I fully support the demand for Black Sections and am encouraged by your initiative which we must press at this year's Party conference. Indeed, in Putney CLP we established just such a section three years ago and it proved extremely valuable, both in drawing in black people who would not otherwise have been involved actively in the Party and in representing nterests and anti-racist policies.
The Labour Party has taken black people for a ride for too long and these rehicles for black self-expression will be an important means both of changing this and contributing to re-building waDour s pontical vase Peter Hain, Vice-Chair, Labour Coordinating Committee Livingstone DEAR COMRADES, occasion of your first national conference in Birmingham, I wish to extend my greetings wishes for a successful initiation. It is a sad state of our racist society that black people are forced organise independently organisations in order to determine strategies and pursue pursuit of equality and justice.
am totally committed to achievement of a society free from racism, sexism, inequality prejudices against any minority or disadvantaged groups in our society. Your struggle for justice is ours too.
timenam in 1958.
of the working black reflected this reality.
The founding Universal Coloured Peoples tion started development black working class organisations. on the best to within action in the Harringey where are black councillors? councillors' stand is good - but ABC +0 Pork asia
Socialist Action 22 June 1984