UK Indymedia - UK Anti-racism Newswire Archive

Call out to counter Pompey EDL Demo: Saturday 17th August

11-08-2013 08:57

Anti-Fascists to meet at the fountain, Commercial Road, Portsmouth 12 noon on Saturday 17th August to counter the EDL and NF. Check relevant websites for updates.

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STOP EDL in Tower Hamlets – Saturday 7th September

06-08-2013 10:04

ONCE AGAIN THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE ( EDL ) ARE INTENDING ON MARCHING THROUGH TOWER HAMLETS. ONCE AGAIN WE WILL OPPOSE THEM ON THE STREETS.

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EDL in Tower Hamlets – one month to go

05-08-2013 10:30

One month to go and it is time to get mobilising for the biggest turnout possible against the EDL in Tower Hamlets.

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EDL main Facebook back under the control of BNP activist Chris Renton

02-08-2013 00:48

Soon after the formation of the EDL, one reason people started to realise EDL claims they only formed to oppose extremist Islam were a pack of lies, was because it turned out the EDL website had been registered by BNP "Gold" member Chris Renton. As of the 1st Aug 2013, the EDL's main Facebook page refers to a question asked by the EDL Admin as "my blunt question". The screen-capture of that conversation shows that the identity referred to by the EDL Admin as the person who asked "MY" question, is John Sheridan, aka Chris Renton, ie - the EDL's main Admin (still) is BNP activist Chris Renton!

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BNP HQ Raided and Members Arrested

01-08-2013 19:05

Police raid BNP HQ in Wigton, Cumbria on 31st July 2013

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London protest for Trayvon Martin and CA Hunger Strikers

30-07-2013 19:30

This Wednesday 31 July, there will be mass actions in the US for both Trayvon Martin & California prisoners, on hunger strike since 8 July (see below). The action is called by a group that includes the families of hunger strikers. It’s more urgent every day -- as one of the hunger strikers has already died, after asking for and being refused medical help.

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David Irving holocaust denier giving a UK tour (19th-31st) August 2013

30-07-2013 00:47

David Irving is visiting the UK in August (19th-31st) 2013. He's known for being a holocaust denier.

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Update for Croydon anti-EVF demo tomorrow

26-07-2013 18:16

Far-right EDL splinter group the English Volunteer Force are demonstrating in Croydon tomorrow. They will be outside Lunar House - the home of the UK Border Agency. Antifascists will be there to oppose them. UPDATED INFO

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Anti-fascists report from Liverpool James Larkin march

22-07-2013 00:50

This is a report from the ACA Manchester group regarding the succesful James Larkin commemoration in Liverpool on Saturday and the seriously rubbish far-right opposition to it. There was an estimated 250 people on the march and a seperate smaller group of anti-fascists patrolling near-by.

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SchNEWS : EDL in Brum update 21/07/13

21-07-2013 19:40

Not the best showing for anti-fascism yesterday in Birmingham, a couple of dozen autonomous anti-fascists actually made the effort to confront the EDL at their muster pub. Meanwhile the UAF rally ¾ of a mile away attracted a mere two hundred.

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EDL bring their love of law and order to Birmingham

21-07-2013 10:40

Tommy Robinson and his odious English Defence League (EDL) used to protest that Muslims were above the law. Today they’re in Birmingham protesting quite the opposite (1).

According to Tommy the EDL were…..

“protesting after six Birmingham men were jailed last month after admitting to a plot to attack an EDL rally in Dewsbury, Yorkshire”.

So let’s be clear…. They used to complain because (they claimed) the law didn’t prosecute Muslims. Today they’re protesting because the law DID prosecute some Muslims!

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http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23390232

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Opening the Box: Sarah Shourd on Humane Release for Herman Wallace

20-07-2013 17:47

On July 10, Amnesty International launched a campaign directed at Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, calling for Herman’s immediate release on humanitarian grounds. "After decades of cruel conditions and a conviction that continues to be challenged by the courts, he should be released immediately to his family so that he can be cared for humanely during his last months," said Amnesty USA campaigner Tessa Murphy. A special UK action link is below.

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EDL In Brum

20-07-2013 08:15

The EDL have rarely fared well in and around Birmingham. Will today be any different?

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Coach companies used by Newcastle EDL

20-07-2013 05:55

This is the coach company who carried the EDL to the Birmingham demonstration from Newcastle on Saturday 20.07.2013

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SchNEWS: Yo,ho,ho and a Battle of Brum

19-07-2013 16:43

The English Defence League are to hold their first national rally planned since the death of Lee Rigby in Birmingham this Saturday (20th). Tensions are running high after attempted nail bomb attacks on mosques in Tipton and Walsall.

The EDL are being corralled into a pub in Broad Street for up to three hours before being allowed out for the short walk to Centenary Square at around 2pm. They will then be bussed out again. This looks like the very same operation as the last outing for the League to the city in 2011 that saw over a 1000 cops put the city centre on lock-down.

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20 July Newcastle 14 March Against Political Policing

19-07-2013 15:53

Join us to march in support of 14 anti-racist protesters who were unjustly arrested as they were about to join 'Newcastle Unites' march against the fascist English Defence League (EDL). The arrestees (the youngest of who was aged 15) were held in police custody for up-to 10 hours, interrogated about their political activities, their homes raided, and their phones and computers seized, their privacy violated.

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New Anti-Fascist Group Formed in Southampton

18-07-2013 16:07

On the anniversary of a humiliating defeat for Oswald Moseley's blackshirts we are proud to announce the formation of a new anti fascist organisation in and around Southampton.

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From Trayvon Martin to Andries Tatane: Cognitive Dissonance and the Black Male Body

18-07-2013 07:50

"The awful truth is that in a white supremacist society the black body remains a location of violence. The reality is that the black body has an identity that is still confined to and judged upon the colour of the skin. It is this skin, this exterior of the body, which becomes the fundamental focus in a racialised identity. As Fanon denoted, the white man sees only the black skin. It becomes the foundation for all relations. The black man is reduced to his outer coating and body. There is no depth – only surface. He is flattened out and stripped of psychology, emotion and intelligence. Thus the black man does not really exist as a fully-fledged human in this imaginary – he is an object. But more so he is an object that presents a danger to whiteness. He becomes nothing more than a signifier in service to white fear."

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This article by Gillian Schutte was originally published on SACSIS under a Creative Commons License

Schutte is an award winning independent filmmaker, writer and social justice activist. She is a founding member of Media for Justice and co-producer at Handheld Films.

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‘We Are Not Trayvon Martin’ Campaign Turns Protest Meme on Its Head

16-07-2013 10:25

When news of an unarmed black teen who was shot and killed by a "neighborhood watch volunteer" while on his way home first gained national attention last year, the phrase "I am Trayvon Martin" took hold as the official rallying cry of supporters looking, as Feministing put it, to lift the story "out of the particular."

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Oppose the Racist EVF Demonstration in Croydon – Stick up for Migrants

15-07-2013 23:12

Sat 27th July, East Croydon – Keep the date in your diary!

On Saturday 27th July a splinter group of the EDL called the English Volunteer Force have called a demonstration outside Lunar House in Croydon, which is the main asylum seeker processing centre in the UK, where asylum seekers and migrants are obliged to come by the Home Office.