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PICKET At Friday's mass mocting it was unan repression Vicious police attacks on journalists in the streets. The use of the courts to suppress press articles. Police spy plotognphers posing as journalists on demonstrIs this some Latin American republic, labouring under a military dictatorship? No, it is London in 1974.
The Action Committee for the DoF core ol lournausis was sot up by membets of the National Union of Journalists to CITtal cama aos tesc devetopenint affer several photographers were attacke by the pulice during the National Front demonstration on 7 Scotembor, Ets meir am io lo try co get tae medi unions tc set up an Oreal Omsm or Bagui Into interferonce by the state and the A resolution to this effecr has so far heen endorsed by at least 10 branches of the NUJ, altbeugh the union's executive nas Yet to Sscuss THe quAsUon e -03 BAs 2Co armeca a SICC esful picket of tie Home Office in Outcone whatsoerer. Hront Trades Council has protosted to the Degartment of SopJal Secutily. The Trades Council lias also unped the District Committee of the AUEW to tiko action over the lock-out und written to Tony Bean about the concern over rodundancies. The Trudes Concil is alsa Tielping with financial aid.
Sisty per cent of the wark force ns Associated Aucomation are woman many af whom are black. Wamen fram tho Brent Working Womon's Chartor Campaien ahenoeu ene mass meegne on tavuanon from the shop stewands committee and plans aro underwas lor a laint meeting of women workers from the factory and Hu T TiC CoDT ok OU Messages of support and moncy toA. Ford, 21 Stanley Park Drive, Wembley, ober, attended by 40 joumalists. The picket called for the ending of the system of police press cards to selected journalist - the notorious "red cards' - the dishandir of the Special Branch spy photographors who regularty intiltrate demos and pickuts in the guise of press photographers, and the ending of che Paul Foot/Socialist Hor ker crial and the David Mayi Ttre Out A letter to this effect was handod into the Home Secrelary and sent to media anion and Tribune SPs. Severat Mil's have sopded to this letter expresing concern and interest. Joe Ashton (Bassetlowi has raised the matter in the House of Commons, while Tom Litlerick (Selly Oak) bas informed the ACDJ that he bimself comaplained to the West Midlands polier in June about being photogaplied on 1 dem ONKELIDN Tho reply from the polioc to this complaint was almost identical lo Brother Jen kins" whitewash reply to the ACDI: No evidence that police have been actine improperly NEW TRIAL Sinoc that picket, Paul Fopt and Sacllist Horker have been soverety bit by the courts for their reporting of the Janic ponos case. do avoid the terzase mistak! made by 1S in reling simply on a bood casc" the ACDI is campeiuiog to make the David May trial -which opens on 16 December -a focus for action hy media trade unionists.
The implications of this case are probably more serious than evon the Pail Foot nadrement IT David Mav is found quilty it could mean that oo journalist could use any material not obtained through recogn sod, official" channels.
The ACD is calling for a picker of Ue May trial on 16 Descaber, and is also org Shis ne Anunne meelne to LOcUs alaO around these issues on Wodnesday I1 Dec eiber at 7.00pm in the St. Bride Institute Bride Lane, London FC4. Speakers inv ited include bodie Leyden MI. Kon Knowles (editor of the Journalian, and Famonn McCann.
A major paint of discussion at tus meeting is likely to be around the question of possible industrial action of some form if David May is imprisoned ur basvily fine CARL GARDNER RED BOOKS, 97 Caledonian Road, London N1 9BT.