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ment bookshop on Saturday will express opposition to the savage sentences passed against three black youths two weeks ago.
Organised by the Black Student Action Collective and supported by the Black Peoples' Defence Committee, and Lambeth NUT, it will demand the release of Robin Stirling, Horace Parkinson and Lloyd James, currently serving three-year sentences for alleged police assault at Brockwell Park Brixton, last summer. The demonstracion starts trom Brockwell Park In the last four years there hase been a number of attacks by police and racists on black people in Brixton, where the Special Patrol Group has been operating for over a year. Certain cops seem to be continually involved in such incidents, such as PCs Tucker and Castle, who arrested Robin BOMB ATTACKS A year ago a series of bomb attacks were made apainst the bouses and shops of black people, including the burning of the Black Workers MoveThe local press portrayed the events at Brockwell Park on 9 June as three heroic policemen battling against 300 black youths. It fact, minutes atter the initial incident-a stabbing-Ulere were over a hundred police in the park, most of them arriving in vans at two of the park eutrances, The whole exercise resembled a carefully planed militury The initial response of local organIsations to the arrests and other attacks was poor. The local NUT tried to set up an anti racist committee in Septem ber, but despite the fact that the first meeting was supported by eight organ isations, including the local NALGO Action and Brixton UCATI, the Cornsunist Party alandoned serious work on an organisational objection, and the International Socialists did Local opinion has now been stirred by the sentences, especinily since it is clear that the hearing was beld back until after Robin Stirling's 15th hirthday, so that he could During the past week a number the Black People's Defence Commit tee is coordinating action. They are rasing money for the appeal, and petitions to the local MPs Have been gusou, to toree tael to demand that the Home Sectetary quash the seistences.
A successful campaign must mobilise support from the local labour movement. This requires a broad organising committee, pledged to an ongoing struggle against racism in the area.
Send telegrams of support and donations to the Black People's Defence Committee, / Mayall Road, London SF24. Also send telegrams to the Home Secretary, Val Gilbert ana Mike McKenzie ..and 15 year-old Robin Stirling Red Weekly 29 March 1974