1) a campaign of Hass resolutions movement aimed at reversing the expulsions; 2) supporting meeting in the Sparkbrook consuluency i acicnce vi the com3) a lobby of NEC members, taking forms contacting individuals, and a lobby of the meeting when the ap has alread been lodged, is heard 4) taking the fight to the Sparkbrook rank and file, branches, trace socialist societies and ward sections; 5) investigating the poss bility of legal action; 6) a campaign of letters and articles in the left and black press.
Five resolutions opposing the expulsions have mingham. London seven bodies have come Photo: CARIBBEAN TIMES William Silcott's room after Tottenham police raid including Vauxhall, Southall CLPs.
Councillor Amir Khan, who has been added to the black section ildi tional committee, explained that the overwhelming majority of black people including many who hac initially supported black Secuols. vociferously opposed the expulsions and demandin their reverigh neighbouring Small Heath constituency was split down the middle the Sparkbrook party action, with the right wing on side and on the other, the rest of the people and baCk Another Asian Coun cillor member of Sparkbrook constituencv. Mohammed Rafique also faces expulsion this monin. he is a former opponent of black sections. Thus the crime of 'bringing the Pally into haltersiey s neutenants 'Hattersley's hand is clearly visible strings', said black section vice-chair Marc Wadsworth, 'and he has a lot to fear from the rank and file. He is the baron of a rotten His days al C numbered, both in terms of his ability to manipulate the fathers, and in terms of ois CLP key occupation of the post of MP for Sparkbrook.
'Because these bullying tactics, a lot of people would previously not have supported black self organisation are now supporting It's Saless that black martyrs have had to be made along the way.
'This is a multifaceted struggle with vast implications. The left has to line ple, or they will probien and defend black peoproblem along willane night wills.
SATURDAY 14th. SE
March at 1 am the DESE ON November the GMC Of TUESDAY Birmingham Sparkbrook CLP expelled its only black councillor, Amir Khan, and Kevin Scally, secretary of Birmingham Labour Committee on (LCI).
The expulsions, carried by 28 votes to 18 and 28 to 21 respectively, came as no real surprise. Amir Khan had fought to establish a black section to give mainly Pakistani members an indemocratic voice Kevin in Scally Dally supports affairs. British withdrawal Ireland, opposes the PTA, ana Is acuve in acienanig its victim Maire O'Shea.
Both challenged corin Councillor Amir Khan has been expelled for the 'crime' of organising a black section in Hattersley's constituency When Kevin next met him he mentioned the applicaLOR discover ne had never filled it in. partial investigation sanc tioned by the ward revealed that at least 60 of Ine WelC similar fakes. In some cases the addresses didn't even exist.
There was an obvious explanation. Spark Hill was the one ward unlikely to support me reseecon of Roy Hattersley, unless GMC delegates were changed at its forthcoming AGM Given the dispute over membership the Spark Hill AGM was postponed until March 1984. When it eventually took place many of On Sun 8th Sept , 1005 at 230 a.m ODEON CINEMA L eth Sept 100 /ж 230 pa BE HAPPLE LIVE NON
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