police led out those who had attended the meeting and walked them down the street to a bus about 250 yards PUTE scuffles BOW I was covering the remen- the arrest. stration for a sational daily Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, in liaison with the Wolverhampion Defence Cam paign throughout the trial.
Dave Stevens told Socialist Challenge: "This verdict completely vindicates the approach defence campagn What we have to do now is maintain the momentum to the campaign, s0 that defendants come up we will be Dave Strans Sponsors Lon Choulerion ional Orlicer AUEV Ber Rutre Collingsweed: J Hamilton: G Morgan television. demonstrator was wrestled to the ground and a man (whoms I know CERTEIS protested about the manner of Stevcas in tall, he las an , Johnt Childs: Brin Major of Orford; Cilr Ancrow Smi English re etant in this context), une he accent [which Is visually prominent. He was saying, loudly, but in controlled ,manner that he wanted to complain of police asault und what was the proper way lo go about i ne was ensmediatedy arrester and charged with breach of the PERCEI. and my BBC callengue, gave evidence for the delence Suffice it to say that the evidence front polic officers was completely different.
The magistrate said: We have a conflict of evidence here whose 1 accept." He chose to believe the palice and Stevess was convicted.
Fam writing this because the Glasgow conviction will have UN IMMOLE CHI SISSE passed on Stevens. And that COOTCHON MAS SE Please use this in ans way Yours fuithfulls, RON MeKAY
AS mangled mailihe hird posed as the alternatives for the black
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TWO YOUTHS arrested on an anti-racist demo in Wolverhampton last January were acquitted in the
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