National Front rally banned in Birmingham

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Antl-fascists in Birmingham have forced the Council to ban a National Front rally due to take place in the city's Digbeth Hail on 17 May.

As reported in last week's Red Weekly a co-ordinating committee was set up to unite trade unionists immigrant workers, and lett-wingers on the initiative of the Birmingham Campaign Against Racisms. They called for a demonstration outside the hall, and for trade unionists to demand that the Labour-controlled Coun response, The AUEW branch covering the GN Tractors and Transmission factory, whose management inchides a National Front cundidate, gave support, They sent the leaflet issued by the connittoo to the Area office for distriburion through out the area. The Birmingham NUS also give support.

After the docision to han the NE Councillor Barton said: "We belleved the meeting could have led to public disurder. There could have been protests kading to demonstrations and so on ... A great had protested about the organisation balding the meeting The National Front is angry at the ban, and plans to sue the Council: but the anti-fascists have shown again tha! they can stop fascists from getting a platform in Birmingham R. TANNER