Black teacher sackea by cops
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JOHN Fernandes, a black teacher, was employed by Hendon Police College to run a course of 'multicultural' education. When be insisted on running the course not by examining the culture, habits and atti. tudes of different parts of the black population, but instead by taking up the racist attitudes he found in many of the cadets, he was sacked.
The Ad Hoc Defend John Fernandes campaign bas been set up to fight John's sacking and also on the issues of police racism and academic freedom.
The executive of NATFHE, John's union, have said they will take the case up only on an individual, casework basis, not in terms of the wider issues involved. But, as John says, "it's not me who's the problem, it's the police"
Support for John's campaign has come from the National Convention of Black Teachers, the Labour group on Brent council (which employs the teachers at the Police College), and other black and labour movement organisations.
Resolutions are needed to Brent Council and to the NATFHE executive supporting John's campaign. So is financial support. Contact Ad Hoc John Fernandes Committee, 16 Ashley Rd, London N19.