After the Riots

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Linda Moulsdale (right) explaining her view of what sexism is ry to relate to the feminist vinced of the need for it. novement or not. Most of Out of the discussion came There was a discussion ing committee be elected in positive discrimination with positive discriminaluring which some Militant tion, to be half men and 'x-members were con- half women. IN THE workehop on the riots of June and July of this year, we looked at why the riots had taken place. We decided that they were a mixture of anger by youth at attacks on them and provocation by the police.

We said the police were acting on behalf of the fories, trying to impose social discipline on youth to po with the politica. discipine (unemployment) that they have inflicted on the working class. It obviously misfired.

We passed a resolution mying we should argue in ocal defence organisations lor a national conference bringing together organsations that are, or should le. fighting to defend is thought we should. ight for democracy in the bour Party, in the fight o defend youth arrested in he July riots, and on many Rher issues our movepents have worked closely egether.

Sponsorship does . not the youth arrested, like the trade unions, Labour Party and NCCL In the anti-racist workshop there were discussions on the recent escalation of racist attacks, and the situation in London where the fascists are taking over areas to sell their papers while the labour movement and a good proportion of the left, like the national ANL, sit back and let them get on with it.

The workshop emphasised the need to organise proper defence against the fascists and to mobilise strongly for all anti-racist demonstrations.

A resolution calling for special defence groups was defeated by the conference, & proposal that the steermean NLWYM is automatically committed to all the politics of Socialist Organiser, but that we endorse it as a valuable contribution to the labour movement's press = our alternative to the Fleet Morag Sarkar (from Leicester) spoke on the Bradford 12. although the conference document which was accepted emphasises the need for us to be organised against fascist attacks.

After discussion the conference decided to endorse the proposal as well as a resolution on starting women's campaign from the NLWYM in conjunction with Women's Fightback.

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Many comrades felt there should be more youth articles in SO, and some of us agreed to write them on YOPs and on the defence of arrested youth - as well as writing this report. -