Resolution to Black Section Annual Conference 1987

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This document is a resolution presented at the Black Section Annual Conference in 1987 by the Nottingham East Labour Party Black Section. It expresses strong condemnation of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and outlines specific demands for the Labour Party to support Palestinian self-determination and solidarity. The resolution reflects the engagement of Black British political activists with international issues of justice and anti-colonial struggle.

Key points:
– The resolution condemns the Israeli Zionist occupation of Palestine and calls for Labour Party support for Palestinian national self-determination.
– It demands recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O.) and other Palestinian organizations as legitimate representatives.
– The resolution condemns mass killings of Palestinians in Lebanon refugee camps and Israeli repression in the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon.
– It calls for the Labour Party to send a fact-finding delegation to Palestinian refugee camps and territories.
– The Nottingham East Labour Party Black Section urges the Labour Party executive to urgently prepare a comprehensive position paper on Palestine.

This resolution illustrates how Black British political activists, including those associated with Bernie Grant and the Black Section in the Labour Party, connected struggles against racism and colonialism in the UK with international solidarity campaigns. It demonstrates their engagement with issues of anti-Zionism, Palestinian self-determination, and global justice during the 1980s, linking local political activism to wider anti-racist and anti-imperialist movements.

Source note: The OCR transcript shows signs of minor errors and formatting issues, which may affect some text clarity; however, the key demands and themes of the resolution are clearly discernible.