Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.475
Object Name
Poster
Title
Join the Young Communust League
People
Enoch Powell
Events
Vietnam war Spanish Civil War Apartheid Lesbians and Gays Support the miners
Date
1970
Description
This is a A4 green coloured paper leaflet/form, to Join the communist league. It asks for your name, age and address and at the bottom it says "send to YCL.16 King St London WC2." The top left has YCL in large letters, with different drawings of badges. This is all in black print. The badges have pictures, with lots of different statements; "National Union of Students", "Fight Racialism", "Rock Against Racism", "NUS Gay rights campaign", "I&I survive", "out out racism", "fight education cuts", "nobble the NF Nazis: skan" (school kids against the Nazis), "campaign against youth unemployment campaign and "join the fight for complete control of your life and our future." The left of the form has information listed in response to "young Communists fight", with a black background and white font. Underneath is a black and white drawing/print of people protesting, with pictures of anti-racist badges. The list at the top says "young communists fight to defeat the new Nazi's of the National Front, root out the poison of Britain and build a multi-racial Britain. To fight youth unemployment and win jobs for all. Access to futher education and training. To end all sexual discrimination against women and gay people - freedom to enjoy and determine your own sexuality, To win decent facilities in which to enjoy our culture and leisure time. To support the struggles of people throughout the world against imperialism and oppression. To end the threat of nuclear war and help move towards peace." The last two points call for a socialist Britain, end the power of big companies, and allow freedom of expression for everyone except racists and fascists. The list is extensive, and calls for overall end of oppression. The young communist league was the youth wing of the Communist Party of Britain from 1921-1988. This pamphlet/advert/form was most likely produced in the 1970s, as the National Front, a fascist white supremacist party, gained its height of electoral support during the mid-1970s. Both sides of this piece of paper are the same in terms of pictures, design and content.
