SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

BLACK CECTIONS in the Labour Park

Socialist Action No. 162, 10 April 1987 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 180 words

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page 2 of the scan

your voice are harassed or expelled it will certainly alienate Black voters.

'The NEC must also remember that it is not a easy as it was with Militant They were on their own. But we have the Black commades besiden 'For 50 years Black peoPle havent neard ab per present nearly 90 per Cor the Labour Party. Man hundreds of our activists have sacrificed their energies to achieve Labour victories. in dozens of con stituencies, Labour depends on Black votes.

Both * the Black Section the disgraceful witch deeply to the the core.

Ann Pettifor THE Labour leadership and the NEC have systematically disowned Labour's various tuencies the miners, Black Council leaders and not it peers, now people within the Labour Party the NEC has done nothing to proTHE NATIONAL executive's decision to threaten the Labour Party Black Section with disciplinary action for speaking out on behalf of the Black communities in Britain is absolutely unacceptable. have the same right as every other member of the We Top Selling Caribbean Newsgape Socialist Action 10 April 1987

page 3 of the scan

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