Rally called to back Bradford 12

Socialist Organiser no. 52, 10 September 1981 · scan p. 3 · about 383 words

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ANOTHER mass rally in support of the 'Bradford 12° has been called for Friday 11 September at 7.30 pm -at the Arcadian Cinema, Bradford.

The 12 Asian youths were arrested in July and are awaiting trial on "conspiracy' charges about making petrol bombs. Only one has been granted bail.

Picked on The local Asian community is convinced these youths have been picked on because they have been active in campaigns. to defend victims of the 1971 Immigration Act like Anwar Ditta and Jaswinder Kaur.

Meanwhile, the Bradford Asian Youth Movement has Mighty Fisher SOCIOLOGY has been described as the painful elaboration of the obvious. And piece of research on women factory workers just reported in the Department of Employment's "Employment Gazette" seems to fall into just that category.

Surprise

The researchers from the University of Lancaster interviewed 143 women doing repetitive production line work in three food factories in the North of England. Surprise, surprise, they come up with the fact that these women reported symptoms of stress such as headaches, stomach upsets, weariness and depression.

Women with children, especially, were tired, emotionally drained and anxious about their children's welfare during the day. For many the day started at 5 or b am. And lots of the women were reported! near breaking point. established another Defence Committee for Mumtaz Kiani who faces deportation, despite being given indefinite leave to remain in the UK' in 1977, on the grounds that her husband has been deported.

Deportation

Mumtaz's two children, Attia and Nadia, aged 18 months and two years, also face deportation, although they were born in Britain. And Mumtaz's only surviving close relative is her brother - with whom she lives in Bradford.

The Defence Committee asks supporters to:

1. Write a letter of protest to Mumtaz's MP, Edward Lyons, at the House of Commons, London Swl. The Home Office Reference is K.265598 and is to be quoted on all correspondence.

2. Write a letter of protest to Timothy Raison, the Minister, at Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1.

3. Get your organisation. union ete to affiliate.

4. Organise a public meeting in your area.

S. Send a donation.

6. Let the Defence Committee know what you have done.

Contact Mumtaz Kiani Defence Committee, c/o 4tn Idea Bookshop, 14 Southgate, Bradtord 1.