A MEETING of over 400 people was held on Wednesday. 5 February by the Bristol West St Paul's Community Association. It's theme was •Defending the black communities.' The meetin was held in the heart of the St Paul' Bristol West LPYS the city. The speakers were Bernie leader of Haringey council, Emerson Webster the Cherry Groce Support Group, Kuomba Balogun. chaur of the St Paul's Community The media gave wide publicity to the meeting, but more important it was widely supported within neck Comma Kuomba set the tone of the meeting when he said: "It's time for black people they face themselves, lalner lan always Icacung to events.
emerson Webster out the background to the attack on Cherry Groce ir Brixton — bad housing, 90 Wendy Savage: on trial for giving women an option to none and that her prac tice is a victory for womencentred medicine and the • The Savage enquiry is open to the public and is taking place at Addison per cent youth unemployment systematic harass ment by the police. He said 'the police are tast becom ing judge, jury, executioner.' Bernie Grant received a warm welcome from the St Paul's audience He began by attacking the racism of pIcs. establishment over the events in lottenhan Since 6 October in Tottenham, Grant said: "There has been a virtual state of siege on Broadwater Farm.
'The Broadwater Farm Association's presmashed mises nave beer i2 are being Young kids of 10 and alicocu all held for up to 72 hour: Files are being kept on ac tivists. Phone tapping is rife Guns being distributed to the police to intimidate people.
Grant said a public inthe truth the events in Tottenham.
He called black people to join the Labour Party and organise - linking up with those pro forces in the toretront of the struggle against the racist system. House, Old Street, Loncor El. Money is still needed for Wendy's cost in ine enouiry una conalon should be sent to: Tower Hamlet. CHC Road, El.