UK Indymedia - UK Anti-racism Newswire Archive

British Betrayal

16-07-2010 14:11

One of the hallmarks of the Labour government’s counter-terrorism policies in the last decade was the promotion of the concept of Britishness and British values. For almost ten years, the British public was subjected to endless speeches and lectures by government ministers propagating the importance of British values, responsible citizenship and the pressing need for integration. The target audience was of course, the Muslim community, whose loyalties to the UK were perceived as being susceptible to manipulation at best, and completely absent, at worst. Muslim community leaders were influenced with generous amounts of funding to promote the ideology of supporting and celebrating “our boys” fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Muslim youth were tarnished with the discussion-stifling label of “extremism” if they dared to believe in the supremacy of Shariah law over British law. No stone was left unturned in the Labour government’s efforts to consummate this forced marriage of Britain’s Muslims with the concept of Britishness. The message was clear: You were British first; your Muslim identity had to be suppressed.

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The EDL in Bradford would mean trouble

15-07-2010 13:17

The English Defence League plan to hold their biggest ever trouble causing demo in Bradford this August. But in a city like Bradford, can we really expect this one to pass off peacefully? And after the aftermath of 2001 would we not expect protests like these in Bradford to be banned?

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Launch of the Campaign Against the Deportion of Odette Sefuko

14-07-2010 22:45

Attached is a recording of the launch of the Campaign Against Deportion of Odette Sefuko (CADOS) recorded in Sheffield on 14th July 2010, between the introduction and the discussion there was a screening of The Greatest Silence,

http://thegreatestsilence.org/ .

Odette Sefuko fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via Uganda in fear of her life five years ago and came to England to claim asylum. The Home Office have rejected her claim, (now being reviewed by the European Court). The Home Office refuse to accept Odette is Congolese, despite reputable evidence (see below). They want to send her back to Uganda, a place where she might face imprisonment, torture or maybe death.

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A lesson in bad faith: Response to the Brazil-Iran-Turkey Joint Declaration

14-07-2010 19:37

The countries comprising the "Vienna Group" (i.e. USA, France, and Russia plus the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA) have expressed their "Concerns about the Joint Declaration Conveyed by Iran to the IAEA”. Iran has repeatedly declared that the Tehran Brazil-Iran-Turkey Joint Declaration was never intended as a final binding document, but as a basis for talks. Therefore, all of these “concerns” can and must be addressed within the framework of that basis.

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EDL Gas themselves

14-07-2010 15:13

The EDL are a racist, Islamophobic organisation linked to the BNP, NF, Combat 18, Blood and Honour etc. At one of their protests they gassed themselves when they were going to throw agas canister at the UAF...pulled out the pin and then ...well...looked at it for awhile and then it went off. C**ts!

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EDL Fascists Hijack GMTV Burkha Ban Poll

14-07-2010 14:50

The insiduously racist EDL have successfully used social networking site to hoodwink GMTV, distorting public opinion to make it appear that almost everybody in the United Kingdom wants a racist version of fashion police to patrol the streets harrassing the devout minority of Muslim who wear the religious facial garment.

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EDL Jewish division

14-07-2010 08:49

There is an interesting discussion about the EDL Jewish Division on the EDL's web forums.

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Police Racially Motivated Attack on Shopkeeper in Camberwell

13-07-2010 22:46

Police Attack in Camberwell

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Salinder Bhatoa of the English Defence League

13-07-2010 21:29

The English Defence League are an Islamophobic organisation with links to hardline racists including Combat 18, Blood and Honour, BNP and National Front. They also have links to Islamophobes from Stop Islamification of Europe [Zionists] and the Hindu Defence League [Islamophobes] and Sikhs Against Sharia.

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English Defence League ejected from Sheffield Indymedia Meeting

13-07-2010 21:07

The EDL were ejected from a Sheffield Indymedia meeting at around 8:30pm on 13th July 2010.

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English Defence League London Division organiser Sam Harman exposed.

13-07-2010 16:58

The English Defence League [EDL] are racist, Islamophobic football hooligans. Sam Harman has organised demonstrations and coaches for the London Division of EDL. He has been an admin on the London EDL facebook. Sam writes regularly on the EDL London facebook page, on the EDL troll page Cheerleadered and has accused the Muslim Defence Force of being violent while he himself is associated with hooligans such as Joel Titus.

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Leeds AF and the EDL

12-07-2010 13:11

Finally (not including the bumbling first attempt that was swiftly ‘hidden’ on Indymedia), at long last, Leeds AF have issued a statement about the incursion of 5 EDL members into a ‘militant antifascist’ meeting they held on July 3rd. Unfortunately, it raises more questions than it answers.

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Flim screening and launch of the campaign against the deportion of Odette Sefuko

12-07-2010 08:37

Wednesday, 14th July 2010 at 6:45pm, Garden Room, St Mary’s Church & Community Centre, Sheffield.

Screening of “The Greatest Silence” – rape in the Congo, current situation for women in the DRC. (NB this film shows graphic footage which you may find distressing, 18+ yrs only)

Followed by…launch of Odette Sefuko’s campaign against deportation.

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English Defence League animal abusers put pigs head on Mosque walls in Dudley

11-07-2010 18:16

The English Defence League are disgusting animal abusers. They think that it is funny to take the head of a butchered animal and use it as a "joke". Kevin Smith of the English Defence League too a pigs head and put it on the walls of a Mosque in Dudley to offend Muslims. The EDL are "campaigning" to stop another Mosque being built in Dudley. Many of them are racist thugs. They abuse animals too.

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Report on the Antifascist Coalition Meeting on the 3rd of July 2010

10-07-2010 23:02

On Sat the 3rd Leeds Anarchist Federation called a meeting for an Antifascist Coalition in Leeds with the intention of discussing the EDL and ideas for how to respond to their plans to march in Bradford in August. The people attending the meeting were aware of the EDL’s intention to attack the meeting but decided to go ahead with it anyway. Preparations were made for this possibility with the intention to try to de-escalate first, as a fight in the Swarthmore Center was in no way what we wanted, and we were prepared for other eventualities should a de-escalation fail. However, this predicted attack never materialised.

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Italy: Judicial harassment of EveryOne Group's human rights defenders

10-07-2010 09:51

Human rights defenders Mr Roberto Malini, Mr Matteo Pegoraro and Mr Dario Picciau are facing criminal charges as a result of their work on behalf of the Roma community in Italy. Petition for the Freedom of HumaN Rights Defenders - SIGN NOW:

http://www.petitiononline.com/italyhrd/

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Tom Holmes, Rotherham Fascist & BNP Candidate, Predicts British Civil War

09-07-2010 11:31

Tom Holmes (25) has come to the attention of Sheffield/Rotherham anti-fascist movements recently due to his local candidate-ship of the BNP and anti-Islamic rants posted on his Facebook. Un-deterred by this, he has now predicted a "British civil war" where "Islam should be destroyed".

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English Defence League London division anniversayr meet gets only 5 EDL turn up.

08-07-2010 21:44

The EDL are a racist, Islamaphobic group of football hooligans & bullies. While it may be true that not all of them are racist many of them are. The EDL have rioted in towns across the UK & have attacked Muslims, usually women. They say that they are "against Islamic extremism" but their actions prove that they are racist and Islamaphobic against all Muslims. They have put a pigs head on a Mosque.

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Animal Equality Protest

08-07-2010 20:16

We carried out a protest,in Central London,promoting veganism and educating people on speciesism.

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Joint Statement of May First and plentyfact on METRO vs metr0

07-07-2010 16:46

Joint Statement of Mayfirst and plentyfact on METRO vs metr0

see:

http://plentyfact.net/stuff/joint-statement-mayfirst-plentyfact.html

Bullying use of copyright law fails to stifle political commentary - Trans-Atlantic collaboration keeps site running

Contact: Alfredo Lopez,

alfredo@mayfirst.org, plentyfact,

collective@plentyfact.net