THE THIRD march to demand a public enquiry into the death of Colin Roach, held on Saturday, 12 March, was attacked by police, who were determined to smash the demonstration and destroy the campaign.
As people marched to Hackney town hall, having held. two minutes silence outside Stoke Newington memory of Colin Roach, DONCE alacked flat-backed van leading the procession.
They broke the van's windows and dragged out the driver, Labour councillor Twomey, wire was subsequently taken hospital as a result of his injuries, attacked those on the back of the van and leading the mararresting others Colin Roach's. father.
There was no lustitiable reason for the assault. The march had been entirely peaceful and, until the police intervention, promised to remain sO. The police wanted to smash the march but they did not succeed.
Though temporarily disrupted, the marchers regathered and continued to. Hackney Town Hall There it was desisted i.
There was decided Wicker le can in wer the arrested were being held.
Over 200 people then set off to City Road police peaceful picket to demand station establish the immediate release those arrested.
At one point when the police tried to divert the march on a long aetour. the marchers broke free the police 'escort' sought their own, more rect, route to une station.
Unce al ine stanon a delegation managed naganise the Daneuv Lo Sunday 5 March in solidarity with women republican prisoners.
Celebrations PACKED County Hall on 8 March listened 10 a panel of women speakers EI alvador, Turkey, Iraq. Iran, Palestine and the Soviet Union.
On 1000 women marched through London and in the afternoon the same number ATI women piled into a to discuss Strug YES, 'Mothering Sunday' was last weekend. 'Oh my god, I forgot' I can hear vou cry.
Or are you one of the principled brigade who thinks it's selling out to release of Mr. Roach and a picket, the police, without through the hastily set-up riot barriers and attacked black activist and a leader of the Colin Roach Camprimed an explosion..
In a crude attempt to crush campaign around the death of Colin Roach, the young black man they claim shot himself in Stoke Newington police station, they have achieved the reverse The Colin Roach CamINTERNATIONAL Women's Day was marked with a 300 strong picket of Armagh prison on Common peace camp were among a delegation of 100 women from Britain. Sinn Fein women's department intend to visit the peace camp at Easter.
The Tuesday continued internasessions •What nuclear to Mone peace? by the Hamburg Parliament Broadside Theatre ed by the the bourgeoisie to send Mum a card?
Of course, Mother's
Day is a sop to women, a rip-off by the greetings card and flower merchants but what the hell! Mum's anything like mine, she won't appreciate your radical stand.
If it slipped your paign, rather than being become a symbol of black which will inspire black communities anc anti-racists throughout On 27 March there is a carea by the Campaign Against Racist Laws in opposition to the mass of racist legislation enacted UVCI the past few years This campaign, like the Colin Campaign, has wide significance.
It is about confronting increasingly racist, authoritarian and vicious state •This march must have massive support.
Photo: JOANNE O'BRIEN Women from the Greenham
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