Black YS once again opposed Black Sec tions. 'he resolution their favour called for the resignation Douglas from the Black do As all Committee to which Douglas could only reply that the 'committee is not that impor tant' (in which case why doesn't she follow the rest of the left and refuse to be on it?)
An emergency resolu tion submitter delegates from the floo the witch-hunt of Black Sections supporters was carried conference bulletin fringe meeting, marked the most united intervention of the campaign left in recent years.!
Saturday's fringe meeting attracted 100 peo ple to a da Section the LCI, Black Steve hustings could not have been more sharply contrasted to that the other candidates Whereas Steve pledged concrete support for black self-organisation, campaigning Sawyer, British availist withdrawal from Ireland, supporting the South African struggle, many other issues, Linda Left unity was positive under assault Organiser), who made a of Poll Jomoa in their newspaper, their bulletin at the LLL fringe meeting.
Fightback's stated reason for standing candidate 'Marxism'. In reality their lacked Uticallyl all significant alternative politics or strategy to Militant. rightback moved only one campaigning resolution defend reproductive rights and support women's sellAction deleg ates moved the main campaigning composite anti-apartheid work and the resolutions on stripsearches and plastic bullets - as well as organising the emergency resolution Black Sections required number of The main Marxis stumbling block for bott Fightback was taken up at Action's fringe meeting socialists self-determin SUDOUIL ation" with speakers from the LCI, the Palestini Solidarity Campaign, and the Black Sections LWAC.
Socialist Action 24 April 1987