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Stop the Leave campaign’s racist, xenophobic attack No to Fortress Britain! No to Fortress Europe! • Stop the racist scapegoating of immigrants and Muslims for the effects of government policies • Build the immigrant & youth-led movement for the rights of immigrants and refugees • Open the borders of Britain & Europe to immigrants and refugees! Stop the imperialist war-drive in the Middle East. • Equal citizenship rights and freedom of movement FOR ALL who live, work & study in Britain and Europe. Amnesty now for all immigrants and asylum seekers. • Join the movement for civil & immigrant rights with mass action against austerity, poverty & inequality – For free, public education and healthcare FOR ALL – For an economic policy to meet the needs of the poor, oppressed, working class and struggling middle class people of all races & nationalities – Nationalise the Banks
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Stop the Leave campaign’s racist, xenophobic attack

No to Fortress Britain! No to Fortress Europe!

• StoptheracistscapegoatingofimmigrantsandMuslimsfortheeffectsofgovernmentpolicies

• Buildtheimmigrant&youth-ledmovementfortherightsofimmigrantsandrefugees

• OpenthebordersofBritain&Europetoimmigrantsandrefugees!Stoptheimperialistwar-driveintheMiddleEast.

• EqualcitizenshiprightsandfreedomofmovementFORALLwholive,work&studyinBritainandEurope.Amnestynowforallimmigrantsandasylumseekers.

• Jointhemovementforcivil&immigrantrightswithmassactionagainstausterity,poverty&inequality–Forfree,publiceducationandhealthcareFORALL–Foraneconomicpolicytomeettheneedsofthepoor,oppressed,workingclassandstrugglingmiddleclasspeopleofallraces&nationalities–NationalisetheBanks

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ThecampaignforBritaintoLeavetheEuropeanUnionisdrivenbyracistimmigrant-bashing.Inrealitythatisitsonlypolicy.Thereferendumon23rdJuneishappeningbecausepoliticiansofallthemainparties,especiallytheConservativeswiththeirrebelliouschildUKIP,havecreatedorcondonedacycleofracistrhetoricandpolicythatblamesimmigrantsfortherisinglevelsofinsecurity,povertyandinequalitythathaveresultedfromthepoliciesofsuccessivegovernments.Itisalogicalextensionofthosepoliciesinthecontextofrisingeconomicandpoliticaluncertainty,reflectedintheconflictswithintheConservativeParty.TheimpactofaLeavevictorywouldinevitablyhaveanegativeimpactonthepoliticalclimateandpolicymakinginBritain,strengtheningtheracistscapegoatingofimmigrantsandthedemonisationoftheMuslimcommunity,andcreatingfurtherhardshipsforrefugeesandimmigrants.TheassassinationofLabourMPJoCoxisanindicationofhowaLeavevictorywouldemboldenthemostviolentelementsoffar-rightracism.

TheMovementforJustice(MFJ)condemnstheracismandxenophobiaoftheLeavecampaign.TheMFJiscommittedtobuildingamovementthatdefendstherightsofimmigrantsandrefugeesasequalmembersofsocietyandfightsthedivide-and-ruleimmigrant-bashingpoliciesoftherichandpowerful.MostofusintheMFJareasylumseekersandrefugeeswhoescapedpersecutioninAfricaandAsiaandarenowleadersinthestruggleforfreedom,equalityandjusticeinBritain.

Wearebuildingamassmovementagainsttheracism,immigrant-bashingandanti-Muslimbigotrythatarethemostimportantweaponsoftherichandpowerful,andweknowwecaninspireandleadmassstrugglesagainstpovertyand‘austerity.’Ourmovementinsideandoutsidedetentionhaswonaseriesofvictoriesagainstthatinhuman,racistsystembecausewespeakthetruthaboutracismandbecauserefugees,asylumseekersandpastandpresentdetaineesareleadersattheheartofthestruggle.

EveryonewhohastakenpartintheMFJ’sSurroundYarl’sWooddemonstrationshasexperiencedthedynamicpoweroftheoppressedwhenweorganiseincollectiveaction,andknowsthatwecanshutdowndetentionandwinmuchmore.

ItisnosurprisetousthatthestrongestsupportfortheRemaincampaigncomesfromBritain’sblack,AsianandMuslimcommunitiesthataredirectlythreatenedbytheimpactofaLeavevictory,fromtheyouthwhowantafutureofprogressandhope,notanugly,backward-lookingandimpoverishedFortressBritain,andfromLondon,themostmulticulturalandintegratedcityinEurope–togetherwithScotland,where8%oftheUK’spopulationhavewelcomedathirdoftheSyrianrefugeesallowedintothecountry.

ManyofthosevotingforRemainhavesupportedtheMFJandcontributedtogrowingstrength:youhavebeenwithusonourdemonstrationswiththedetaineesinHarmondsworth/ColnbrookandYarl’sWooddetentioncentres,thathavebeenthefocusofthegrowingmovementagainstdetentionoverthepasttwoyears;youhavemarchedwithusondemonstrationsinsolidaritywithrefugees,forfreepubliceducation,againstausterityandwar,oronPeckhamCommunityPrideinFebruary;youhavebombardedairlineswitchboardsandgonetoHeathrowtostopdeportations;youhaveattendedourpublichearingstoputdetentionontrialandorganisedmeetingsforusorcontributedtoourfundraising,youhaveheardusspeakatyourcolleges,universitiesandconferences.YouwillbewithusontheImmigrantRightsBlocatLondonPridetwodaysafterthereferendumandonthenextSurroundYarl’sWoodon10thSeptember.

InrealityyouwillbecastingyourvoteagainstLeave,ratherthanforaRemaincampaignthatleavesmostpeoplefeelingconfused,baffledorindifferentandoffersonlyacontinuationofanuninspiringstatusquo.NorisitavoteforEUinstitutionsthathaveestablishedthesupra-nationalFrontexborderforce,

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thatareclosingbordersandcondemningimmigrantsandrefugeestodrownintheMediterraneanorliveindestitutioniftheyreachanEUcountry.Itisnotavotefortheeconomicpoliciesthathavedevastatedthejobs,livingstandardsandpublicservicesoftheGreekpeopleandimposedmassunemploymentontheyouthofSpainandPortugal.

Inrealitytherewillbeananti-racistvoteforRemain(whichcouldwellbedecisive)becausethosevoterswanttodosomethingaboutthethreatposedbytheLeavecampaignandcan’tseewhatelsetodointhecircumstances,becausethemovementisnotyetbigenoughandpowerfulenough–inrealitybecausetheMovementforJusticeisnotyetpowerfulenough.Thatiswhathastochange.

Our movement, our future

ThechallengeandopportunityforeveryonewhoisvotingforRemaintopreventavictoryfortheracismoftheLeavecampaignistojoinandbuildtheMovementforJustice.TheneedforMFJtogrowwillbemoreurgentafterthereferendum,regardlessoftheoutcome,andwewillfacenewchallengesandopportunities.Wehavetobuildandorganisethegrowingcommunityactionagainstimmigrationraidsandextendittomaketheover-reachingpowersinthenewImmigrationActunworkable.

WehavearealopportunitytostoptheHomeOfficebringinginanewformoftheunlawfulFastTracksystem;thefighttobringbackdeportedMFJfighterProssyNfromUgandaisanintegralpartofthatstruggle.Wehavetheopportunity

tobuildthefightamongstudentstodisruptanddefeattheGovernment’santi-MuslimPreventprogrammeinschools,collegesanduniversitiesfollowingthedramaticvictoryofAlgerianrefugeeMaliaBouattiaasthefirstblackwomanandfirstMuslimpresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS).WehavegrowingopportunitiestolinkthefightforimmigrantandrefugeerightsandforLGBTequality,shownbythesuccessofPeckhamPride.

Moreover,weknowtheracistscapegoatingofimmigrantswillcontinuebecausetheGovernment(onbothsidesofthereferendumdispute)iscommittedtofurtherausteritymeasures,andbecauseoftheprecariousstateoftheglobaleconomy.BuildingtheMovementforJusticeisthefightforourfuture,andbuildingtheleadershipofimmigrantsandrefugeesinourmovementwillbethekeytoourgrowth.

ImmigrantsandrefugeesarethestrongestandmostdeterminedfightersforfreedomandequalityinBritainandEuropebecauseofthestrugglestheyhavefacedtogethereandthestrugglestheyfaceoncetheyarehere.TheproblemforrefugeesandimmigrantswhohavesuccessfullyopenedthebordersintoBritainandtheEUisthattheyaregenerallydispersedandalwaysinagrindingdailystrugglewithracistlawsandinstitutions.Inthatsituationtheyhavetorelyoncharitableorganisationsthatinturnrelyonthepowers-that-beinonewayoranother,andonlyseerefugeesasvictimsdeservingofsympathy.Immigrantsandrefugeesneedamovementthatistheirown–amovementinwhichtheyareleaders,organisingtofightanunjust,racistsystem,andwheretheycanbuildtheirownrelationshipwiththepoorandoppressedandprogressiveforcesinthesocietiestheyarelivingin.BuildingthatmovementandleadershipisthestrategyoftheMFJandthebasisoftheimpactwearehavingandeveryvictorywehavewon.

TheMFJisfighting,basedofthecollectivestrengthofthepoorandoppressed,

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withoutillusionsintheestablishedpoliticalandlegalsystemsbutreadytoexploititscontradictions.Wespeakthetruthaboutracismbecausetheoppressedmustovercometime-wornprejudicesinordertodefeattheausteritypoliciesoftherichandpowerfulandfightforequalityandfreedom.WefightByAnyMeansNecessarybecausetheexploitedandoppressedmustdeterminewhatitwilltaketowin;wedon’tletthepowers-that-betelluswhatmethodsare‘acceptable.’

WecanjointhismovementtothestruggleagainstpovertyandausteritybecausethefightbyimmigrantsandrefugeestoexposeandovercomeracistscapegoatingpoliciesiscentralandnecessarytobuildingtheintegratedmassactionthatcanstoptheGovernment’sausteritypolicies,restoreandexpandpublicservicesandwinfreepubliceducation.Thestrength,victoriesandhonestyofourmovementcaninspiremillions,showingawaytowinandprovidingrealleadership.

Noneofthiswillhappenspontaneously.Consciousness,organisationandleadershipareessentialforamovementthatcanwin.ImmigrantsandrefugeeswhoareupagainstthesharpendofBritishandEUracismeverydayoftheirlivescan’taffordtoindulgeinthefrivolousluxuryof‘spontaneous,’unorganised,leaderlessstruggle.Spontaneouslywealwaysenduprelyingontheestablishedsystemandinstitutionsinsomewayorother,

simplybecausethosearetheprevailingideas.ThatishowtheheroicspontaneousstrugglesoftheGreekworkingclassandyouthledtotheelectionofagovernment

that,despiteitspromises,endedupcarryingoutevenbiggercuts.ThatiswhytheMFJiscommittedtodevelopconsciousnessandbuildorganisationandleadership.JointheMovementforJusticeNow.

Open the borders

TheMFJcallsforOpentheBordersbecauseitiswhathundredsofthousandsofrefugeesandimmigrantsaredoingeveryday,fromtheAegeanSeatoCalais,inordertosolverealandpressingissuesintheirlives.Theirpracticalactionhasplacedthisdemandfirmlyonthepoliticalagendaforallanti-racistandimmigrantrightsmovementsacrossEuropeandallprogressivestruggles,includingthelabourmovement.ThemassmovementofpeoplewhoarebattlingeveryobstacletoopenthebordersofEuropeisassertinginpracticethehumananddemocraticrightsthatBritain,theEUandthe‘West’havebeendeclaringinwordsfortwocenturies:‘Liberty,EqualityandFraternity’;‘Life,LibertyandthePursuitofHappiness’;therightofasylum;therightsofthechild;therightsofwomenetc.

Inresponse,amovementhassprungupinEuropetoputthosevaluesintopractice.PeoplelivingonGreekislandsandinItaliancoastaltownsaredefyingthreatsofarrestandprisonbyrescuingrefugeesfromtheseaandhelpingthemtosafety.InsouthernItalypeoplearedefyingtheauthoritiesbyprovidingmaterialsupporttorefugeeswhohavebeengivenpapersorderingthemtoleavethecountry.IntheSiciliancapital,Palermo,lastweekend’sLGBTPridemarchwasdeclaredamarchinsupportofmigrants.IncentralEuropeandelsewherepeoplehavebeenputtingrefugeesincarstogetthemacrossborders.Alltheseactionsareopeningtheborderstoo.AndacrossEuropelargedemonstrationshavesupportedthestruggleofimmigrantsandrefugeesandchallengedtheracistpoliciesoftheEUanditsmembergovernments.

Europe’sgovernmentshaveanoppositeresponsetoimmigrantswhoescapethe

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unendingwarfarecreatedbywesterninterventionsintheMiddleEastandthepovertyandsocialconflictcausedbywestern‘freemarket’exploitationofAfrica:theyclosetheborders,buildmorefences,condemnthousandstodrownintheMediterranean,andincreasetheirracistrhetoric.

OpentheBordersistheonlyrational,progressiveandrealisticpolicyforaworldwhosepeopleandcountriesaresoincreasinglyinter-connectedthroughfreemovementofgoods,services,andmoneyandthroughhighlydevelopedcommunicationsandtransport,andwheresocietiesareincreasinglyconnectedbypersonalrelationshipsthroughthelargeandrapidlygrowingnumberofinternationalandintercontinentalfamiliesthatinsomecitiesarecomingclosetoamajority.Andwhenthisinter-connectedworldisatthesametimesogrosslyunequal,itisinhumananddestructivetodenyfreedomofmovementtothemillionsofpeoplewhomustmovetosurvive.

OurmovementfightsforOpenBordersbecausethealternativeistyrannyandbarbarism.

Europe in crisis, Britain in crisis

InrealitythatisthechoiceforEuropeasitfacesitsbiggestanddeepestcrisissinceWorldWarTwo.Thisisnota‘migrantcrisis’asthemediakeepcallingit-thereisaprofoundcrisisintherelationshipbetweenEuropeanditsnearneighbours,thecountriesoftheMiddleEastandAfrica,thatispartoftheglobalcrisisthatEuropeisfacing.Itisthecrisisofaneconomicsystemthatcan’tmeettheneedsofhumanity,orcreateamoreequalandprosperousworld,becauseitsonlygoalistomaximisetheprofitsofasmallminority.Thegreedofthecapitalistswhodominatetheworldeconomycreatedthebankingcollapsein2008,andtheycan’tfindanywayoutofthelongdepressionthatfollowed.Thatisleadingtodangerousinternationalconflictsandtomoredamagingattacksontheworkingclassandthepoorineverycountry.

TheMFJseesnothingprogressiveintheEU.Itisanimperialistclub,setuptoprotecttheinterestsoftherulingclassesofwestEuropeancountriesbyintegratingtheireconomiesmoreclosely.ThoseinterestsincludeexploitingpoorcountriesandformercoloniesinAfrica,Asiaetc.,andsincethe1980stheEUhasexpandedtoincludeandexploititspoorerneighboursineasternandsouthernEurope.NowthecrisisinglobalcapitalisteconomyhasbroughtthisEUprojecttoajudderinghaltandsentitintoreverse.ThecountriesandregionsofEuropearepullingapartandfallingout–buttheyarealsofarlessabletoprosperseparately.

NeithertheEUnoracapitalistBritainoutsidetheEUofferanysolutionorhopetothepoorandoppressed.BritainispartofthecrisisinEuropenotseparatefromit–whetheritleavestheEUorstaysin.Forthatreason,whilewerecognisethepositiveanti-racistandpro-immigrantreasonswhymanypeopleandmanyofoursupporterswillvoteforRemaintodefeatLeave,theMFJdoesnotendorsetheRemaincampaign.

Wecan’tpoliticallyendorsetheEUthatisthebailiffanddebtcollectorforthebanksholdingGreecetoransom,theinternationalenforcerofausterity,theparentofFrontexandmassdeporterofrefugees,andtheinstitutionthathasnegotiatedthenotoriousTrans-AtlanticTrade&InvestmentPartnership(TTIP)–arobbers’charterthatgivesgiantmonopolycorporationspowerovernationalgovernmentswhosepoliciesmightdamagetheirprofits.Toendorsethatwouldbeabetrayaloftherefugeeswhoareopeningthebordersandeveryanti-racistandanti-austeritystruggleinEurope.

WeshouldhavenoillusionsintherecordandroleoftheLabourPartyandtradeunionleadershipswithregardtotheEU.Theyhaveincreasinglyfalleninlinewiththedominantfreemarketsideologyofthecapitalistssincethe1980sandbeenamongthestrongestsupportersoftheEUonthatbasis.UnderBlairand

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BrowntheLabourPartyimplementedfreemarketpoliciesthatledtorisinglevelsofinequality,passedaseriesofracistimmigrationactsandintroducedFastTrack.SincethentheleadersofthelabourmovementhavetriedtopresenttheEUassomekindofcounter-weighttotheausteritypoliciesoftheTories–aludicrousstrategywhiletheEUwasimposingincreasinghardshiponGreece,Spain,Portugal,Irelandetc.(andreducingtherealwagesofGermanworkers).

AcrossEuropeLabour’ssisterparties,liketheSocial-DemocratsinGermany,theSocialistPartiesinFranceandSpainandPASOKinGreece,haveplayedthesamerole,asclosealliesanddefendersoftheEU’scapitalistestablishment.Theirgreatestpoliticalcrime,inBritainandEurope,hasbeentheirrefusaltoseriouslydefendtherightsofimmigrantsandrefugeesandtheiractivesupportfor‘FortressEurope’immigrationcontrols.

JeremyCorbynandJohnMcDonnellhavealongrecordofopposingthosepolicies,campaigningagainstimperialistwarsandsupportingrefugeesandimmigrants,whichiswhyCorbynwaselectedasLabourleaderlastyear.Inthereferendumcampaign,however,theyaretryingtoputatotallyunconvincing‘left’glossontheRemaincampaign.FarworsethoughisLabour’sabjectandnear-totalrefusaltospeakthetruthaboutracismandanti-immigrantprejudiceandcomeoutfightingagainstthescapegoatingofimmigrants,oreventocallforanamnestyforthethousandsofimmigrantslivinginlimbo,withoutrightsorstatus,foryearsordecades.Thisisadisgracefulbetrayaloftheblack,Asian,MuslimandimmigrantcommunitiesthathavebeenamongLabour’sstrongestsupporters–and it is a betrayal of poor and working class white communities.

Labourhaseffectivelywrittenoffpoorwhitepeopleforpurposesofthereferendumcampaign.Inmanyareasitisavoidingsuchneighbourhoodsaltogether.Labour’sproblemisthatitcan’tfightthescapegoatingofimmigrantsaslongas

itacceptstheargumentthatthereisnoalternativetotheeconomicpoliciesthathavedevastatedsomanyworkingclasscommunities.EssentiallyLabourandthesocial-democratsandliberals(andjustabouteveryjournalist)acrossEuropeallbelievethatthebasisofracismliesintheprejudicesofthe‘whiteworkingclass.’Infacttheracismoftherulingclassisfarstrongerandmoreprofoundbecauseitisrootedinandservestheirrealmaterialinterests.Racisminpoorandworkingclasscommunitiesisshapedbylivingintherace-and-classdividedsocietyofanimperialistpower,butitisnotasstrongasthepoliticiansandmediakeeptellingus.

ThedecisionforCorbyn,McDonnellandtheirMomentumcampaigniswhethertoremainprisonersoftheLabourMPsandbureaucratswhoaredeterminedtodestroythem,evenatthecostoffurtherdefeatsfortheirownparty,ortojoininbuildingthemovementofmassactionagainstracismandausterity,inBritainandacrossEurope.

MFJwillfightforthelabourmovement,especiallyforthetradeunions,tobepartofthemovementwearebuilding–becausethisisalifeanddeathquestionforthelabourmovement.TherewillonlybeaseriousandpowerfulresurgenceofmassworkingclassstruggleinEuropeifimmigrants,refugeesandmigrantworkersarealeadingpartofitandiftheyareabletobreaktheunionsfromtheircollusion(includingcollusionbysilence)withtheraciststereotypingofimmigrants.

TothatendtheMFJhastobuildarelationshipwiththestrugglesofimmigrants,refugees,thepoor,oppressedandexploitedacrossEurope,unitedagainstallourrulingclasses.Wehavethesamefightagainstracism,austerityandrepressionandthemovementforimmigrantandrefugeerightsisthedecisiveissueeverywhere.Strugglesaregrowingacrossthecontinent.Wehavetobuildthatinternationalmovementregardlessoftheoutcomeofthereferendum.

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What we are fighting for

MFJisfightingforequalcitizenshiprightsandfreedomofmovementforeveryonewholives,worksandstudiesinBritain&Europe,whateverournationalorigin,andtoendthe‘allocation’anddispersalofrefugeestoparticularcountries,townsetc.

WefighttoendtheunequalrelationshipbetweentheBritish&EuropeanimperialistsandthepoorcountriesofAfrica,theMiddleEastandsouthern&easternEurope.NomoreimperialistwarsintheMiddleEast;endsupportforIsraelandreactionaryArabregimeslikeSaudiArabia.CancelthedebtsofAfricanandotherpoornations,includingthedebtsofGreeceandotherpoorcountriesinEurope.

Immigrationdetentionmustbeended.Itisanattackthehumanrightsofthosedetainedandonallourhumanrights;itisanattackontheimmigrant,blackandAsian communities and an attackon theworkingbydividing it from themostdynamicanddeterminedforcesthatcanleadthestruggleagainstausterity.Itwilltakeuprisingsindetentioncentresandcommunitiestoshutdownthedetentionsystemforgood,enddeportationsandenabledetaineestobuildtheirlivesinthecommunity.

Immigrant-bashing politicians - in a time of economic and political crisis andintheabsenceofastrongenoughmassmovementofthepoorandoppressed-inevitablyencouragethegrowthoffar-rightandfascistgroups.ThisishappeninginmanypartsoftheEUandwehaveawarningofhowthatcanhappeninBritainfromthefascistterroristwhodeclared“DeathtoTraitors,FreedomforBritain”afterassassinatingJoCox,aprominentfigureinRemainandwell-knowncampaignerforSyrianrefugees.Ourmovementhastobuildintegratedmassactiontodefendourcommunitiesfromthefascistanddrivethemoffourstreets.

Wemustbuildintegrated,collectiveactionbystudents,teachersandcommunitiestostopallformsofrepressionanddiscriminationineducation.Stopthesurveillanceanddeportationof international students. Shut down theBritish government’sPreventstrategy–state repressionandwitch-huntingofMuslimstudents fromnursery to university. Overturn the ban on the Hijab in schools in France andelsewhereinEurope.

Education, Healthcare, housing and welfare for all who need it are rights notprivileges.Buildamovementtodefend,extendandfundtheseservices,reversing

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privatisationandcuts,includingthebenefitcuts.Free,qualitypubliceducation,healthcareandwelfareservicesFORALL,regardlessofnationalorigin.

Wewillbuildcollectiveactiontofighttheinsecurity&povertyofgrowingnumbersof people of all races across Britain and Europe. Build community action andoccupationstostopevictionsanddefendsocialhousingandcommunityfacilities(hospitals, nurseries etc.). Organise demonstrations, pickets and strikes againstbenefitcuts.Buildworker/communityaction(occupations,strikesetc.)todefendthreatened jobs. Fight for publichousebuildingat affordable rents andpublicinvestmentinpoliciestomeettheneedsofthepoor&oppressedandcreatejobs&training.

Thepowers-that-bewilltellusthat‘there’snomoney.’Thatisalie.Therichandpowerfularesittingonhugeandgrowingsumsofmoneythatarenotbeingusedforproductiveinvestmentbecauseoftheeconomiccrisistheycreated.TocarryoutourdemandsitwillbeessentialforthepoorandoppressedtogetcontrolofthatmoneyandplanforthefuturebyNationalisingtheBanks.

TheMFJwill supportanypoliticianororganisation thatfights foranyof thesedemands,butweknowthatnoneofthedemandswillbewonbypersuadingtherichandpowerful, butby thepowerof amovement thathasestablisheddeeprootsinourcommunitiesandbecomeirresistible.AndwhenwearewinningthesestrugglesinBritainoranywhereelseinEuropewewillcomeintodirectconflictwiththeEuropeanUnion,becauseitisanimperialistclub.Thenwewillneedtobreak itup in order to create a different kind of European union altogether – a Europe of and for the poor, the oppressed and the workers of all races and national origins, with Open Borders, building a relationship of equality and co-operation with our oppressed and exploited brothers and sisters in Africa, the Middle East, eastern Europe and beyond.

Fight to Win! – Join the Movement for Justice By Any Means Necessary!

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Thisstatementisendorsedby:CoalitiontoDefendAffirmativeAction,Integration&ImmigrantRightsandFightforEqualityByAnyMeansNecessary(BAMN,US),RevolutionaryInternationalistLeague(UK),RevolutionaryWorkersLeague(US)

&TheInternationalTrotskyistCommittee