Institute of Race Relations newspaper cuttings

Topics include:

- Several reports about anti-racism carnivals and concerts, organised by groups such as Rock Against Racism and the Ant-Nazi League, as well as the Noting Hill Carnival. Many are cancelled or postponed due to funding problems and difficulty gaining permissions from local councils.

- Large amount of reports and debate about the Anti-Nazi League and the National Front, as well as many opinion pieces from both sides.

- A Black Power group called Flame set up in Barnet with connections to the Socialist Workers’ Party.

- Several reports about local community groups set up by ethnic minorities as a form of promoting better race relations and, in some cases, self-defence in areas badly affected by racial violence.

- The Race Relations Act (1976) is broadly debated with many examples of its application reported on in the folder.

- There are several reports on local Community Relations Councils and also the Commission for Racial Equality.

- United Nations Conference on Racialism.

- Several reports on problems faced by young Asian women, primarily surrounded by a discussion of arranged marriage.

- Trade Unions oppose the National Front. TUC appeals for an end to extremism in schools.

- Controversial television shows, ‘Discrimination’ and ‘Blacks Britannica’, are discussed and reviewed.

- Debates and reports about discrimination in schools, in employment and in policing. There are several pieces about proposed solutions to these problems.

- The Church makes a stand against racism and promotes multi-culturalism.