Socialist Outlook

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Brent and Harrow get organised

Socialist Outlook no. 49, October 2001 · 451 words

Conference report

Identity cards, any fast track extradition procedures or watering down of the Human Rights Act.

Further, we as a Trade Union totally reject any suggestion that we should moderate or give up our primary responsibility to protect our members' interests in all sections of the Union. Specific attention is given to our seafaring members who may be caught up in We completely reject any attempt to dilute our right to take industrial action in and the Labour Party. defence of our members.

We reiterate our Socialist beliefs and pledge our Union to this course of action and support the CND demonstration on 13th Square and invite Branches and members to attend with Union banners." Adam Hartman Unfortunately, like the A local Stop The War coali- majority of such resolutions tion has been set up in it was ruled out of order and Brent and Harrow (NW not debated. London). The initial impetus We are kicking off with a series of street stalls in a statement circulated by shopping centres across the two boroughs and aim to The coalition now has the collect signatures for a petition against the war and to Council, Brent and Harrow publicise the national demonstration on 13th October and other Stop The and local supporters of the War Coalition activities. Socialist Workers Party, We aim to work with Brent Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers and other local organisations to Brent Cast Labour Party oppose any backlash had passed an anti-war resagainst asylum seekers and oluton to bo sent as an emergency resolution to the local Asian and Muslim communities. Labour Party correrence.

We are also challenging the intention of the Home Office to deport a Pakistani journalist lving in Brent, Syed Nasir Wajahad, who has been refused asylum despite having been threatened (and his family attacked) for exposing fun. groups in Pakistan. deportation on 28th September was postponed for two weeks. A judicial review of his case is being sought.

Write to the Home Office to express your concern for his safety and support for his case. from the audience when he said that President Bush should have no trouble closing the bank accounts of Bin Laden - since his father prob ably set them up." Anneez Esmail gave a powerful speech reminding the alience about the atrocities committed by Israel, supported by the US, against the Palestinian camps in Lebanon in the earty 80s. This had been the US on the part of Palestinians. Chris Bambery pointed out that the cost of one stealth fighter was greater than the GNP of Afghanistan. Rae Street referred to information received by CND about discussion among military hawks in the us about the possible use of small tacti.

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