Anti-fascist demonstrators are meeting in Dudley today to celebrate Dudley’s multi faith and multi racial community.
The event put on by Unite Against Fascism in partnership with Love Music Hate Racism, brings together anti-fascists, interfaith communities, local politicians and young people to celebrate the diversity of British society and demonstrate again the English Defence League. The [...]
The following is the eye-witness testimony of an NUJ member who joined the anti-fascist protest in Bolton on Saturday
I was one of three stewards on a UAF coach from north London that went to Bolton. We ran through the spiel on where we were assembling; how we expected the day to pan out; that we [...]
The following is the eye-witness testimony of an NUJ member who joined the anti-fascist protest in Bolton on Saturday
My first and only face-to-face encounter with the EDL on Saturday wasn’t even in Bolton. It was at the motorway services in Newport Pagnell.
My coach, which had left central London at 6.15am, had stopped to pick up [...]
Anti-fascist protesters emerged victorious on Saturday after holding Bolton’s central Victoria Square against the racists from the English Defence League.
But mainstream national media reports are presenting it as a contest between two violent groups – and blaming the anti-fascists for the violence.
Anti-fascists faced brutality from police with dogs and on horseback. There were over 60 [...]
Thousands of anti-fascist protesters are expected in Bolton tomorrow to counter demonstrate the English Defence Leagues anti-Muslim march.
Formed in 2009, with close links to the BNP, the EDL claim that they are remonstrating against Muslim extremism and are not racist or violent. However, other marches have witnessed them raising Nazi salutes, chanting racist slogans such as ‘Get Muslims off our streets’ and ‘Pakis go home’, rioting and [...]
Londoners will be gathering at 11am outside the Houses of Parliament on Friday March 5 to protest against the racist English Defence League. The EDL is a group of violent hooligans with links to the fascist British National Party. It wants to march through London to intimidate and harass Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
