Taking it to the streets: how to deal with the fascist threat A more subtle policy has reduced by Jack Starkey and Pete Bloomer Labour movement activists in Walsall, West Midlands, have called an anti-nazi march and rally in Bloxwich - a series of isolated and impoverished local housing estates - after a frightening rise in organised racist activity in recent months.
Meanwhile, an action committee against police harassment is gaining wide support in nearby Sandwell following an alleged police assault on an Asian family.
Fascists are operating openly, mounting Klu Klux Klan-style cross burnings, Blood and Honour gig raise hate, and street paper race hate, and street paper sales in a bid to recruit unemployed and frustrated local youth.
The far right has had a base in the area since Tory MP Enoch Powell's notorious 'rivers of blood' speech in 1968, and is currently being reinforced by resources sent in from outside.
Walsall borough Labour Party and the trades council are mobilising on October 31 to drive the British National Party and National Front rats back to their sewers.
Bloxwich is no Rostock, but unless the local black community is defended now, the fascists will gain in confidence and use the movement meennes.
area as a base to spread its activity in the Midlands: Support from all over the area is essential to build the largest possible turnout. In Sandwell, anti-racist activists are accusing West Bromwich police of physically attacking six members of an Ahmed family after breaking into their home following a complaint about noise from a white neighbour. A four year old child was violently shaken and a 60 year old women assaulted as the officers shouted racist insults, it is claimed. The family's mother and an independent witness were apparently detained for five hours and denied access to a solicitor. Serious charges - including assault - have now been laid against four members of the family: Two days after the incident, some 1,000 people attended a protest meeting, leading to the formation of the action committee. A public rally has won support from Labour councillors, the In. dian Workers' Association, the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, and. the NALGO local government union. Pickets of the family's court appearances have been up to 70 strong. Bloxwich demo: Assemble 12.30, King George's Park, Bloxwich, and march to Walsall town hall for a rally. Further information; telephone 0922 22586. Ahmed family information: Sandwell Racial Équality Council 021 525 1488 or Indian Workers' Association 021 551 4679. crisis of mankind objectively reduces to a question of proletarian leadership, we actively avoid Trot jargon in doing so Our coverage of internationalissues - frequently written by Fourth Internationalist socialists active in the country concerned -is cerona to none Okay, so don't publish any of Sean Matgamna's poetry. Nobody's perfect.
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