Hail The New Dawn - Book on Blood & Honour
Liam O'Mogarlai | 18.09.2013 07:30 | Anti-racism | Culture | History
May 27th 1989. Hundreds of Nazi Boneheads from all over Europe gather for 'The Main Event', a Fascist musical Jamboree.
...except hundreds of them got no further than Hyde Parks' Speaker's Corner where they met a bloody end.
...except hundreds of them got no further than Hyde Parks' Speaker's Corner where they met a bloody end.
Were you there? Do you know anybody who was?
Do you know any ex-Skins from either side - or ones who felt they were stuck in the middle?
If anyone knows or is in contact with any ex-Fash from the late 1980's who might be up for being interviewed please get in touch liamomogarlai@mail.com
These can be reformed or unrepenting, foot soldiers or generals.
I would particularly appreciate input from ...
* non-aligned Anarchists who were at Hyde park Corner but who were not - at that point anyway - part of AFA
* Someone for whom this was their first major political event
* Someone who shared social space (gigs, pubs) with Skins who went along thinking this would be a right laugh,,, and got a rude awakening
* Any of the DAM lads from this period
Just to be clear. The book I am researching will be an oral history of a quite specifc period/event - the campaign to Shut down Cutdown/the 'Main Event' in 1988/89.
It will be something along the lines of this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Sides-Hell-Vincent-Bramley/dp/184454821X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378205761&sr=1-1&keywords=two sides of hell
I hope it will be possible to interview combatants from both sides (and from different agencies... Police, Labour Party councillors, Searchlight etc). Obviously access to the anti-fascist combatants is easy but I lost touch with the DAM people many years ago and I think it is also important that non-aligned Anarchists get their say too. Hence my appeal on here. Access to fash/ex-fash might prove a little more problematic too so if you know any , gimme a shout.
My intention is to give the participants free rein to express themselves and keep commentary to a minimum.
Who am I? I'm ex-Red Action
Thomas Mensforth esquire will be happy to vouch for my bona fides
Do you know any ex-Skins from either side - or ones who felt they were stuck in the middle?
If anyone knows or is in contact with any ex-Fash from the late 1980's who might be up for being interviewed please get in touch liamomogarlai@mail.com
These can be reformed or unrepenting, foot soldiers or generals.
I would particularly appreciate input from ...
* non-aligned Anarchists who were at Hyde park Corner but who were not - at that point anyway - part of AFA
* Someone for whom this was their first major political event
* Someone who shared social space (gigs, pubs) with Skins who went along thinking this would be a right laugh,,, and got a rude awakening
* Any of the DAM lads from this period
Just to be clear. The book I am researching will be an oral history of a quite specifc period/event - the campaign to Shut down Cutdown/the 'Main Event' in 1988/89.
It will be something along the lines of this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Sides-Hell-Vincent-Bramley/dp/184454821X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378205761&sr=1-1&keywords=two sides of hell
I hope it will be possible to interview combatants from both sides (and from different agencies... Police, Labour Party councillors, Searchlight etc). Obviously access to the anti-fascist combatants is easy but I lost touch with the DAM people many years ago and I think it is also important that non-aligned Anarchists get their say too. Hence my appeal on here. Access to fash/ex-fash might prove a little more problematic too so if you know any , gimme a shout.
My intention is to give the participants free rein to express themselves and keep commentary to a minimum.
Who am I? I'm ex-Red Action
Thomas Mensforth esquire will be happy to vouch for my bona fides
Liam O'Mogarlai
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Very doubtful
18.09.2013 08:48
ES
It's all lies, I tell ya
18.09.2013 11:14
But that's the whole point of this book... to talk about a specific event... through the eyes and words of the people involved - who would naturally have VERY different perspectives.
it's just going to deal specifically with the 88-89 period... and concntrate mainly on May 27th... although the return of the fash (Waterloo and the murder) might make the sequel
I want to keep this as personal as possible with lots of detail from a number of participants, that's why I have picked a specific event. Also I want it in people's own (ideally, spoken) words.
BTW I can't believe Stuart actually publicly claimed 'The Main Event' as a success - I mean literally hundreds of his 'comrades' were abandoned and got battered; their bubble of omnipotence was well and truly shattered and they disappeared up their own arses for a few years... how can that be a success?.. oh wait... only if you are totally delusional.
This complete lack of solidarity amongst B&H was key in the battle.I am genuinely interested how they rationalised all this amongst themselves... and how within 18 months of starting a campaign of intimidation at pratically every pokey little venue in London and elsewhere... proclaiming The Upstarts and their like would never play London again... they were completely on the back foot.
I only need one person who was at the centre - maybe Skrewdriver Security - and some peripheral types.
I will personally guarantee only their own words will be used... and unlike Sturat and his cronies on that day and many others... I keep my word
Liam O'Mogarlai
e-mail: liammogarlai@mail.com
BTW... just googled you...
18.09.2013 11:21
eg Were you actually in the white mini-bus that appeared VERY briefly on the day?
just for the record I have been living in Ireland for 20 years and have no interest in your current political persona or activities
Liam O'Mogarlai
e-mail: liamomogarlai@mail.com
Tony Hancock
18.09.2013 13:02
ES
AFAIK that was a first hand account
18.09.2013 14:48
Let's take our conversation to e-mail. I was rather hoping to talk to some proper Anachists on here rather than a right-winger trolling Anarchist sites
Liam O'Mogarlai
e-mail: liamomogarlai@mail.com