THE BLACK sections Meeting, which took place last weekend, took a number of vital steps to turn to black youth and guarantee them a role. The constitution was changed so that five members of the black section automatically on its national committee; the national youth organiser will have a place on the executive; and the youth committee will have the right to terence. KINGSLEY organiser, submitted the following report to the AGM which endorsed.
It is quite clear that if the Labour Party Black Sections do not build a viable and radical youth section there will be no future for our movement. We have seen Black Youth over the past few years at the forefront of the struggle against this vicious Tory government. Black youth is the most radical element in sociely The Black Sections must work to involve and Black to Therefore, the youth committee must be given the necessary support and resources by the national move t daa a dauonal recrument and mobilisation drive.
Over the past year, the Youth Committee has been involved in building links with the Black community. We have taken an active part in a number of detence campaigns including Broadwater Farm, Cynthia Jarret, Cherry Groce and the Justice for the Pryces Campaign. Black Sections youth went down to Waltham Forest College to help the Black youth there in their fight against a racist headteacher We have also been working with Black youth in Tower Hamlets who have been struggling against the most reactionary Labour-controlled council in London. A major part of our campaign over this year has been to take the message of Black self-organisation into the colleges, polytechnics and universities. .
The Black Sections Youth Committee has embarked on a major campaign within the LPYS. Kingsley Abrams, Youth Organiser, is standing as the Black Sections candidate for the LPYS seat on the NEC. This campaign raises serious questions of how the LPYS could recruit Black youth to the Labour Party, and tackle the problem of racism on the Labour Party and in society as a whole.
It is also highly relevant to for the whole Left. It is for this reason that the campaign is supported by groups such as the majority of organisations in the LLC, CLPD, ICI, WAC, Youth tional, Chartist, NOLS and LCC It is vitally important that the Black Section realise significance of this recruiting Black youth to the Labour Party.
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