BEN BOUSQUET is be formed and to ensure proper black representation at all levels.
those promoting these proposals.
What were the aims of your resolution?
Let's face when the Labour rav was tormed at the beginning of the centurv there were black people politically active in Britain. Now there are two and a half million and although We tend to support and vote for the takes for glanicu Labour conference the ar- For example, the rangements committee was very reluctant to put our resolution on the agenda. wasn't until „ee do care overtoe conference that we got it discussed!
SOUTH London Hospital tor women the last general hospital in the country run by and TOT women.
Minister Health, Kennel clarke. . obviously thinks that is one LOO mane final decision taken the that it should go.
The hospital provides vital service for women, particularly Asian women, who preter treatment black councillor parliamentary candidate for Labour in North Kensington. At the Labour Party conference he moved a Socialist Action asked him about the aims of What we were demanding was the setting up of a working party to propose constitutional ments. we want black people represented in the we can contribute our black socialism to the movement. We asked for black groups within the constitutencies so that black people can formulate policies that have a direct relevance to black peopic which tney feed into the movement.
Some white comrades give us a lot of help the delegates IrON North Westminster and Tony Brent East Benn The NEC was split, but Jo Richardson was 100 Del ORDER doctors staff.
Equally essential are the opportunities given by the hospital for trainconsultants and doctors women make up only 15 per cent of consultants and 20 per cent of doctors overall South London scheduled to be closed next A massive campaign will be needed to stop the closure and fight the health cuts in LOnOr as a wioter In the end we got the motion remitted - in eftect we got tht workng party we wanted. we only got it because people didn't want the Party to be seen as racist by turnIg us down.
What's your next step?
In the late Spring we will hold national meeting for black Party members. We are hoping that a national forum, like our London forum, will emerge from this.
We will be pressing the NEC with proposals to the 1984 conference. If we don't get positive results we'll have to form a black caucus af they don't like it they'll have to try to suspend us, expel us or whatever.
We're not going away, and if they don't support us they'll just expose their racism. Not only will this movement raise the racist policies of the Labour Party, but we'll try to dictate future policy.
La very strong movement, a real socialist radical Hovelicie which is what the Labour Party was and has forgotten.
AFTER two years of hard work and planning, a group of women in the Falls Road area of West Belfast have just set up a women's centre.
The centre, a unique development in an area where the special needs of women have been HOSI ignored, has already become a hive of activity. Women are using it for advice on proGeneva deal threatens Palestinians FOLLOWING the invasion of Grenada, stepping up the pressure Rumours Washington
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resolution which demanded changes in the Party constitution to allow black sections of the Party to
MALE Tory axe for Women's hospital
Falls Road centre