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Suspected 'illegal immigrants' are facing not only threats by the Home Office to deport them, but refusal by the DHSS to pay them supplementary benefit and child benefit. The Khan and Kaur Defence Campaign has called for a protest on Monday January 31.

Manchester: Gt. Ancoats St/Clarence Road, Longsight, 11am to 2pm. Nottingham: Castle Boulevard, 10am-1pm; called by Nottingham Campaign against Racism and Fascism. Pickets also planned in Brighton, Southampton, and other places: phone 051-225 6886. and verbal abuse more often than not goes unreported as black people either have lost all confidence in the police to protect them from such attacks or have accepted them as part of the price to be paid for living in Britain.

In 1980 the murder of a young Pakistani by a white skinhead caused enormous outrage. Frustration, resentment, and anger at being treated as second and third class people expressed itself in the form of a massive militant demonstration by the black youths of Newham. Newham Youth Movement surfaced and the Monitoring Project was formed.

Another case which left local black people angry and ANTHONY Brown is ' Jamaican who lives in Stretford, Manchester. He is 22 years old.

Since he was six, Anthony has been settled in Britain except for a period of two years and 10 months when his father, Derek Wilton Brown, accepted a two-year contract to go and lecture at a Technical College in Jamaica.

Anthony's father renewed his contract in Jamaica at the end of the two years. He did not know that he was placing his family and himself in breach of the 1971 immigration legislation by staying outside Britain for more than two years.

When Anthony and his family tried to retura to the UK in July 1976. ¿ber found that ther had lost their resident status. JOHN HARRIS facing police repression bitter was that of the Virk brothers who received prison sentences for defending themselves when attacked by white youths while repairing their car.

m or ra was allowed to enter Britain as a visitor, and returned to Jamaica after a six week holiday.

Student

In 1977 Anthony entered again, this time as a student. On completing his A level course he found that he was classified as an overseas student and would have to pay thousands in fees to continue into higher education.

Anthony decided his best option would be to work for his brother's motor company and continue his education at evening classes.

The Home Office have refused his application for a work permit. Since he had finished his studies, they say. he is an overstayer and should leave the country.

Anthon, Brown faces deporation unless the Home It is in the context of this history of racism - both physical and institutional -that the case of the Newham 8 must be seen. An increasing number of attacks upon Secretary, William Whitelaw, uses his discretionary powers to allow him to stay.

This case is just one of hundreds of threatened deportations. For Anthony Brown to win, a militant national campaign has to be mobilised, not just on the merits of each individual case, but against all racist laws and controls.

Campaign

A well organised mass movement must be built on the issue of stopping deportations.

Anti-racists and SO supporters should invite speakers from the Anthony Brown Action Committee to their local black and labour movement meetings.

Other actions of solidarity asked for are: • Writing to local young Asian schoolkids reached a climax on September 24 when 8 Asian youths were arrested for defending themselves and their community from such attacks. writing to the Home Office, 50 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1. • Urging local groups and councillors to do this. • Collecting signatures for the campaign. • Sending donations.

For more information, messages of support, and donations, please write to:

Anthony Brown Action Committee, c/o Abasindi Co-op, Moss Side People's Centre, St Mary's St, Manchester 13.

LAST Thursday, 13th, there were jubilant scenes in the Crown Court in Birmingham as Pino Khan, a Pakistani worker who lives in Sparkhill, was acquitted on all charges by a jury of, six biack and six white a historic school strike -called and organised by school children themselves -of at least 500 schoolchildren and a week of action which started with a public meeting of about 300 and included pickets of all of Newham's notorious police stations.

At the second court hearing on December I1, 1982, the defendants were charged with conspiracy to assault persons unknown, signalling the state's determination to put black people in their place and crush all resistance.

The issues raised by the Newham 8 case concern the fundamental right of black people's survival in this country and defend themselves from racist and fascist attacks.

The Bradford 12 verdict recognised the right of black communities defend themselves against the threat of fascist violence. That right is now being challenged; the challenge has to be met in an appropriate way by mobilising the black community and all antiracists on the most massive scale possible. *An open supporters meetting is being held on Sunday January 30. Details can be c/o PO Box 213, g5N obtained from the campaign Gate, London 0I ringing 01-555 3331 (daytime) and 01-534 1640 (evening).

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Pino was on trial for defending himself against racist abuse and physical attack from neighbours who have a reputation in the area for racism.

A. O'Shea IN HACKNEY, East London, another black family, the Macarthurs, are threatened with deportation by the Home Office.

Guyanese-born Mrs Erla Macarthur and her son Eon are threatened. They would be separated permanently from three daughters, Gwendoline (18), : Andrea (16), and Simone (12), who were all born in Hackney.

Representations have been made to the Home Office by MP Stanley Clinton Davis, Hackney CRE Family Centre, Hackney Black People's Asanciation, and the British Caribbean Association. A Macarthur Support Committee has hoon sat un Rut tha Hamo Office - has refused to change its position.

In September 1982 Home National Day of Action STOP THE DEPORTATIONS! PICKET YOUR LOCAL DHSS Office Timothy Raison declared that Mrs Macarthur's case did nol present "sufficiently ex. ceptional circumstances"

allow her to Britain.

The deportation another example of state racism splitting up familie and driving people out of the country.

Betinent te black labour movement, on a nat jona bagis. 'lnig har proved to be the only way to defeat deportations.

All messages of support, to: MaeInmIA. atlarso 0.. Committee, 50 Rectory Rd, London N16 (tel. 01-254 1193).

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Socialist Organiser no. 116, 20 January 1982, page 4