This article, by Tash Shifrin, first appeared on Dream Deferred on 21 March 2019. As “Tommy Robinson” released his Panodrama video in front of up to 4,000 supporters in Salford on Saturday 23 February, he was already expecting the ban from Facebook that followed two days later and urging his supporters to subscribe to his […]
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This Friday, central London, oppose Tommy Robinson & UKIP: don’t let the racists divide us
UKIP has called a “Make Brexit happen” rally this Friday 29 March in Whitehall. The fascist “Tommy Robinson” (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) will be speaking. Stand Up To Racism and Unite Against Fascism have called a counter demonstration at 14.00 – details here.
Cambridge dons revolt over ‘racist’ fellow’s role
More than 200 academics have signed a letter accusing a controversial scholar of “racist pseudoscience” after he was appointed to a fellowship at Cambridge University, The Times reported on 7 December 2018. Noah Carl is a social scientist who has spoken at a eugenics conference and has said that hostility to immigrant groups draws on […]
Unite against Tommy Robinson’s hate march
Stand Up To Racism calls upon anti-fascists to oppose Tommy Robinson’s and Gerard Batten’s ‘Brexit crisis’ demonstration under the slogan ‘Don’t let the far right hijack May’s crisis. No to racism and fascism.’ Fascist ‘Tommy Robinson’, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, and his thuggish supporters will take to the streets of London on Sunday 9 […]
Holocaust denial industry loses one of its chief proponents
A long planned trip to the UK by one of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers ended in chaos. And the very next day he popped his jackboots. Robert Faurisson’s extreme-right hosts had put in place a massive security effort for his visit to Shepperton, the town where he was born to a French father and […]
Trade union movement and Labour Party gear up against Tommy Robinson’s fascist rally on Saturday
The fight against the emerging Islamophobic street movement picked up pace this week, Unite Against Fascism writes. Activists from across the trade unions and Labour Party have been mobilising for the counter-demonstration to the next Free Tommy Robinson rally in Whitehall this Saturday. Initiated by Stand Up To Racism and Unite Against Fascism, it is […]
Unite against Tommy Robinson’s fascists – London 14 July
On 14 July anti-racists from across the UK will gather in London to oppose the supporters of Tommy Robinson, Stand Up To Racism writes. Find the Facebook event here. The last time Tommy’s supporters came out they rioted through central London attacking whoever was in their way. Their platform hosted notorious racists and fascists with […]
Leeds anti-racists step up fightback as Robinson supporters plan march
Activists from Unite Against Fascism and Leeds Stand Up To Racism have been organising against far-right attempts to march in their multicultural city on Saturday 7 July, UAF writes. Here anti-racists report on how they’ve been building the fightback against supporters of fascist Tommy Robinson. “Following Tommy Robinson’s arrest and jailing in Leeds for contempt of […]
LGBT rights campaigner arrested in Moscow
LGBT+ and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested during a one-man protest against Russia’s mistreatment of LGBT+ people, as the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Moscow. Mr Tatchell was holding a banner supporting gay men who have been violently targeted in a purge in Chechnya while standing next to the statue of […]
Scarborough Spa cancels far right ‘mouthpiece’
Scarborough Spa’s management has cancelled the Sargon of Akkad (Carl Benjamin) show ‘This week in stupid’ following a campaign by Scarborough Stand up to Racism (SUTR), supported by Labour and Green Party councillors and members, trade unionists and other anti-racists. Benjamin, who had been due to appear at the venue on 16 June, claims to […]
Scarborough Spa urged to cancel far right ‘mouthpiece’
Stand up to Racism (SUTR) Scarborough has urged Sheffield International Venues, the subsidiary of Labour-controlled Sheffield City Council that manages Scarborough Spa, to cancel the ‘Sargon of Akkad’ (Carl Benjamin) show scheduled for 16 June. Using his stage name, Benjamin recently shared a platform with incarcerated former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson (real name […]
Oppose far-right march for Tommy Robinson in London
Supporters of fascist and English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson, have said they will march in London on Saturday 9 June. Robinson and his supporters have a history of racism and Islamophobia, and have many links to fascist organisations. Anti-fascists have issued a national call for a counter demonstration which will gather at 2pm in […]
Scuffles break out after YouTube star is found guilty of denying Holocaust
Scuffles broke out outside a court where a YouTube star who denied the Holocaust in her pop songs was convicted of creating ‘grossly offensive’ material, Martine Berg Olsen wrote in Metro on 25 May. Alison Chabloz, 53, who mocked Holocaust survivors and described Auschwitz as a ‘theme park’, is due to be sentenced on 14 June for making […]
Oppose the racist DFLA in Manchester next Saturday
The Democratic Football Lads Alliance, a split from the Football Lads Alliance, have called a demonstration in Manchester on Saturday 2 June to protest against the remand in custody of Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League, Unite Against Fascism writes. The DFLA also want to exploit the recent anniversary of the Arena bombings, […]
Manchester anti-racists and anti-fascists humble racist Football Lads Alliance
Hats off to anti fascists and anti-racists in Manchester, who at the weekend, well outnumbered and humbled the Football Lads Alliance (FLA), Unite Against Fascism wrote on 20 May. Last October, up to 15 000 supported the FLA on their London demonstration. Saturday saw only 300 attend their national event. The FLA had cynically tried […]
EDL founder pulls out of Iceland lecture
The English Defence League’s co-founder Tommy Robinson, who was scheduled to give a lecture today in Iceland, will not be coming after all, Reykjavic Grapevine reports. The organisers have therefore cancelled the event. Vakur, a self-described “organisation of European culture”, had invited British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, to Iceland to […]
Demonstrate in Manchester, Saturday: unite against the racist FLA!
This Saturday, 11am at St Peter’s Square, unite against the racist Football Lads Alliance; don’t let the racists divide us. A coalition of Manchester people is supporting a statement opposing a protest by a far right group in the City on Saturday 19 May. The statement – organised by Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) and Unite […]
Stop racists’ and fascists’ Islamophobic “Day of Freedom”
On Sunday 6 May, fascist EDL founder Tommy Robinson and the racist DFLA (‘Democratic’ Football Lads Alliance) have organised a so-called ‘Day of Freedom’ for racists and Islamophobes in London. They are seeking to use Islamophobia as a way of rebuilding the far right movement in the UK. Tommy Robinson is a notorious racist who […]
International Roma Day concert in northeast London
Sindy and Bejamin, two young Romani activists and musicians from Poland, have organised a Festival of Music to celebrate International Roma Day. It is going to be fantastic. Several bands from all over Eastern Europe, traditional Roma food, wine, dance and more. Please come and support this brave initiative, help to challenge prejudice and join […]
Security tips from TellMama
TellMama has a number of security tips, which though not published specifically in response to the recent anti-Muslim hate letters, may be useful to anyone who believes they are at risk. Child Safety Bulletin 1 Child Safety Bulletin 2 Child Safety Bulletin 3 General security bulletin – Mar 2018
