SocialistAction 1983–88

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

On black sections

Socialist Action No. 136, 4 April 1986 · pp. 4-5 of the scan · 301 words

The scan: 136-apr-04-1986-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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TUC resolution which remetropontan authorities, alliances into the trade But, confident in the successes already AIDS crisis and the 12-13 April, at the b.

Registration and agenda THE DEBATE on racism at the Labour Party Young Socialist national conference 1986 was mainly orientated around teresting to see that Militant supporters did not propose a set programme for black youth, but instead attacked black sections.

Committee member and Delegate from Lewes However, having black section candidate -Kingsley for the place the Labour Party national executive committee forced Militant to nominate LinDouglas black woman, for the NEC The question of black sections has pushed Milibans Into lakils up Lacisil a lot more seriously For exampic, the LPYS banner had the words 'Smash Apartheid Capitalism: Build Direct Links'.

! The fringe meeting on black sections. It was inMilitant's programme fo black youth was just attack on black sections. In the meeting Linda Douglas ,and other speakers attacked black but without Souvis proposing a black youth programme. When contributions were taken from the floor, the chair called four or five Militant supporters and a Workers Power supporter, defended black sections.

did not ine Diallorill accept any questions. This fringe meeting showed that the dominated LPYS frightened about raising its alternative to black own sections.

The way in which the conference itself was conshowed the aUCO same sectarianism. For example, Militant supporters asked for a card vote on whether Nicaragua should be debated. But when we asked for a card vote on black sections we were told by the chair that it WOle waste conference Nevertheless, the terms of the debate on black sections at this year's YS conference. reoresented a vic for black section's three short years of campigning for black self-organisation within the Labour Party.

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Socialist Action 4 April 1986

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