The Socialist 4 April 2007

Children suffer in low pay Britain

Iran - Sailors fall victim to imperialist policies

Brown's pension robbery

Blair: No solutions to crime or crowded prisons

Waltham Forest protest - more memorable than Prince Charles!

Commemorating the abolition of the slave trade

One Life: Ricky Tomlinson

In The Line of Fire

Days of Glory

Take national action to defend education

Labour's market policies damage education

Privilege and privation in our schools

NUS leadership abandon fees fight

London strikers close passport office

PCS members take industrial action

Anger on Newport picket line

Upbeat London rally

How to stop the BNP: Build a political alternative

Campaign for a New Workers' Party

Ammanford home care workers march

Frustration at demo delay

We shall not be moved!

Save Sadiq Abakar

Leicester protesters challenge Home Office

Trade union leaders heckled over inaction

Action needed as Ford bosses close Leamington plant

Celebs fail to save Burberry

Greenwich: "We've got to strike"

Burslem postal workers strike again

British government and local parties retreat on water charges

We Won't Pay Campaign

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Commemorating the abolition of the slave trade

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. The Socialist Party's London Black and Asian group held a public meeting on 22 March in Lambeth to draw attention to this most important event.

Tawanda Nyabango

The excellent work done by the Lambeth Socialist Party branch and others ensured the meeting was well attended. The meeting proceeded as advertised and was chaired by UNISON activist April Ashley.

The main speaker, Hugo Pierre of Tower Hamlets Socialist Party branch, gave a masterly introduction. The essence of his speech centred on the slave revolts, with special reference to the San Domingue (now Haiti) slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture. He went on to explain how the revolutionary movement of slaves, freed slaves, sons of slaves and French revolutionaries, forced abolition from below.

The introduction led to a lively discussion, with a particularly moving contribution from a Sudanese speaker. Seeking refuge in Britain from the brutal polices of the Khartoum government, he went on to describe how slavery is still a common practice in Sudan. The discussion also explored various forms of modern day slavery.

We plan to hold our next meeting on 17 April. The introduction will be on youth crime. All are invited to attend. For more details contact the Socialist Party 020 8988 8777.

To read Hugo Pierre's article on the abolition of the slave trade go to www.socialistparty.org.uk/2007/479

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