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Cardiff: EDL numbers fail to materialise - Photo Report

WISE Up | 01.06.2013 19:47 | Anti-racism | Wales

The Bradley Manning solidarity event with Cor Cochion Caerdydd/Cardiff Reds Choir was put off today when it became apparent that the EDL were advertising an event in Cardiff and the choir decided to go to this first. Read this report for the full story. Here are some pictures.

anti-fascists gather outside the crwys pub
anti-fascists gather outside the crwys pub

cor cochion start out at the crwys, then all head off towards the barracks
cor cochion start out at the crwys, then all head off towards the barracks

others gather beyond the barracks
others gather beyond the barracks

cor cochion in motion
cor cochion in motion

edl member (centre)
edl member (centre)

cor cochion arrive at barracks
cor cochion arrive at barracks

a total of about 100 to confront the edl
a total of about 100 to confront the edl

spread across both sides of the road
spread across both sides of the road

our edl man again
our edl man again

the edl and wreath laying contingent
the edl and wreath laying contingent

don't let the racists divide us (1)
don't let the racists divide us (1)

don't let the racists divide us 2)
don't let the racists divide us 2)

uaf cut a deal with the cops and edl
uaf cut a deal with the cops and edl

and try to sell it to everyone else. event organiser on right
and try to sell it to everyone else. event organiser on right

heading off with the wreath
heading off with the wreath

followed by the others (about a dozen)
followed by the others (about a dozen)

late afternoon: back in the city centre we focus on bradley manning
late afternoon: back in the city centre we focus on bradley manning


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what's

01.06.2013 21:32


this freak Luke Pippen doing laying a wreath? He fully supports those that liked to bury british soldiers.

A


Did you really think the EDL would march in Cardiff?

02.06.2013 08:03

You are thicker than you look. The blonde lady called this for help for heroes, shes not EDL and yeah the EDL copied and pasted her event onto their pages and this one nazi bloke showed up who nobody knew. This was Cardiff families showing their respects, who gives you idiots the right to think its anything to do with you? Why do you not protest against hatemongers like Anjem Choudrey?

Sally


I was the organiser of yesterday's walk....

02.06.2013 09:09


I organised the event yesterday for the people of Cardiff to come out in remembrance for lee rigby and our fallen soldiers... And you people totally ruined what was supposed to be a show of respect ... You turned it into something it wasn't ie EDL march ... If you had bothered to get your facts right ie speak with police who i had been in very close contact with througtout organising the walk and not believe everything you read in the papers and on the Internet you would of understood it was just families with children coming to pay a tribute...granted 1 EDL member turned up but I had no control over that I had stated that everyone was welcome to join the walk no matter what COLOUR, RELIGION or BELIEFS  and I don't support his views but he came along walked silently as asked even thought he was provoked several times by your photographer who was told he would be arrested if he kept on goading him, ... But instead you people put fear into the Muslim community going into shops and telling Muslims that the EDL were marching and were going to go to city rd mosque to cause trouble and to come join your group to run them out of town... I spoke with your UAF leaders and explained everything to them and they were pleased with what I had to say and were happy for us to carry on with our walk they did say they would join us and i was very pleased with that but unfortunately they never kept to their word.!!!... I even came over to speak with you all I felt very intimated but I still came over to reassure you all that I was just a normal mum wanting to do something nice and show that the people of Cardiff cared and a few of you were shouting in my face there was no talking to you you were just there to cause trouble and disturb our walk.. I even invited u all to walk with us if you wished as long as you put your banners down an was shouted at " I'm not walking with you EDL" which i was very offended at as i am NOT A RACIST . to be honest I was gutted .. I was gutted because all the crap you lot had put on twitter had stopped people coming to the walk because they were scared you even went as far as putting posters up in a well populated muslim area for god sake.. And you say we were there to cause trouble!!! 
You people need to get your facts right before you go out causing trouble and putting fear into a community... because all you achieved yesterday was making little children scared and cry and even one family walked away because of what you were shouting...I hope your proud of yourselves, because I am absolutely disgusted with you all... 

Lianne hannam


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02.06.2013 09:50

'this one nazi bloke showed up who nobody knew'
I'm guessing you're the blonde in the photo then?

snapper


Reply to you snapper

02.06.2013 13:09

I'd rather u not call me a "blonde" yes the people who attended yesterday I have never meet before,
And what ever views he has he didnt express them at anytime during our walk, he put his own personal views aside and walked with us all SILENTLY as requested, which included may I add a woman and two children who were of mixed race, and layed flowers in respect to Lee Rigby and all our armed forces... It's a pity some of you couldn't have done the same.. Who's the better person !!!!! This walk was in remembrance of Lee Rigby and all our soldiers and you have turned it into a witch hunt against one man who you have singled out to make yourselves look good.. Your disgusting...

And it's funny how most of the pictures are of one man I'd like to ask where's the pictures of us laying the flowers at the war memorial, the poem that was read out, the minute silence we observed , the children and soldier laying flowers, the mixed race lady in our walk, oh no lets for get about all them and just concentrate on one individual... Biased opinion from you I think just to fuel your group

Lianne Hannam


@

02.06.2013 15:00

Well at least you know who your local hardcore nazi is now, and of course you'll be wanting to avoid him in the future.

snapper


Reply to you snapper

02.06.2013 15:19

I think your possibly a one sided small minded person maybe you have a lot more in common with Luke pippin than you think ...

Lianne Hannam


Islam

02.06.2013 23:20

Islam is the religion of peace, there is no violence nor compulsion in Islam. A muslim woman can only marry a muslim man but a muslim man can marry any woman, muslim or non-muslim. That is not racism that is a cultural practice, my cultural sociology lecture told me at university.

white guilt


re-think

02.06.2013 23:40

>> Islam is the religion of peace, there is no violence nor compulsion in Islam
Really? So muslims have never blown things up then??

> A muslim woman can only marry a muslim man but a muslim man can marry any woman, muslim or non-muslim. That is not racism that is a cultural practice
Sounds very sexist to me. Treating woman differently from men in terms of what they can and can't do. Thats sexists.

> my cultural sociology lecture told me at university.
wow. it must be true. Sounds great - on paper. But muslims don't seem to work like that in the real world


TT


@Lianne

03.06.2013 00:16

Hi Lianne,

If it's really true that you organised the wreath-laying as a community event and not as an EDL thing, then it's a shame people got the wrong idea.

But the thing is that on the EXACTLY THE SAME DAY, in several towns and cities, the EDL were having demos, using wreath-laying as an excuse to try and exploit Lee Rigby's death. So hopefully you can understand why people thought this Cardiff event was EDL!

anon


Really!!!

03.06.2013 08:30

Excuse me where have I mentioned Islam in any of my comments!!!! I have no issue with Islam nor do I have any issues with any race or religions

Yes there was many EDL walks on Saturday in many cities BUT they were outnumbered by other walks like mine... People need to get there facts right before jumping to conclusions...

I'm just a normal wife and mum who was devasted at what happened to lee rigby, I have always supported help for heros (my husband sends a monthly donation) and feel very strongly towards our armed forces that is why I wanted or should I say I felt that I needed to express my deepest heart felt symphathy and I new a lot of people would be feeling the same that's why I set the walk up...

I have been approached by another page on Facebook who are setting up many walk across the nation after hearing and seeing what I had achieved on Saturday to organise another walk ... Lets see if you turn up then to disrupt it or turn up to join in... !!!!...

If I had anything to hide why am I displaying my real name on here unlike many of you that are commenting...,!!!!

Lianne


Lianne

03.06.2013 08:40

needs to steer clear of nazis/casuals united

sayin


?????

03.06.2013 10:13

You don't know me you've never met me so how can you insinuate that I associate my self with nazis and casual united people... Saturday was the first time I met Luke pippin an he didn't exactly walk up to me and say Hi I'm Luke pippin in the local nazi!!!! You people are so small minded...

Lianne


@Lianne

03.06.2013 11:30

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Yawn


the lady doth protest too much

03.06.2013 17:32

now i reckon

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/06/509898.html?c=on#c295009

and LOL at the thicko taking the other thicko's 'joke' post on Islam seriously...

Diff