have been all but lost. If Neil Kinnock pursued just a behaviour. We reprint below the black section statement.
SOUTH Africa's racist, neo-fascist apartheid regime must be starved of of economic, social and diplomatic conThe Labour Party black sections committee fully supports the call for complete and inviolable economic sanctions aULO disinvestment aimed at bringing the racists in Pretoria to their knees:
But we believe that freedom for the enslaved black majority in Azania will not be brought about solely by sanctions. Those fighting break the chains of bondage through the armed liberation struggle must be supplied with financial and material aid.
Neil Kinnock says he endorses the suspension of diplomatic ties, à Dall OU the export of oil, weapons and capital, and the exclusion of coal and uranium imports from the. bolna regime. he not prepared to fight for these minimal as opposition leader. They are yet anouie • саггов to induce black people to vote Number 10 on a promise he allay not keep.
We call on Neil Kinnock to show the statesmanship, lamentably lacking in his squalid campaign against black activists in his party struggling for an organised voice the labour movement. When he was quoted in the recently using the "repellent' terms "bankrupt', was not South Africa's apartheid white minority government be was referring to, but THE SECOND Mines not Missiles festival held in members freely organised * in black sections.
More than 60 people • have been imposed *state emergency' - SCOTES LUIC black people have died since the recent uprisings many more must be slaughtered under a tyranny unrivalled since 'Our lads have had to Nazi Germany before Kinnock uses strong adjectives South Africa's continuing crimes?
We call on Neil Kinnock to urgently convene meeting of labour movement leaders formulate campaigh fight of the railway workers. Ray • Varnes. suspended guard Kings Cross, pointed out that some railworkers had been miners sare that the struggle 'was prelude to attacks on the entire working class and that it wouldn't be long before they were coming for us. Unfortunately the majority OI couldn't see that when they had the opportunity to join the strike last July.
But the Tories offensive was now hitting them railworkers were begin have asked Kings you'd have asked guards eight weeks 1. Immediate disinvestment by unions and Labour local authorities; 2. A national Party fund to provide aid for Azania's freedom fighters; 3. A concerted programme of pressure in parliament aimed securing sanctions stopping the British government from vetoing such measures the United Nations Security 'BLACK PEOPLE support the miners, our struggle continues. That was the message from the Black Delegation as the 1985 Notting Hill carnival got under way last weekend.
cash support and delegations to picket lines from the black community throughout the strike, returned to the carnival to raise money for sacked and imprisoned miners repression unleashed against the NUM during last year's strike brought a ready response from the black community who have long suffered severe harassment from police and courts.
a Black Delegation float and in street collection over the weekend. Over £2000 was raised from the street collection and which is being donated to black miners in Council; 4. A national publicity the trans arion and trades Labour Party press aimed at securing support and cash; 5. An immediate end to the sale of South Aincan goods by Co-op stores or use by Labour-controlled local authorities; 6. An officially-backed refusal by trade unionists at ports to handle South More than 50 black and white miners African goods or goods destined for South Africa 7. Unconditional release of political prisoners. Black sections intend to stand and fight for black liberation outside Britain. Like our brothers sisters Azania, we will not be beaten bankrupt opposition demand for black rights now!
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committee recently issued a statement on South Africa, the storm raised by the criticism of Kin- nock's record meant that the proposals made for labour movement action against the Botha regime
few of these demands as strenuously as he has op- posed black sections, then black and white activists alike would have that much less to criticise in his
Botha, gripped by fear of the inevitable restate of
GREENPEACE The Black Delegation, which organised and publicise the amnesty campaign. Police
from three coalfields participated on stalls, donations from local traders, 25 per cent of