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.
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 […]
Analysis: the ‘Free Tommy’ demo and a year of far right protests (with table and video)
This article by Martin Smith and Tash Shifrin first appeared on Dream Deferred on 11 June 2018. Thousands of protestors turned out in Whitehall, central London, on Saturday 14 July for the latest “Free Tommy Robinson” demo – and the latest in just over a year of far right racist street protests, which we have listed […]
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 […]