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PROTEST Smash The Nazi BNP

Anti-Nazi | 10.06.2009 03:05 | Anti-racism | Workers' Movements

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE, 11AM, WOODHOUSE MOOR, HYDE PARK

Protest against Nazi scum gaining a foothold in Yorkshire

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nazi?

10.06.2009 08:17

not having a dig but out of genuine interest, why do you call the bnp nazis?

Brons is certainly one

10.06.2009 08:46

To be fair, although they have been trying to re-brand themselves a lot of late, their Yorkshire MEP is definitely a nazi:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/08/european-elections-bnp

"It was on Hitler's birthday, deliberately chosen, that the National Socialist Movement was formed in Britain in the 1960s. It was the first political organisation of the far right that Andrew Brons, the newly-elected British National party MEP for Yorkshire and Humberside, was to join – but not the last.

The group that he signed up to as a teenager had been founded in honour of Hitler by the British fascist leader, the late Colin Jordan. No mention of this early political involvement features on the BNP's website celebrating Brons's victory. Instead, Brons is portrayed just as a "veteran British Nationalist"."

Anti-fascist

kidding us?

10.06.2009 09:24

You have a point . But let us not forget what a new labour, and in the past ,a conservative government have done to our freedoms. To get sidestepped onto the anti bnp bandwagon is to deny the states complicity in the erosion of our fundamental rights, did not an innocent man get killed on a day when demonstrations were taking place and the demonstrators were beaten by police thugs ? Was there not an innocent man shot on the tube in London under a shoot to kill policy? Are there no innocent imprisoned people ?
It seems another load of taxpayers money is being used to fund anti democracy propaganda, the fascists were voted in were they not, do you promote selective democracy?
We now have a police `waterboarding` accusation under way,we also have meddlesome gaining power in office, an unelected monger of fascism and oppression creepy crawley twofaced little creep responsible for the London dutch cap fiasco.Bastard freemason.

les dawson

More details please

10.06.2009 09:46

Since Woodhouse Moor is little more than a car-park on the edge of town, could you say a bit more about what this protest will entail and who is organising it. We should be doing everything we can to prevent the growth of the BNP, but standing around listening to clueless liberals talking bollocks and constantly having to say "No, I don't want a copy of Trot Vanguard" is not much of an opportunity for antifascists. Hope it entails more than that.

Antifascist

comment above

10.06.2009 10:52

i agree with the comment above, is there any reason for the demo>? and what is the plan of action>? dont really fancy coming all the way into london to hear a bunch of liberals telling me that the BNP are nazis, we know that already. now lets get out there and fucking stop them!!!

change of venue

10.06.2009 10:53

As far a\ I can tell from emails the demo will now be at 11am outside the Art Gallery, there have been three venue and time changes so far so can't be certain, looks like a bit of rubbish organising, as I say, at present 11am at Art Gallery is the correct time and place!

Change of venue

Demo venue changes

10.06.2009 11:36

As the original poster got a few details wrong here are the correct details, firstly it is a Leeds demo, they are referring to Hyde Park in Leeds.

Secondly the demo will now be at 11am outside Leeds art gallery and not at Woodhouse in Hyde Park!

Demonstration venue changes

Simon the anti fascist

10.06.2009 12:04

The BNP are not a nazi party as opposed to some individuals who are and have been inclined to nazism. For heaven sake they have jews in their party as well as jewish councillors and they support the state of israel. The BNP owe nothing to hitler and the nazis. They are a postmodernist fascist organisation who emphasise identity not race, seperatism not supremacy, and freedom not tyranny. This is indeed a new animal we are dealing with and the old ways of combating them will have to change because they have not worked. The searchlight strategy of nazi stereotyping and criminalisation will not work with this mutated fascism and is in any case against the interests of those of us who are anti-state and are for revolutionary change.

Simon the anti fascist

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10.06.2009 12:50

Agreed with above commentor, the stance we're taking towards the BNP does need to change. The egging incident in London, while I found it freakin' hilarious, did nothing for the anti-fascist campaign. The BNP can use such incidents against us; It's amazing what a little PR and spin can do to people. If we're going to be successful with campaigning against these hate-mongers, we need to consider a non-violet approach in order to reveal the true nature of the BNP to the unaware public (Google "BNP rape quotes") and show what a mistake it was to elect these two MEPs. You can't argue against what has already happened, as that's democracy at work. All we can do now is show up at the BNP confrences and appearences and reveal the real BNP.

LoudMimeDave

@ Simon

10.06.2009 12:52

Hi again Simon, I've replied to a few of your postings. The new IMAGE of the BNP is of a post-fascist, 21st century, right-wing party etc. However, as people are constantly pointing out, as above, the people running the show, including the figureheads who got in as MEPs and the regional/local activists, are without doubt National Socialist scum. As such, the epithet "Nazi" fits them. It may be true that the political education side of fighting fascism involves countering and answering the genuine concerns that the BNP are playing on in order to convince white working class in particular that their interests are not really served by that party (and especially not by the ignorant and violent knuckleheads that seem to keep getting voted in as councillors around the country, see Lancaster UAF's "crap councillors" page for masses of proof), but there is also value in pointing out that the BNP's heritage in ideological and organisational and personnel terms is that of British National Socialism, i.e. Naziism. Particularly amongst older people, this is the ultimate turn-off from their message.

Wake up!!!

10.06.2009 13:26

Andrew brons was a member of the national socialist movement 40 fucking years ago, he was the organiser of the National front in the 80' as well but guess what @ he has moved on and left that behind him. Nick griffin was in the National front in the 80's and 90's but left to join the BNP. He too as moved on. The BNP have moved on, fascism changes and mutates to the point where in this country we have a BNP today which owes nothing to hitler or the holocaust. I REPEAT THE BNP HAVE MOVED ON AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO RETURN TO THE STREETS MUCH TO THE LEFT'S FRUSTRATION. Their strategy is intellectualist and electoralist not streetist which is why the left does not have a fucking clue on how to defeat them. The left has not moved on from this which is why they are still peddling out of date sterotype arguments and the Searchlight strategy of criminilisation. The BNP are fascist and want a fascist state but the strategy to achieve it has mutated OK. Wake the fuck up mr lefty!!!!

Simon the anti fascist

And for the second time - MORE DETAILS PLEASE

10.06.2009 15:58

"As the original poster got a few details wrong here are the correct details, firstly it is a Leeds demo, they are referring to Hyde Park in Leeds.

"Secondly the demo will now be at 11am outside Leeds art gallery and not at Woodhouse in Hyde Park!"

Nice to know we're so so well organised, that's at least a better location, but for the second time:

"Since Woodhouse Moor is little more than a car-park on the edge of town, could you say a bit more about what this protest will entail and who is organising it. We should be doing everything we can to prevent the growth of the BNP, but standing around listening to clueless liberals talking bollocks and constantly having to say "No, I don't want a copy of Trot Vanguard" is not much of an opportunity for antifascists. Hope it entails more than that."

It'd be good to have a proper response please.

Antifascist

?????

10.06.2009 16:35

what the fuck is this? lets stop the BNP yes, but can we have some organisation? aparently no. is it in leeds or fucking london? i dont wnat to trek to hyde park from charlton to find out of got to walk another 300 miles.

iVICA

Thankyou Simon...

10.06.2009 19:27

...for articulating better than I what I have been trying to communicate to contributors to this newswire, for the past two years.

This sort of info needs to be on a website

10.06.2009 20:06

Not on an open posting newswire?

Why not arrange with a antifa if its genuine?

Otherwise, whats wrong with me posting something like: Smash the BNP demo, location Jupiter, 7pm tomorrow

bob

Saturday

10.06.2009 22:15

Can someone please confirm what the hell is going on, I have been told on the phone that Rachel is still maintaining that its starting at Woodhouse Moor and heading into Leeds City Centre. Is anyone actually calling the organisers for details as I have this from both Rachel and another organiser

Kirk

Saturday

10.06.2009 22:16

Kirk

Saturday

10.06.2009 22:18

Rachel from UAF and another organiser have confirmed that it IS starting at Woodhouse, what the hell is goin on here?

Kirk

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nazi?

Brons is certainly one

kidding us?

More details please

comment above

change of venue

Demo venue changes

Simon the anti fascist

Protest

@ Simon

Wake up!!!

And for the second time - MORE DETAILS PLEASE

?????

Thankyou Simon...

This sort of info needs to be on a website

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