BRENT SOUTH Labour Party looks set to select a today. Parliamentary they didn't put forward socialist policies People are looking fo some alternative to That cher, some alternative to the status quo. They won't stay with Labour if people lKe RINOCK collie lu duck the issue, to run away • did during miners' strike, as he did over latc cappus what role do think black sections have in this?
Our function is twofold It's recognising that a larg tuer o bac. •CUDIt vote, vote and making sure that they don't just vote at election time but that they have a voice in the party and how it's run.
- Black sections can do two things very • well: not but actually change policy.
For example in my own black section in Streatham we had a recent discussion about rate-capping the effects on black peo. ple. How it would affect jobs - by and large black people are the lowest pad workers. How it would aftect services to the blac community, housing and social services, and so on There is a great deal of support for the campaign against Lambeth among people. Inrough s nlacı sections we're able to express and identitv areas o concern of black peopie. and o tormulate paigns and support among hose people The miners' strike was another example There 3000 black miners Black peopie played a ver active roie in supporting chat strike. The links have not been lost - they're there for life So, black sections can influence policy locally and nationaliy. And xe can help build a mass party committed io change.
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