Black section round-up | Socialist Action 1983

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uphold its decision with black section votes.

Vauxhall's refusal to toe the line is not con. sidered likely to affect Holland's position. called on party members decision and their support for back sections.

•Sanity has prevaned once said Mari Wadsworth, black section vice chair and himset a member of the Vauxhall "The NEC's call to reselect was , a further at.

black sections, thinly disguised as trying to get parties to abide by the sanctity of conference decisions.

'As far as we are concerned, , our full participa tion in all the processes o1 the local parties is nonnegotiable. My answel the "constitutionalists" is that when the party leadership abides by Clause IV of the constitution - then we're in business.' But the situation for black sections good in Newham North West however. The reselection meeting there wa: Janice Muir on behalf of last WCCH D. the NEC, She ruled that the meeting go ahead because black secnon delegales were HvoIr. ed.

Newham North West MP Tony Banks said . afterwards that. bis first. thency annual moetings. VAUXHALL LABOUR PARTY voted last week to that the local black section should be fully involved in reselection, despite a call from party headquarters to reselect without their participation. Early last year the constituency confirmed sitting MP Stuart Holland as its candidate loyalty' must be decisions of the local parAs one Newham dele gate • aptly commented. with one-third of Neham's residents elnnk minorities, the argument is not aboul une constitutiol but 'the representation of local community within the party'.

Things are looking u though For the black ser tion in Tooting. An anti racist conference held by the local party last Saturday overwhelmingly confirmed support black section delegates to be given full voting rigats on the general committee Despite the fact that a black section has existed in Tooting for over a • year. the party has only offerer fraternal. non-voting delegate places on the GC. This has been described by black section porters 'bantustan tokenism.' Tooting's next GC will be rediscussing the position of its black section.

The demand of the black section national committee for with the women and youth sections or une party lnal c two GC and one executive with full voting rights. In view of the continued attack on black sections, this will be an important issue to press at the 1986 round of constiTHE ANNUAL Socialist Action 17 January 1986

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