SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Opinion: The black consciousness movement in South Africa

· Socialist Action No. 125, 20 December 1985 · p. 9 of the scan · 297 words

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WHAT IS happening in the black communities, not just in Britain but in Azania, is truly significant for the whole of the working class world-wide. That is why we in black sections are concerned to build the international links to bring together the black family.

Black sections, movement, know no holy cows. ine struggle or tne Alre, but we will not De bumied. hectored or cajoled into backing just one sole liberation organisation in Azania.

Vice Chair, Black Section National Committee (personal capacity)

Those people in the Anti Apartheid Movement involved in their organisation must also learn to talk witn all black ireeaom ngniers. iney musi join in the struggle against racism here in Britain 21180 not thousands recard for black struggle here in our midst.

Sections of their movement are already doing that. Thev deserve to be suoported. But thev're being attacked by reactionary big white chiefs as we in the black section have been.

It is interesting to note that attacks on the black consciousness made on the black sections, are inspired by white people because they are excluded. Often they focus on claims unal our leadersnip Is in tne nanos or the black petty bourgeoisie.

He uecod this: do we invalidate the struggle of black people in India or Ghana because Gandhi and Nkrumah were lawyers? Of course we don't. What matters is whose class interests they were fighting for.

I ne same goes tor us. wnose class Interests are we fighting for and how accountable are we going to he to the rest ot the labour movement? Thesi people who talk about careerism never adress the duero o accolaDl.

like the black consciousness Yes we support things happening without. having due movement, like those sometimes would out to those neonle is

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