London rejects Black and Asian Advisory Committee

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absolutery convinced that the idea of DUSILIVe aculull or ullulcu by the Black Section, with all the support that got in many inner city areas, has resulted in a tremendous Photo. ON 22 SEPTEMBER the Greater London Labour Party rebuffed the Black Asian Advisory Committee (BAAC). The Regional Executive voted for a motion to 'withdraw all of its representatives from this undemocratic committee' and called upon 'all socialists to boycott it'. The motion considered it an 'insult to Labour's black supporters to relegate the demands and needs of the black community to a toothless body which will achieve no more than all the previous now defunct race committees.' Labour Party Black Section Monday night's decision was taken despite an intense campaign over the full-time Labour Party officials and the Labour leadership in • support of the committee. The BAAC was set up as an alternative to the Black The move to withdraw wrecks the your vole purely appointed and non-elected committee The BAAC already sutfered a major blow earlier Los monti wich ils chall Black Section Jo Richardson Cll1. nounced that after ine Labour Party in one week's time she will Tenuse et ouv lo culdlf cic committee but will also not take up membership of it.

Jo Richardson's decision brings the number of members of the committee who have either resigned, refused to attend thny will stated not seek reappointment to At next week's Labour

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