EDL burn down mosque and meet in London tomorrow
an antifascist | 05.06.2013 15:11 | Anti-racism | London
The EDL just burned down a mosque and community centre in North London.
There have been 12 attacks on mosques in the last two weeks, including an attempted firebombing of Grimsby Islamic Cultural Centre while people were inside.
Things are moving very fast and antifascists are being too slow.
There have been 12 attacks on mosques in the last two weeks, including an attempted firebombing of Grimsby Islamic Cultural Centre while people were inside.
Things are moving very fast and antifascists are being too slow.
Link to news story of the mosque attack:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/05/fire-islamic-community-centre-muswell-hill
If you look at any of the antifascist websites or facebook pages are there any upcoming actions announced? No - the last info on any antifascist pages is a celebratory write up from the BNP demo on Saturday.
Meanwhile in less happy news, the EDL are demonstrating in London tomorrow outside the Old Bailey (moved from Woolwich Crown Court)
And this is their list of announced actions (plus a couple of Infidels and Casuals United ones I’ve added in):
*June 6th - The Old Bailey, 10:00 AM - the EDL are probably going to be present for two days as the trial will run into Friday
*June 8th Shrewsbury - EDL meeting the Bricklayers pub from 11am and marching to the mosque at 1pm
*June 8th - Sheffield
*June 22nd - Burnley
*July 13th EDL NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION, Centenary square, Birmingham
*Aug 24th - Tower Hamlets
*Oct 5th - Exeter
*Oxford - TBC
*Dudley - TBC
*Slough - TBC
Why isn’t this list on the front page of the antifascist network?
Autonomous antifascists can’t rely on the UAF to organise things for us and we can’t always be waiting for someone else to do a callout - if the EDL are announcing a demonstration we should be circulating that information and trying to organise to get people there.
@EDLNewsXtra are about the only people keeping on top of the pace of events
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/05/fire-islamic-community-centre-muswell-hill If you look at any of the antifascist websites or facebook pages are there any upcoming actions announced? No - the last info on any antifascist pages is a celebratory write up from the BNP demo on Saturday.
Meanwhile in less happy news, the EDL are demonstrating in London tomorrow outside the Old Bailey (moved from Woolwich Crown Court)
And this is their list of announced actions (plus a couple of Infidels and Casuals United ones I’ve added in):
*June 6th - The Old Bailey, 10:00 AM - the EDL are probably going to be present for two days as the trial will run into Friday
*June 8th Shrewsbury - EDL meeting the Bricklayers pub from 11am and marching to the mosque at 1pm
*June 8th - Sheffield
*June 22nd - Burnley
*July 13th EDL NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION, Centenary square, Birmingham
*Aug 24th - Tower Hamlets
*Oct 5th - Exeter
*Oxford - TBC
*Dudley - TBC
*Slough - TBC
Why isn’t this list on the front page of the antifascist network?
Autonomous antifascists can’t rely on the UAF to organise things for us and we can’t always be waiting for someone else to do a callout - if the EDL are announcing a demonstration we should be circulating that information and trying to organise to get people there.
@EDLNewsXtra are about the only people keeping on top of the pace of events
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