Protest at cop violence

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Conference open to Labour Committee on Palestint members, delegates from affiliated organisations, an non-voting observers. Details from the secretary, 28 Carlton Mansions, Holmleigh Rd, London N16.

Saturday November 1pm to 5pm at Brixton Town Hall, Acre Lane, London SW2. the main chance. Naturally he supports wage restraint (sorry, a "national assessment)" , opposes nuclear disarmament and is less than enthusiastic about extraParliamentary action against the Tebbit Bill. conference maining CLPs with sitting members yet to begin reselection. Now Freeson is attempting to get a serious delay, nó reselection at all, and/or disbarment of the Left's candidate, Ken LivTO highlight the crisis of policing in Newham, police harassment of black youths and refusal to take firm action against racial attacks, a week of action has been called from Thursday 28 October to Friday 5 November 1982.

Among activities planned are pickets of police stations in Newham and the call for a pupils' strike on Friday 5 November . protest at racial attacks in local schools.

Special aliention is being paid by the cainpaign organisers to the case of Mr Luke Fordjour, who lost his left eye as a result of a racial attack. The police have failed to bring a prosecution in spite of the assailant being identified to the police.

In this case the police failed to interview Mr Fordjour immediately after the attack. When visited in hospital he was merely asked to present his driving licence to West Ham Police Station. The police detective handling the case told the victim of the attack that he had more important things to do than work on the arrest of his assailants.

Events have been brought to a head by a vicious attack on Asian youths by plain clothes police. The First Avenue 11. as they are now known, have been charged with threatening behaviour and assault on the police.

MIKE FOLEY prima facie"

This revolves around a meeting held by the Left at the beginning of September to discuss whom to put up against Freeson, and decide between Livingstone and Gerry Byrne Socialist Organiser and Women's Fightback).

Freeson argues that 'the information shows clearly that there has been serious unconstitutional conduct over the Parliamentary candidature and that anything arising from it should be considered invalid" The clear implication is that Livingstone should be declared invalid as a candidate. (The same threát was recently used against left candidates in Oxford CLP).

We have to: • condemn Freeson's action in seeking further delay, the democratic right to go ahead with selection, • defend Livingstone" right to str

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Socialist Organiser no.107 November 4 1982 Page 3

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