IMGpapers 1976–79

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

3. More to it than labelling the NF

· Socialist Challenge No. 88, 22 March 1979 · p. 6 of the scan · 269 words

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namely SWP and IMG, must re-consider that support as a We call upon both groups to take effective action to remedy the existing situation if, indeed, chester? it is possible at this late stage.

We hope that that considerabegin of Against DiaCk Nazis publication of this letter, in full, in both Socialist Worker and Challenge the -OTHESHECE STUART CASHMORE, MICHELE DEWHURST, as the Polytechnic Campaign Against here was -it.

WHAT was the purpose of the counter-demonstration at WinAt Lewisham the message was clear to tens of thousands people. The NF were marching to drive the muggers (by which they meant black people) off the streets They were in tact encourag ing white racists to terrorise the people of Lewisham, through their show of force Our reply was that it was for the labour movement to act with black people in self-defence and where necessary to do this bing ourselves, to drive the fascists Was this the point we needed to make in Winchester? On this occasion the NF were parading "defenders TECt speech, the defenders of Relf who merely speaks the truth.

The point we needed to make don't be conned, remember the racist murders, and remember that the labour movement has to defend its democratic rights against the Confronting the fascists only COnTUSe the political point we wanted to make, by giving the impression that we were the ones out to deny people's rights We may know that in the last analysire the fascists ry fascists in -SUBDICSS. order to defend the democratic rights of the Labour movement and the oppressed.

But the knowledge of historic

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