Film Number

7645

Title

IMMIGRATION WIVES AND FIANCES CAMPAIGN - RAHELA AT LONGSIGHT

Producer

WFA

Date

1986

Gauge

U-matic LB

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

62 mins 23 secs

Description

Footage of Rahela's meeting at Longsight Library in Manchester which is part of her and her fiance, Khalid's campaign to defeat the Immigration, Primary Purpose Rule (PPR) to restrict men from entering the UK and thereby discriminating against black women and in particular Asian women. The meeting is attended by about 60 people. There is a comprehensive introduction by Manchester Immigration Wives and Fiances Campaign about the PPR, how it discriminates and statistics about the impact of the rule. Gerald Kaufman, MP for Gorton/Levenshulme, speaks in support of the campaign and explains how Asian men are often trapped by Immigration Officials into denying them entry. Ken Strand, Leader of Manchester City Council, speaks about the intention of the Labour Party to repeal the Immigration Act. Rahela speaks about her case which is translated into Punjabi and a short campaign video is screened. Messages of solidarity from amongst others, the Punjabi Welfare Association and Pakistani Friends Assoc. Viraj Mendis speaks on behalf of many international peoples - Palestinians, Irish, African - and Mohsin Zulfiqar speaks in Punjabi on behalf of Pakistani Workers' Association.

[Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]