revolutionary organisations in Europe. The ban was applied after ganised by the fascist organisation. Ordre Nouveau.
and school students protesting against the conscription laws. Its meeting in Paris was in support of racist demands against immigrant workers, and was openly defended by the police. Over 70 police were injured in clashes with anti-fascist demonstrators. The police replied by wrecking the League's headquarters, and arresting 23 people there, 14 of whom were charged. One leading member, Pierre Rousset, is still being held without bail. Alain Krivine, a second leading member, has been arrested -under a aw which makes an organiser of a demonstration criminally liable if the demonstration results in criminal acts, even though he or she may not be present.
The order dissolving the League represents a serious attack on the working class movement, and it has resulted in a broad campaign in France to lift the ban and free those arrested A similar campaign must now be built in Britain. The atlack on the League is part of growing repression directed against working class militants on a European scale.
The IMG has taken the first steps to launch a campaign in Britain for the Immediate release of Alain Krivine and Pierre Rousset, and for an unconditional lifting of the ban. On Saturday morning, 70 IMG militants occupied the offices of the French Tourist Board in Piccadilly for two French section of the Fourth International, and one of the biggest the Communist League led a demonstration against a meeting orOrdre Nouveau has been active recently in attacking strike pickets hours, while another 50 picketed outside and distributed leaflets explaining the pur pose of the action. A picket of the French Embassy was mounted the following day.
The IMG has also been organising a petition to the French government in support of these demands, which has already been signed by several Labour MPs. Red Weekly appeals to all trade union and student organisations to circulate the petition and make donations for the defence of the Communist League.
Other orginisations on the British left have responded well to the IMG's call for a united campaign against the actions of the French government. A meeting on the ban called by the IMG at the University of London was allended by over 90 people and representatives from several tendencis on the left were present. Workers Fight mounted a picket of the French Tourist Board on Wednesday. which IMG members took part. As a of this good response, the demonstration this Saturday Hyde Park to the French Embassy shouk show clearly the determina tion in Britain to force the French Government to lift the ban.
tical, for instanoe, when told that the presence of 200 police officers standing shoulder to shoulder around the court would not influence the Jury. IS, Workers Fight, "Militant,' and the Chartist. The Communist Party has also agreed to send a speaker Dave Wynn from its London District Committee. Angela Weir, former Stoke Newington Eight defendant, and now a member of the Stoke Newington TO LET Five Defence Committee, will also spcak. The Socialist Labour League will be holding its own demonstration to the French Embassy on Sunday Inside: Special 4-page supplement.
International Marxist Group & Socialist Labour League peaker!
Dave Jackson | Shrewsbury Defeno (tte)
Bob Pennington (IMGI Gerry Healy (SLLI Acton Town Hall, High St., Actor
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