JUST WHEN the team of West Indian cricketers supposed to be WCIC cleaning South Africa's multi-racial image their fast bowler Colin Croft had to go and spoil it all.
Croft made a train journey very foolishly got into only compartment'. Along came the inspector and Croft was despatched off to the sevregated black COLLBit funny when you think Croft along mercenary team-mates had been given all that money to play cricket white South Africans.
But Croft probably hadn't realised that the cricket matches WELC inanced out of govern.
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• The Politics of Health in Tababwe Hour long video functions. £10 (payable in advance). Send to Books for 50, London N1.
Sri Lankan Research & I formation Grous will provide speakers on the current situation there Write to 9 Gray Inn Buildings, London EC1. Contral America. No Intervention in broad based coalition of solidarity groups, human rights orgs, political parties. More details rom NICAC 20/21 Compton Terrace, London N1 01-226 6747. • Hounslow Socialist Avoid apartheid - 'stay in' Africa abroad. Now at home things are a bit difRAIR DIRTIARI these blacks going where they please, even if they are cricketers. Next thing you know and the locals will start thinking they can do the same.
Croft has been assured that won't happen again. That is as Islington Park St, London N1 01-359 3976. ELSSOC have also produced a 1984 calendar snowing scenes from life in the liberated zones, £3 from same address. • Central America and the Caribbean A series of open educationals with videos and speakers at Peckham Labour Club, Lansbury House, 41 Camberwell Grove SES: 6 Dec Cuba; 13 Dec Nicaragua; 10 Jan Guatemala; 17 Jan Salvador; 31 Jan Grenada; 7 Feb Evening of Central nurcican culture • HISSIOn £1/UB40 free. Organised by Sth London Central contact Edwin 01-733 7706 for details.
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• 'Cause of Irelandi London premier of the controversial film, plus Countrv'. 7.30mm. Weds 7 Brixton Ritzy cinema, LuDC. Entrance £2.25/1.50 UB 40 or NUS.
Labour Committee on - meeting to torm a South London LČI, 8pm, long as he eats in black cafes, only use black loos Bad keeps taco white bars. fact he and his team-mates simply play cricket then go back to their segregated hotels lock themselves in until the next match they have been assured there is no chance of them being abused by apartheid.
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