MSS.292D/805.9/21

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Replies to TUC circular 20 (1978-9), which asked Trades Councils for reports on local progress and activities in relation to the Campaign Against Racialism. Many enclose leaflets, bulletins and other ephemera. Includes reponses from: Brighton and Hove, enclosing: local and national anti- and pro-fascist ephemera, including from Brighton and Hove Trades Council, Brighton and Hove Committee Against Fascism, Lewes Road Labour Party, British Council of Churches, Community Relations Commission, Labour Party Young Socialists and National Front; and press cuttings / copies of articles. Peterborough Trades Union Council, enclosing: Peterborough Anti-Nazi League News. North Staffordshire Trades Council, enclosing: City of Stoke on Trent District Labour Party short internal report on local National Front activity, 5 Dec 1978; Anti-Nazi League North Staffordshire newsletter, no.1; North Staffordshire Campaign Against Racism and Fascism circulars, 1978; Anti-Nazi League leaflet (national). Norwich Joint Committee Against Racialism, enclosing: Anti-Immigration Standing Committee and Choice leaflets (national, both printed at the same London address); Norwich Anti-Nazi League bulletin no.5; 'Choice', Spring 1978 (neo-Nazi newspaper, national). Enfield-Edmonton Trades Council, enclosing: Enfield Committee of Racial Harmony leaflet. Warrington District Trades Union Council. Epsom and District Trades Council. Hastings and District Trades Council. Oldham Trades Council, enclosing: press cutting; Oldham Trades Council leaflet; National Front leaflet (national). Leicester and District Trades Council, enclosing: circular, bulletins and leaflet from Leicester Anti-Racist Committee; Anti-Nazi League leaflet. York and District Trades Union Council, enclosing: Anti-Nazi statement and leaflet. Hackney and Tower Hamlets Defence Committee: circular and copy of submission to the Secretary of State for Education. Meirionnydd Trades Council, enclosing copy of article. Warwickshire Association of Trades Councils. Southwark Trades Council, enclosing: circulars, newsletter and leaflet about Southwark Campaign Against Racialism and Fascism. South East Herts Trades Council, enclosing: copy of leaflet on Bridge For Racial Harmony. Wednesbury and District Trades Council, enclosing national anti-fascist leaflets, including from the Anti-Nazi League and Joint Committee Against Racialism; and leaflet from Wolverhampton Anti-Racist Committee. Medway Towns Trades Council, enclosing two leaflets from Medway and Gillingham Anti Nazi League. Wycombe Trades Union Council. Kidderminster and District Trades Council, enclosing circular and leaflets from the Kidderminster Campaign Against Racism and Fascism and for Racial Harmony; and copy of press article. Luton Trades Union Council. Maryport Trades Council. Middlesbrough Trades Council. Manchester Trades Union Council, enclosing three photographs of carnival, Manchester Committee Against Racism (MANCAR) circulars, poster for Festival of United Nationalities, and report of MANCAR conference against racism (speakers included Len Murray, Dr Dipak Ray and David Edgar). Spennymoor and District Trades Council, enclosing leaflets and circulars from the Durham Anti Nazi League and national ANL. Watford and District Trades Council, enclosing leaflets and bulletins from Watford Anti-Racist Committee (including re anti-apartheid picket of Barclays Bank).

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