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Birmingham with 7 pet ployed school leavers alone so since Hunte 1379ISSE AHSAN recognises that racism hospitals WHI De et mne Centre oilne Ladywood poll. 'Over a quarter of the people in Ladywood are black. Council neglect has meant Birmingham FUSADOIL SEEE dECUVIERA Four years ago, residents had to threaien to bultn down dangenons derelict buildings because of the SETE Police harassment under the 'sus" laws is a permanent feature of the life of youne blacks in the Unemployment is chronic in cent out N SOrEIuCI BC nau uaC- when Labour's cuts have resulted in a Catch 22 situation for the area's workforce JAMES HUNTE & a candidate lenge in the Ladywood election. He claims te represent the Wesr Indian community in Britaim.
This caim Is only too readily taken up by the city's rightwing newspapers. Even more MATS standing "in break the back of Association and Mutual Herchit ior arotection)
Asociation. The later organisation was set up by Mr Huate who were the victims of the "pyramid selling CAUT TUA LOCE IAC BERILe! of Julian Hodge (the bankes RAGHIB AHSAN friend of Prime Minister Cal.
Hunte appears to be a pillar of strength in the West Indian sEnRI3uE up J0 FIGHTING RACISM AT THE POLLS is not new to the Socialisr Uinity candidate in haw Ladywood, Raghib Ahsan. Ahsan, a 28-year-old Transport Union stewand at the Rovers car factory in Solihull, contested the May local election in nearby Saitley. He gained over I1 per cent of the vole, soundly beating the National Front candidate by 290 vores.
Martin Tolman, a oca NUP e steware and sur porter of the Socialist Unity campenel pan cataly unse hospitals on the benis hashta n ternw would take all the parients. Now HOSO LAL in Ladywoad finrion. they are closing that too.
The election alsa takes niace at a time of growing unrest agains vage culs in the Birmingham cu industry. As Ahsan's candidahure was announced, 7,000 workErmin tam Laund themee en Faced with the threat of a lock-out holdays. Manszemcetmieht laks the action to divide striking toal room workers from the rest of the Ahsan's clection address comes NEVER DOES disunity on the MIL SURSEU BO LEC CUIE DOG ind 12 manth rule being peddie by the Labour Covernibent abd ISINS LALMEEt SHOuO T made for claims which fully make up for the loss of carnings oder te social onac w. auromatic compensation for in Tucse wre not paper word Ahsan was one of R group of alewards al Lhe Rover factory WO SoCwE ouCa Co0s their upcoming wage claim on the sante prillciples.
He is scathing aboot his Labour tare acout WHUnWIkHspute. Sever alsa had the dubious distinction Hirmingham's youngest Justice of the Peace. intend to ask him unite all those willing to fight for many hlack vouch he ha sent down in bis magistrates count", says Alhsan.
TAC MECIAHST LU IE HEEGET says thal the Labour Govern ment's claim that Social Contract HUISCS HIL HOICSSHIVIOALE theim in office is a sham. The socialist and Enioc Powell's Irish Tories to ger them nrougn, 1 2005 0 ocialist Unity urges suppo for Ahsan saying that the LOD calbaigo can bc pan Di Lie light back againse Labour's ber. rayals.
The Socialist Workers Part candidate is a young black mil tant, Kim Gordon, Gondon has plased a leading role in the fight igainst fascists in London as se retacy of the Lewistiam 24 D fence Campaign. National news. papers thiew the spotlight ou the Pamed Prince Charled with de- when Gordon ELU CVEHCE BE TODe SERCE m black youth in South Londor He says: "T will be fighting li exposi Cu0 lcE COTARIITM Birmingham and to mobilise sug port for demonstration ZINEISL COE BAM ANTIORNErOn in Lewisham on 13 August" HAZIONAR Front mundidate i
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