Lewisham defence committee formed

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of for 'great capitalist minate arrests working about dropping The anti-fascist It needs:

Money' cOoly one thing could have stopped our movement if our adversaries had understood its principles and from ty branch.

Ehud smashed Witnesses* with the utmost brutality the nucleus of our movement» Hitler, 1933 In Lewisham on 13 Aug ust, 5000 trade unionists, socialists, and black youth, Nazi National Front to abandon their The police were determin- address; ed to let the Nazis march. They artested over 200 antilascists on charges ranging from breach of the peace to grievous bodily harm. Bit it is not the anti-fascists who should be in the dock • it is Merlin -SELLAT Rees and Police Commiss ioner MeNce. They sought to allow the front to march shrough a strong black community spouting racist filth, unleashing 4000 police in baton and horse charges. and making mass indiscriThat is why a Defence Commitize was set up last week to campaign for the all charges against the anti-fascists.

defence committee needs the help of all those who want to stop the faseCollection sheets have now been produced Resolutions of support for those arrested from your trade union or Labour Parto arrests 10 come forward.

Meetings in each town 1o be addressed by the defence committee speakers, organised through anti-fascist co The Defence Committee can be contacted al this Treasurer, Lewisham DeIncreased postal charges mean that we have had to raise the abscription cost. Bur they are star exceptionar yoline Domestic: 6 motichs, 53.15; 12 renths $7.50 Abroad: AlemaD, (12.50. Surface, e9 per somet Name co Address.

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Similar moves are under way in Birmingham to organise defence for the 12 anti-fascists arrested by police rallying lo the aid of the beleagured NF during the Ladywood by-election, Donations, inquiries or offers of support can, for the time be wood Defence. Co 768. Digbeth. Birmingham, B5 6DY.

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