Unite Against Fascism - new coalition launched
kurious | 04.12.2003 13:00
A national 'Unite Against Fascism' campaign has been launched. It is a coalition of the National Assembly Against Racism, ANL, MP's, Trade Unions, faith and community organisations.
Unite Against Fascism - launch statement
'We call, as a matter of the greatest urgency, for the broadest unity against the alarming rise in racism and fascism in Britain today.
'The fascist British National Party averaged 17 per cent of the vote in the seats they contested in the last local government elections and now has a record 16 councillors across Britain. They are poised to field candidates in the 2004 European Parliament, local government elections and the next general election, in what they hope will be the biggest electoral assault ever mounted by the far right in this country.
'The BNP is now trying to present itself as a 'respectable' political party. In fact they are a fascist party. Currently they seek to attract votes on the basis of racism, Islamophobia and the vilification of refugees and asylum seekers. But fascists also stand for the expulsion of Black and Asian people from this country, the destruction of the trade unions and the elimination of basic democratic rights.
'We believe that this dangerous situation requires a new and united response from all those dedicated to freedom and democracy. Now is the time for all of us to combine our forces and unite in a broad and common front against this common threat.'
Add your name to the statement on the NAAR website:
http://www.naar.org.uk/general/UAF/UAFstatement.asp
'We call, as a matter of the greatest urgency, for the broadest unity against the alarming rise in racism and fascism in Britain today.
'The fascist British National Party averaged 17 per cent of the vote in the seats they contested in the last local government elections and now has a record 16 councillors across Britain. They are poised to field candidates in the 2004 European Parliament, local government elections and the next general election, in what they hope will be the biggest electoral assault ever mounted by the far right in this country.
'The BNP is now trying to present itself as a 'respectable' political party. In fact they are a fascist party. Currently they seek to attract votes on the basis of racism, Islamophobia and the vilification of refugees and asylum seekers. But fascists also stand for the expulsion of Black and Asian people from this country, the destruction of the trade unions and the elimination of basic democratic rights.
'We believe that this dangerous situation requires a new and united response from all those dedicated to freedom and democracy. Now is the time for all of us to combine our forces and unite in a broad and common front against this common threat.'
Add your name to the statement on the NAAR website:
http://www.naar.org.uk/general/UAF/UAFstatement.asp
kurious
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Fascism is dead and has been for 58 years!
04.12.2003 17:59
Political analyst
Wish it was dead
05.12.2003 01:33
However it remains to be seen if a liberal anti-fascist rainbow coaliation in the style of the Stop the War one (with the SWP pulling the strings in the background?) is going to achieve much...
anti-fascist
Political Analyst???
05.12.2003 10:48
Give up, nobhead. I hereby accuse you of being pointless "too many exclamation marks man" who tediously pops up every now and then like a tosser.
You know who you are. And more to the point, so do we.
Ha ha fuck you!
Mad Monk
oh I see
05.12.2003 12:28
..not fascists though, huh?
Anti Nazi League:
kurious
oh I see
05.12.2003 13:16
..not fascists at all though, huh?
kurious
oh I see
05.12.2003 14:40
.. but in no sense fascists, huh?
kurious
Yeah, but fascism sounds better, doesn't it?
05.12.2003 15:48
Robert S
oh I see
05.12.2003 16:32
.. but in no sense fascists, huh?
kurious oranj
(sorry)
08.12.2003 16:31
kurious
social demagogy theoreticised
22.12.2003 16:39
Go to your library now!
dave
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