Student Broad Left
Fighting Racism and the Far Right
FIGHTING RACISM AND THE FAR RIGHT
The New Labour Government was not only the most hawkish of supporters of the bombing of Yugoslavia,
it also introduced the most racist Asylum and Immigration policy to date. An atmosphere of
racist hysteria has been created against refugees and asylum seekers. Churches, the UN High
Commissioner on Refugees' representative in Britain and Bill Morris, the General Secretary of
the TGWU have condemned the way in which both government and opposition have tried to out-bid
each other in the intolerance of their statements about asylum seekers. The decision to withdraw
benefits from asylum seekers, detain more and disperse others to 'designated accommodation' all
over the UK has contributed to the atmosphere of racism against asylum seekers.
Join the Student Assembly Against Racism!
The National Assembly has launched
'Speak out against racism - Defend asylum seekers' which is
a very broad coalition, including Jubilee 2000 and Amnesty International calling for restoration
of asylum rights, end to racism by political parties and for legal action against newspapers
inciting racial hatred (see statement). A student coalition is being assembled to launch the
campaign including NUS, STAR and UJS. See article from our latest newsletter Support the 'Speak Out' Campaign
Student Assembly Against Racism
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Broad Left's NEC Report 30.6.2000
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