HACKNEY NORTH and South, in East London, became the latest CLPs to gain Black Sections with launch meeting on 24 October entitled The Way Forward for the Black Community in Hackney Solidarity with Southern Africa'.
The impetus to set up Black Section in Hackney came from black activists campaigning TOI greater of Hackney's large black population on the Council. Now they are seeking to widen the scope of their activity, increase grass roots involvement, recruit black people to the Labour Steffanie Edward-Yarde of the Hackney Black Sections Steering Committee told Socialist Action 'A lot of black people think the Labour Party is nothing to do with them. We are planning a series of meetings on issues of particular concern to black people in Hackney. At present when black peothe Steering comm ple see Labour Party on leaflet they say "Oh, forget that!" If people see the Black Section achieving HACKNEY LABOUR PARTY BLACK SECTIONS PUBLIC MEETING to Discuss The Way Forward for the SPEAKERS:
Lester Lewis North Hackney & Stoke Newington C.L. P.
Ngila Muendane Pan African Congress of Azania (South Africal Linda Bellos Leader — London borovon or Lambet Counci Cllr. Lloyd King London Borough of Hackney Counci Abdud Mohamed Babu on African Solidarity Chair: Steftanie Edward-Yarde FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER 1986 - 7.30 pm HACKNEY TOWN HALL Mare Street, London, E8 PUBLISHED BY things we can change that.' The meeting is at 7.30 at Hackney Town Hall, Mare St, E8.
4 Socialist Action 24 Oct 1986 ON 6 OCTOBER 1985, police invaded the home of Cynthia Jarrett on the Broadwater Farm estate in
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Black Community in Hackney Solidarity with Southern Africa