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Leeds anti-EDL meeting

Yorkshire Antifascist | 04.07.2010 17:37 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

Attempts by the Anarchist Federation to organise an anti-EDL meeting in Leeds yesterday failed dismally.

Having (badly) advertised a public meeting in Leeds to oppose the EDL, the clueless idiots of the AF didn't bother to organise any form of security whatsoever. Entirely predictably, the EDL took advantage of the open target and walked into the meeting. The AF have no pedigree whatsoever in terms of antifascism, and in handing the EDL such an easy victory, have shown themselves to be a liability and an embarrassment.

Yorkshire Antifascist

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pedigree

04.07.2010 18:09

Because we all know that your nothing without pedigree aye, old chap.

tw@t

The words 'pissup' and 'brewery' spring to mind

04.07.2010 18:28

I'm all in favour of more meaningful anti-fascist activity, but what possibly made A-fed think they had the 'authority' to organize this sort of meeting. From what I've seen most of them seem to be daft young kids. It should have been obvious that a public meeting of this type (not that I saw it advertized anywhere) needed to be secured, particularly in light of recent EDL activity. A-fed are an embarressment

Pedigree?

04.07.2010 18:35

Dunno bout there "pedigree" 1 way or the other but what they done is stupid n iresponsable

Lassie

Where was I?!

04.07.2010 19:23

Elsewhere obviously, because I didn't know fuck all about this meeting. Fair play to you in turning over these mugs, but don't assume that all West Yorkshire anti-fascists are this soft or stupid.

Poor organisation

04.07.2010 20:05

I definitely think we need to build a mass alternative to the UAF/SWP, but this level of organisation and security hardly inspires confidence. Leeds afed ought to learn to walk before they try to run, otherwise they risk looking arrogant as well as stupid.

@nti

Answers?

04.07.2010 20:16

It must have been either extreme niavety or a massive accident in not providing adequate security for a meeting that was publically advertised and spoke of 'the fight on the streets' against the likes of the EDL and material roots of fascism. Especially after it has been noted by EDL members that thus far the only threat to them phyiscal threat (of an overtly political nature) has been 'black bloc militant anarchists' as called in an EDL action report.
So, why wasn't this meeting stewarded? Also, from my experience, only a few AFers have ever engaged in the types of antifascism that they state their support for.

working class casual

Bearing in mind the level of security...

04.07.2010 20:48

...it's suprising there wasn't at least one cop there.

Polecat

Hammer time

04.07.2010 20:56

Stick to baiting young student kids and you'll be alright. Look forward to seeing you come unstuck.

Frankie the axe

Ahhhh

04.07.2010 21:09

Ahhhh, leave the sad loser alone, he's not even real fash. Wots up Charles, some muslim run off with your missus?

Burlington Bertie

FAO Polecat

04.07.2010 21:14

Well when the EDL are around the cops are never far away.

Brin

Credit where it's due

04.07.2010 21:21

The EDL walked all over the AF and made them look like idiots. I hope the silly sods intend to make them pay for it. If they'd been a bit more clued up in the first place they wouldn't have handed our enemies such an easy victory.

Leeds antifascist

What kind of ponce....

04.07.2010 21:24

....goes on Rev Left anyway. The fact that EDL go on there all the time, shows how little they know.

meh!

??

04.07.2010 21:36

crap meeting I can forgive. people live and learn.
but security issues???

wonder girl

Better late than never

04.07.2010 21:46

It's pathetic to see Leeds AF trying to get this article taken down rather than come on here and (very belatedly) defend themselves. Come on boys and girls, what have you got to say for yourselves, you were warned about the possibility of an EDL 'attack' after all?

Leeds lad

disgrace

04.07.2010 21:53

It's fucking luckly only 4 turned up... if it was 20 lads mob handed you'd be responcible for some seriously injured people.
shame on AF...

anti

trots

04.07.2010 21:56

has anyone else noticed all the trots in afed?
esspecially in the leeds group, it is the ANARCHIST federation isn't it?

anarcho

Trots?

04.07.2010 22:04

Eh? I agree that the meeting should've been stewarded, and not talking to other anti-fascists was a serious fuckup, but where does the accusation of trottery come from?

Not one of Leeds AF

Get a grip

04.07.2010 22:21

If this is true it's a very sad state of affairs. Anarchists wth pretentions towards millitant anti-fascism need to take security seriously. A minmum should be a stewarding group of competent lads/lasses who are up for it and preferably with experience in combat sports (Muay Thai, Boxing, BJJ or MMA) or of course good old fashioned street fighting rather than "self defence" or other bullshit. Furthermore all active mebers of a group should be prepared to defend their politics/meetings etc should the need arise.

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