Bobby Sands not only supported Anwar Ditta, a brave lady who fought against immigration laws in Britain, he wrote her the poem below.
Anwar Ditta, who died on 16 November 2021, was an inspiring and fearless woman who took on Britain’s racist immigration laws under first a Labour and then a Conservative government.
Between 1976-1981 she led the fight to reunite her family and bring her children home to Rochdale from Pakistan.
Her courage and her determination to fight against the odds and unite with all who supported her campaign made her a leading figure in the anti-racist struggle of the time.
Bobby's poem for Anwar Ditta written in a H Block cell...
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Thats a lovely poem by Bobby, Dixie. The Labour Government in Britain, 1974-79 Labour Government led first by Harold Wilson then, from 1976, Jim Callaghan was no less racist than its Heath led Conservative predecessor. It was a time when the National Front were gaining support on the streets and the two major parliamentarian parties were doing their best to appease these racists. The poem was and remains a tribute to Anwar Ditta.
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