This article is reproduced with permission of the authors, Martin Smith and Tash Shifrin and first appeared on the Dream Deferred website on 19 June 2017 here. This post was written shortly after the fascist march in Manchester, but we decided to hold back its publication in the wake of the tragic fire at Grenfell […]
Update on anti-EDL protest in London, Saturday 24 June
The fascist Islamophobes of the English Defence League have called a march in central London this Saturday, 24 June. The EDL is seeking to scapegoat Muslims following the appalling terror attacks in the UK. We must ensure the EDL’s poison is countered. Last Sunday 18 June several thousand racists, fascists and Islamophobes demonstrated in Manchester. […]
No to the fascist EDL in London – 24 June
The remaining rump of the fascist English Defence League (EDL) are returning to London, on 24 June, Unite Against Fascism writes. This is just a few weeks after their humiliation at the hands of over 1,000 anti fascists in Liverpool. The supposed reason for their demonstration is concern over the recent terror attacks in the […]
Oppose fascist and Islamophobic Britain First in Birmingham – 24 June
Birmingham Unite Against Fascism is calling upon anti-fascists to oppose another fascist attempt to inflame race hate in Birmingham. The Islamophobic and fascist sect, Britain First, plan to visit the city of Birmingham on 24 June. They had aimed at an earlier, unwanted intrusion, but had to postpone this, as their leaders were arrested on various […]
Norscarf to celebrate 40 years of struggle
The NORSCARF Group (North Staffordshire Campaign Against Racism and Fascism) are celebrating 40 years of struggle this autumn, and will be publishing a study of the group’s activities. They are anxious to contact all those who have been active over the years, especially in the very early years when the group was set up. The […]
EDL haters never learn
Liverpool lived up to its historic record as being one of the most unfriendly places for the extreme right to visit when the English Defence League tried to hold a march on Saturday 3 June. For the EDL it was an unmitigated disaster. Just 60 supporters scraped up from gutters nationwide turned out, supported by […]