IN THIS ISSU • Campaign Group News can be ordered from the Campaign Group of Labour MPs, c/o Alan Meale (secretary), SWIA OAA. 30p for one issue or f5 for a year's subscription. House of Commons, London MPs to commit itself to supporting Black Sections. We had secretary Alan Meale told Socialist Action 'and the group recognised the principle of black people's right to have Black Sections.' Sponsored by the Campaign Group of Labour MPs and published by the Chesterfield Labour experience charts the course of the party last two years, especially drawing out the effects of the miners strike on the alliances which the Chesterfield party have been building.
proposed bv discussion, Party with a foreword by Tony Benn, Campaigning for Socialism: the Chesterfield over the Price 70p, plus '18p p&p, the pamphlet is available from Other Books, PÔ Box 50, London NI 2XP (cheques payable to Other Books).
be a David Blunkett's protest about the Birmingham expulsions is shutting the stable door after the horse Campaign Group of Labour MPs Public Meeting 8pm, Tuesday 22 July Hampstead Town Hall Haverstock Hill (Belsize tube) Speakers include Tony Benn, Dennis Skinner, Eric Heffer, Margaret Beckett, Labour Party Black Section, Labour Women's Action Committee, Campaign for Labour Party and Meacher's support for expulsions Liverpool party members that has legitimised the witch hunt whose latest victims are Khan and Scally.
Those expelled by their CLP have no automatic right to appeal to ference. Furthermore the NEC is unlikely to account for its action in its report to conference.
Therefore it is vital that constituency parties other affiliated organisations get resolutions and amendments to national conterence demanding reinstatement. The witch weekend can be a good step forward coordinating a united national Already Left Liaison (the body which comprises the major campaigning groups in the Labour Party), in conjunc tion with the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, publishing of Witch Hunt News. They are also organising fringe meeting at conterence and drawing ut model resolutions about Khan Scally. The Committee on Ireland and Black Section are also urgently discussbest to defend their members.
Khan Scally featured speakers at the witch hunt Also speaking are Audrey Wise (coauthor of the NEC minority report on Liverpool), Tony Mulhearn, Linda Bellos (leader of Lambeth Council and vice chair Black Shair of CLPD) and Val Price The has been sponsored by a broad cross section of camindividuals, affiliated organisations including two executive members of the Durham Mechanics branch of the Mineworkers, one of who National will be speaking.
CONFERENCE AGAINST Saturday 21 June, 10-5pm Regents College, Inner circle Regents Park, London vocakers mcude Audrey Wise, Linda Bellos lony Mulnearn, Amir Anan Kevin Scally, Pat Wall CLPD, Elsie Horstea (surcharged chill, 2 delegates from Labour Party affiliated organisations - £3; Observers welcome.
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Socialist Action 20 June 1986 THE MOST important political alliance for the overthrow of apartheid in South Africa is that between the organisations of the black South African working class and the revolutionary nationalist African National Congress (ANC). Today by far the most powerful organisation of the South African working class is the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), It was the call of COSATU to support the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising with a general strike that has produced panic in the apartheid regime this week. The call for a national strike issued by COSATU for 1 May this year led to the COSATU has been taking major steps to increase its cooperation with the ANC - including a joint meeting and declaration issued in Zimbabwe on 5-6 March this headed by JAY NAIDOO — general secretary of COSATU.
He explained that the freedom of the South African working class could only be achieved through the destruction of capitalism in that country.
South African government under the State of Emergency. year. The COSATU delegation to that meeting was In this speech, given at the university of Natal on 18 March, Naidoo explained the political views of the COSATU leadership. He stressed the necessity for the independent organisation of the working class and at the same time the necessity of these organisations entering into united action with the ANC. He called for unity in action of all those prepared to fight against apartheid.
The speech is reprinted from Intercontinental Press.
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