Unite Against Fascism rally Oxford Town Hall - 5th April
Oxford Unite! | 28.03.2005 16:20 | Anti-racism | Oxford
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On 10 June 2004, the British National Party (BNP) gained the highest vote ever for an extreme right party in Britain. It came within a hair’s breadth of obtaining
seats in the European Parliament and the London Assembly.
On 10 June 2004, the British National Party (BNP) gained the highest vote ever for an extreme right party in Britain. It came within a hair’s breadth of obtaining
seats in the European Parliament and the London Assembly.
With more than 800,000 votes nationwide, the BNP demonstrated a scale of electoral support already surpassing that achieved by any previous extreme right party in this country.
If the current electoral trends continue unchecked, the BNP could make a major breakthrough in national politics, giving them a significant platform for the first time with an unprecedented opportunity to promote fascism within British politics.
That breakthrough is not inevitable, but halting the BNP’s advance will be difficult and will require a campaign uniting the labour movement, the black, Asian, Jewish and Muslim communities, gay and lesbian voters, trade unionists
and everyone that supports democracy and freedom.
Rally - Act now to stop the BNP
7.30 pm. Tuesday
5th April
Oxford Town Hall
St. Aldates
Oxford town centre
Speakers
Unite Against Fascism national speaker
Billy Hayes - General Secretary CWU invited
Pat Green - Oxon County UNISON black members officer/ Oxford Afro-Caribbean Community Action Network
Oxford Mosques invited
Evan Harris MP - Liberal Democrat party
Rick Muir - Oxford City Labour councilor
Tom Lines - PPC Green Party
RESPECT invited
If the current electoral trends continue unchecked, the BNP could make a major breakthrough in national politics, giving them a significant platform for the first time with an unprecedented opportunity to promote fascism within British politics.
That breakthrough is not inevitable, but halting the BNP’s advance will be difficult and will require a campaign uniting the labour movement, the black, Asian, Jewish and Muslim communities, gay and lesbian voters, trade unionists
and everyone that supports democracy and freedom.
Rally - Act now to stop the BNP
7.30 pm. Tuesday
5th April
Oxford Town Hall
St. Aldates
Oxford town centre
Speakers
Unite Against Fascism national speaker
Billy Hayes - General Secretary CWU invited
Pat Green - Oxon County UNISON black members officer/ Oxford Afro-Caribbean Community Action Network
Oxford Mosques invited
Evan Harris MP - Liberal Democrat party
Rick Muir - Oxford City Labour councilor
Tom Lines - PPC Green Party
RESPECT invited
Oxford Unite!
Comments
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Free speech
29.03.2005 18:06
How can you call this a democracy anyway? A friend of mine was at one of the counts for the last election, and witnessed large scale rigging. Piles of Labour votes contained BNP votes. Piles of 500 BNP votes contained 750 votes but counted as 500.
You call this a free country. Why can’t you see it is the people who don’t want to live in a “multicultural society” and turn to the BNP. Not the BNP causing trouble as the media portrays.
Is it right to deny third world countries of Doctors, nurses, engenderers or any other professionals thus denying them the chance of a better future.
Is it wrong to want Britain to be left the way it is and not turned into a super city? We are currently the most densely populated area in Europe and you want more to come here?
Large scale immigration is killing Britain.
You call them Nazi’s. Who is trying to deny free speech? Who is trying to unite Europe into one super state against the will of the people? Who arrests people because they pose a danger to political agenda? Who lied to the people then went to war on that lie, and then murdered the whistle blower (Dr David Kelly. Weapons inspector).
Who is forcing through GM crops because of pressure from greedy corporate capitalists who don’t care about the environment, just money and control.
Dave
oxford?????
31.03.2005 15:50
dont waste your time, go out canvass for the IWCA in oxford east instead...
Jim Page
What is the point?
01.04.2005 13:47
Donna
Pointless?
01.04.2005 16:00
Mike
Pointless to oppose the BNP
02.04.2005 08:22
The rally is aimed to help unite forces that can combat fascism, and in the process of the activity to concretely oppose the BNPs electoral efforts and any other fascist mobilisations. I would anticipate political debate about the causes between those active in the campaign.
All who love freedom and democracy need to stand up to fascism in the UK as it doesn't look like the causes are going to disappear in the near future. That will be easier, and ultimately less distracting if we do it when their forces are small.
While the BNP aren't standing in our back yard it would be a mistake to ignore the developing threat elsewhere. We could at least offer some concrete solidarity to those anti-fascists who are opposing an active BNP presence, and do something about the NF in Bicester.
Ian
Pointless gesture
04.04.2005 08:52
Opposing the BNP isn't pointless, thinking that some rally at the town hall wil achieve anything is. Given that you talk about the number of votes the BNP got in June 2004 and the fact that this (according to the blurb) is apparently being organised in response to this some 10 months later, makes it look even more pointless.
Donna