THE PROPOSALS for black sections which have been pressed for some time on the Labour Party by the black ethnic communities are now being considered by the NEC working party set up year's conference. There are many people in the movement, and I am one of them, who believe that the case for establishing such sections is very strong and the party must respond positively.
Labour is, and always has been, federal organisation recognising differing interests or the trade unions, affiliated organisations, women, young people and a whole range of special interest groups. Against that background, there is no doubt whatsoever that black sections would fit into an accepted pattern and provide a strong voice for hundreds of thousands of people who, at present, feel that their voice is not heard strongly enough. We eed to see that this argument is strongsitting and that conference hears the presented while the working party is case for black sections not only from he black communities but from across he whole spectrum of the party.
Today's pportunity for Black activists in the this reason it is a very important event.
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people remain the election of any the and the Labour Party composed of seafarers riots and systematic provides an to form 'self-help' 'one-crop' economies. of the Labour Party to formally recognise them, the essence of the devale must be lo clari wilal altitude one takes to such a developview this is impossible without an assessment of the relationship of the black community as a whole to une rest or briusa pontics and in pardevelopments taking In many strikes like this at Fords black workers have been among the most militant in the labour jorce.