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.The EDL in Bradford would mean trouble
15-07-2010 13:17
Launch of the Campaign Against the Deportion of Odette Sefuko
14-07-2010 22:45
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.
A lesson in bad faith: Response to the Brazil-Iran-Turkey Joint Declaration
14-07-2010 19:37
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!EDL Fascists Hijack GMTV Burkha Ban Poll
14-07-2010 14:50
EDL Jewish division
14-07-2010 08:49
There is an interesting discussion about the EDL Jewish Division on the EDL's web forums.Police Racially Motivated Attack on Shopkeeper in Camberwell
13-07-2010 22:46
Salinder Bhatoa of the English Defence League
13-07-2010 21:29
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English Defence League ejected from Sheffield Indymedia Meeting
13-07-2010 21:07
English Defence League London Division organiser Sam Harman exposed.
13-07-2010 16:58
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.Flim screening and launch of the campaign against the deportion of Odette Sefuko
12-07-2010 08:37
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.
English Defence League animal abusers put pigs head on Mosque walls in Dudley
11-07-2010 18:16
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.Italy: Judicial harassment of EveryOne Group's human rights defenders
10-07-2010 09:51
Tom Holmes, Rotherham Fascist & BNP Candidate, Predicts British Civil War
09-07-2010 11:31
English Defence League London division anniversayr meet gets only 5 EDL turn up.
08-07-2010 21:44
Animal Equality Protest
08-07-2010 20:16
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 metr0see: http://plentyfact.net/stuff/joint-statement-mayfirst-plentyfact.html
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