White man to chair Black and Asian Committee!

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THE BLACK and Asian Advisory istence of an all white Labour's race relations spokesperson meeting in secret.

Recreating the Black and Asian Committee this year however posed unusual problems. ding of the fact that the sole role of this committee 1s to try to head off democratically constituted Black Sections has grown in the party over the last year. Last year's BAAC chairperson, Jo Richardson, therefore announced that she retused to serve on the committee.

Committee (BAAC) descended further into the mire last week. The party leadership had aimed to rehabilitate the BAAC after conference by deleting the word 'Advisory' from the title. This does not prevent the ex'advisory' committee With the Campaign Group of MPs voting to support a boycott of the Committee, dinating Committee (LCC) also member of the left on the NEC was prepared to serve on, or to chair, the committee. All candidates from the NEC who might have given the committee credibility in Ine back commenty loerefore refused to be on it.

The committee fore has now reached a new level of farce with the decision that a white man. (vrI Ambler of COHSE, is to chair the committee. The other NEC members on the committee are Charlie Turnock and Roy 'my Asians' — not root trom his attempt to expell Amir attempt to form a Black Section.

It is now almost incredible that any black member 0ш ace serve c - which is not London region of the party which contains almost half Britain's black population and which is now headed by three right wing white men.

The Labour Party Black Section has renewed its appeal for a boycott of the committee It has also made it clear that as there is now whatever COLSUN either regarding the Black Section's attitude to this committee, or of the attitude of the left to it, the Black Section will refuse to support any candidate for elechon wao serves onlas committee and calls for the ICS ICI likewise.

Left Liaison, meeting on 15 November, tion to this non-elected and demanded the right of black members ot the party to torm de mocratic consitutionally recognised, Black Sections electing their own national representatives.

The Black Section has already written to the Campaing Group of MPs pressing its surprise that the should Grour accept that Linda Douglas, one of its members, should serve committee which is clearly designed to destroy Black Sections.

Left Liaison decided SUDDULL the Black Section in this and to communicate to the Campaign Group the fact that membership of the Black Asian Committee is clearly directed against sup port lor black secuons which the Campaign Group supports. and asking for Hermon's resignation.

Policy courts, 'lifers' and SOSPs.

the Ulster Defence British governel strip-searches and to ban plastic bullets. • Reprinted from News, 27 November 1986

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Socialist Action 5 Dec 1986 LABOUR'S FRONT bench must defend Labour councils from racist attacks of the Tory Party explained Haringey leader BERNIE GRANT at the Socialist Action Alliance for Socialism weekend on November. He was joined on the understanding the context of Tory attacks defending oppressed people everywhere. It is the positive action programmes of councils like Haringey, Lambeth 22-23 against which a tide of Tory racism has been unleashed in recent monBrent