SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Labour Party black section on racist attacks

Socialist Action No. 117, 11 October 1985 · pp. 3-4 of the scan · 676 words

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fighting organising We do get inspiration. 1tit. awe gel inspiration have apartheid here. People we don't They say we have here but that's rubbish. Just look at the Broadwater Farm Estare. For y* it's like Soul Alica We can'get job: and we have no opporiu have our own the specia. bra: police harassr, ent They say we 2 to riot to get things h know that if we're up against the wall if s forced to fight back. The only thing that wi!! get heard is to go onte the say South Africa and Broadwater Farm is one struggle and one mght. H€ want fair treatment, equality and justice.

The council must call an open meeting to launch a public enquiry. restle tanta sober be resulting a number youths being beaten and arrested. Since then Haringey mittee has monitored complaints against the police which is on the increase. The criminalisation of the youth must stop. The police must respect us and give us equal They start killing our mothers!!!!

Now in October 1985. the police who have become militaristic, have again occupied Broadwater Farm, due to the uprising which :o0k place because of Mrs Jarrett's death, and ongoing harassments. police have made he estate a no go ared black CONmunity demand the withdraw al the police from the sitate. do sondarma, on, messaces solidarity, contact: Broadwater Association: (01-) 808 1667; Haringey Independeni Police Committee: (01-) 808 2837. THE LABOUR black section has issued the following statement on racist violence.

THE war being waged against the black community in the form of race attacks is an indication of how racist Britain is today.

Many council estates, particularly in areas. the grounds.

The victims are largely Asian, old, parents and children.

Racist graffitti has 'acceptable" walls; houses, buses and most public property.

The streets of our cities are no longer safe to walk on; middle of the afternoon, peopie are subject to abuse and attack.

Home Office figures show that Asians are 50 per cent more likely to sut some form of insult and attack than any other group in Britain. notified to the aushorile were this year. This is gross under- stimation the real figares, since nur «t vicfidence in the dutie;

aci against ine perpetra ors.

This type dałous behaviour has been allowed to grow precise!: because with the exception national government has bothered to investigate or take seriously the horrors that many people face daily.

If black youth defend themselves munities, like the Newham and their comand Neatam 7, they the ones subjected 1o saie brutality.

We pay tribute to the Asian Afro-Caribbean people who have come in fascist thugs: Self-defence solidarity to fight against We repeat their slogan is ne offence Black sec. tions • sr DOK1 solution ei of race ararki and max= .:1CC immediate demand:

1. Local autherites in the inner spearheaded Latour administrations. set special units io take complaints from the black community and collect data on race atfund black community groups working te defea attacks harassment on the siree:

2 %ba petrators hye in colnch de commodation, they OIC be evicted Local authorities must end the practice of unoving the victims, often even worse accommodation 3. Police inust respond ianmediately, once notified of incidents apprehessien of the must press charges against effort must be !. brile the perpetra 4. Spe. 'a pulice l the squad. serious crime solE nurpose is lo combai far: attacks musi be set up in the inner cities 5. The Labour Party must moun natonal paign give high pronty manifesto imple. → all these demands.

Justice for the Pryces Week of Action TUESDAY 22 October: picket Forest Gate police station f.30om-8om WEDNESDAY 23 October: pickei Eset Ham police siation 0.30pm-8pm THURSDAY 24 October:

picketet Plansiow police station 5.30pm-8pm;

Cate MONDAY 28 Octob public ince 02 At"! Street North. Mo invited speakers inci Handsworth Defene: Campaign.

For detaik other events in Long üround the count: the Justice for the i 555 8151 suppori comminee ar: Lon dox 273, Foress cafe Landon

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