Some black organisations have called for a boycott of the Leaguc, claiming that it is a front for the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
The ANL, which played an important role in the movement against the National Front in the 1970s, has retorted that it has no quarrel with the ARA, but but demand that the public mud slinging should stop, as that helps no-one but the opposition.
And we should demand the maximum unity in action, with the aimofasingle, united movement against racism and fascism. Anti-racists mobilised in their hundreds of thousands in France and Italy on January 25 in a massive protest against the far right and More than 100,000 demonstrators filed the streets of Paris in the largest anti-racist prolest seen in France for years. Thousands of youth, black anc vite, joined trade uni mists from both union foderations, the CFDT and CGT.
The demonstration was marked by the miltancy of its demands and the unty of a broad spectrum of labour movement and anti-racist organisa. tions While the march clearty focused its protest on Joan Marie Le Pen's Front Nationale, demonstrators cused the government of fomenting racism. 'The left is just doing what the right used to do. How can we vote for i7 sal Mohamed Hocine, an Algeriar on hunger strike against racist legisla * Despio the rocent outturst against Le Pen by Primo Minister Edith Cresson. Socialist Party has little credibility among anti-racists. The Socialists problems were underined in an election defeat near Lille on the day of the demonstration. Lo Pen's Front Nationale beat their candidate into third place.
The hundred thousand marchers answered the government's recent asytum bil with the demand for an unconditional right to asylum and the pht to vote for immigrants. Interi the racist bill, was not among the Socialist ministers seen on the demo.
SOS Racisme Inader Harlem Desir warned the Socialist Party The manoeuvres of those who are trying la manipulate today's demonstration and reduce it to an empty anti-Le Pen stato. ment wis tum against them.
At its final rally, anti-racist organisations announced the formation of al united coordination, the CUP, to com bat the racist menace. The Socialist Party did not join them.
In Northern aly another 100,000 marchers wore on the streets of Milan on the same day, demanding equal rights for Italy's immigrant communty and an end to the EC Schen Pont An ord, which enshrines the Europe' policy, excluding immigrants from the Euro-market Both set a good example for Britain's fragmented movement It is such united mobilisations, taking on both the far right and state racism, that provide the best counterweight to both the neo. nazis and the racist policies of the European Community. No: 15. ' Feb: 1, 1992 • Page 3:
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