SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Grant is wrong: Black Sections are the issue

Socialist Action No. 165, 22 May 1987 · p. 4 of the scan · 478 words

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specifically on Black Secwnal t in saying is that discuss all these constitutional matters and so on is. arter ine elecuon He went on: "There are ways in which Illariy can tackle racism.

tackling racism In reply to the question of how essential the Black Section was Grant said: No. acisin don't think it is an essential way. I think it is just one way of doing it, andl think there are other ways of doing it.' 'We can do it, for exHuD C. by having number of black organisations affiliated to the Labour Par There whole number of scenarios that we can construct. I'm saying that I don't want to get bogged down into a onetrack way of thinking.

He also explained that black PPCS had already approached charitable institutions for ACCORDING TO Bernie Grant, 'Black Sections are not the be-all and end-all as far as I'm concernSection was a constitutional issue to be put on the funds a black caucus.

Black MPS would be all over said Grant, Section is complete has the the The laloul Black issue extends far Nt ti far First, most emthe Unable seats wouldn't be Black elections an fighting for Grant black representation exists within the Labour Party. Years of black people throwing temselves on the mercy of a white and racist Party had produced precisely nothing.

The issue of Black Sections is not primarily a 'constitutional matter'.

the only basis for wikin the the alliances within labour movement that black people in this country r need.

Black Section is not some optional extra on the anti-racist agenda. There is no way that black people or women, can ngnl lor mel nociavi without organisation. Black Sections are therefore not among many' organisations fighting racism within the labour movement, but are at the very core of the strategic fight which has to "the leadership, that reathe Section witch has been black members parlament like the Section But happy place democratic organisation can be blown course, parlia mentary establishment is designed to But what OI a democratic organisation Thạt Bernie Black among ways tackling Black liberation, fight be won 'enlightened how good particular is of ute cole Cilereu door of intentions finally, out. Only democratic Ci kreD course Every socialist Bernie stood up against „ DOnCe Socialists only achieved by the organisation whether be of the Bernie Grant's Salc icul on Black Sections : wrong

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