held by the Stop Poweli Ad Hoc Committe" at Durham Lniwersity last Salurdhy to celebrote he achievement in getting Enoch Powell barred from ine noversity, tro occasion was used to consoidate ine un ke puit between ant-fascist students and workers in the worth-tast and parts or Yorkshire during the campsign.
Over B0 people, many of them trade unionists, attended the teach-in, at which the main speakers vere Jack Grassby of the South Shielde Trades Union Council, Robin Blackburn of the IMG, and antresest organisers trom Eninbaren aric It wes decided to issue a call from the seach-in to all trade union andstudent bodies in the North. East for the establishment of an anti fascistiantiracist committee in the New Year, A steering colmitteo has been set ou to mobilise for the founding meeting. As if to underline the necessity for such acrion, the Nationel Front announced the same morning that it would be making the NorthCast a priority arca in winw of tie desarray of the dominated by associates of John Pou sur).
Boscosn eno reruse te use of lacsties to racists ike the Monday Club was narrowily defested st a neeting of Newartin University Students Union tweek, atter a member of the Monow Clob denied that he supported the repatriation of immigrants and claimed that there were no links betwcnn tra Monday Club and the National Front Two days laser, this same student together with three others begen distributing free copes of the Mationel Front student caper Scark. ina direct challenge to the Soc alist Society, which had fascists to distribure their propaganda. As a consé quenes, members of the Socialist Society rap dly removed and destroved the pepers. This was followed by vigoraus selling of Red Weekiy and Sockst Worker to emonasse the pout shat tret Sheffield meeting: Il to r) Bernard Panter, Richard Stojak, John O'Leary and Brian Haron DURHAM: A tach-in un racism and fascism was potch should be extended to ail tendencies in the labour movernens, but not to fascists.
SHEFFIELD: A mesting was neid in the AUEW house on mense november to lunct d trade union anti-lascist committee and also to mobifise for the Durham trachan. Bernard Panter Manchester AUEW District Secretary, stressed th essential link between the growth of fascist organisatiens and the capitalist crisis, while John O'Leary. the President of Sheffield University Studoats Union, took up the role students con play in the speaker, Brian Heron of the IMG, dealt with the daner of Powellism. The use of racin and the lack ota militant struggle a the lebour movemert against it poses an immediate threat to working class unity. Powell, he pointed out, provides a 'respect able front for begonisations Ike the Notional Front The chairman of the meeting, Richard Stojak lcomenor at Firth Derion), stressed the importance of the issue and appeled to trade un anists. blach and white, to go back to their Drganisations to take ap pngomg anti-lesciss and antiraost work. Ar anti-fascist pommittee for the Sheffield area vis ser up to organish further activity.
NEWCASTLE: A motion to support the Durami HOUNSLOW: The Labaur Council in the London borough of Hounslaw has banned me National Front from using any of its tacilities and premise: on the grounds that the NF is a racist organisatior In 1971 the Council refused the use of premises 10 the Front when trey plarmed a march through thi area. Ar its meeting on 20 November a further recommendation came from the Firenus and Genera Purposes Committee The Committee now recom rend the Counc to nerere the there at this specific resolution to a more general applicution. This was carried despite the protests of the Tory Outside the Council meeting 25 people heid a picket supporting the resolution as u coricrete steg in the area.