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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–1988

IS and the struggle

Red Weekly No. 58, 27 June 1974 · p. 3 of the scan · 321 words

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Lion Square demonstration, and after Kevin Cataly's death, was extremely confused. Their leadership tried to divert the developing campaign from an anti-racist and anti-fascist axis by raising not antifascist slogans but the slogan for the disbandment of the Special Patrol Group (SPG). However. many rank und file 15 members fell the real dynamic of the situation and voted for IMG resolutions. These also called for a working class enquiry into the police actions and for the disbandment of the SPC, but centred on the struggle against the racists and fascists and called for a Labour Government ban on, and a counter-demonstration to, the proposed Orange Order: National Front demonstration.

In Canterbury the IS comrades voted for such a position and in put up mobilising posters with the three slogans originally advanced by the IMG. In understanding the real axis of anti-raciam and anti-fascism, the political instincts and reflexes their leadership.

change in line by the IS leadership. Why this has occurred is not clearhopefully because they now realise simply seen the important impact revolutionaries can make on the working class movement by antifascist actions, In any case the IMG has received a letter from the IS Leadership proposing a discussion on Birmingham University the IS branch of the IS membership were undoubtedly better than the political line of Now however there are signs of a their previous line in practice was incorrect of perhaps because they have how to organise a joint counter-demonstration to the National Front! Orange Order march-the IMG had already put out a call for a counterThe IS is still politically confused on some cuestions-for cxample, why the demand for the Labour Government to ban the National Front march is a correct one. But any strengthening class forces against future fascist activities. As the IS is the largest organisation of the revolutionary left the fight to ensure its full participation in anti-lascist activities is a vital

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