New crisis hits Black and Asian Advisory Committee

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18 August which over 80 youth attended.

They heard Gina Khan (Black Section), Jayne Fisher (LPYS), John Naute (SWAPO). The most inspiring speech of the evening was from George Johannes. a representative of the African National Congress.

between the struggle inside South Africa and the tasks of solidarity and the AAM in Britain: 'We are going to chop off the arms and legs of imperialism in our country. Your task in Britain is to chop off its head'.

Following the success of the public meeting members of Sparkbrook LPYS and supporters of the youth newspaper youth Action in Birmingham have worked closely with Birmingham AAM in building the AA picket lobby of the TUC and are boycott campaign aiming at ending the sale of South African goods by shops in Birmingham.

, Andy Schaffer (AAM) and He graphically explained the connection planning a mass THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Jo Richardson is not to stand after party conference for membership of the Black Asian (BAAC) has provoked a new crisis of that body. The BAAC has already been hit by several resignations by black members — including Trudie De Haney, Keith Vaz, Gaynor Legall. Ernie Taylor, an NUR member, has refused to attend. reputation as a fighter for women's rights, and as a left winger, tee. Her refusal to stand deprives this divisive and non-elected committee of a large part of its remaining credibility.

Jo Richardson: resigning from BAAc Another severe blow to the BAAC is likely on 22 Sentember when the Lon don Labour Party regional executive is likelv to vote to take all Advisory Committee Valerie Vaz, Lincoln Crawford and Jo Richardson's well-earned acted to give credibility to the commitboycott tivities.

One result of the new chis right Bing is that right wing now threatening to lash out against Linda Douglas who has been elected as the first black member of labour's NEC. a Militant supporterr who elected as NEC With Jo Richardson refus from the LPYS ing to stand, and a black member on the NEC, huge TOW problem for the Labour leadership to nominate a white member to head the committee only a lell winger witho long record of opposition racism, SuC Jo Richardson, could be put Kinnock had originally intended that Bill Morris deputy general secretary o the TGWU, would be th first black member of the NEC and could then have been nominated to head the BAAC. However the racism of the right wing of the GWU executive blocked Morris's nomination to the NEC Chareson sea! stand is therefore creating problem the right wing on the NEC -which is using the BAAC as a last attempt to head off the demand for proelected, Black Sections in democratically important that the left asserts in a totalv unitec fashion, its opposition to this non-elected diverse committee in the conferences.

The Coor. dinating Committee (LCC) has already demned the committee. is to be hoped it will denone the members the NEC associated with the LCC stand for the committee -should the Campaign Group of MPs.