Scottish Socialist Youth report on Bradford
From Scottish Socialist Youth website http://ssy.org.uk/2010/08/anti-fascist-strategies-tested-in-bradford/ We’ve previously covered the run-up to last weekend’s English Defence League march in Bradford. Despite a successful campaign to have the government ban the march, it was always clear that the EDL would come anyway. The “official” anti-fascist movement made no plans to take direct action to try and … Read more
Socialist Party report on Bradford
From Socialist Party website http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/latest/10146/01-09-2010/fighting-the-far-right-in-bradford ON SATURDAY 28 August, the racist and hooligan English Defence League (EDL) could only muster 700 supporters to their Bradford demonstration for what was meant to be their ‘Big One’. The EDL’s protest consisted of racist chants, fighting with the police, and amongst themselves. Several hundred, mainly local youth and … Read more
Bradford – Liverpool anti-fascist view
This view from one of our Liverpool comrades of the Liverpool Anti-Fascist campaign. Taken from LiverAF website http://liveraf.wordpress.com/ I went to Bradford with a few others from Liverpool Antifascists. It is important to consider what happened there. Lesson one is that organisation is crucial to defeating the EDL and strange and mixed though it was, … Read more
After Bradford – The skids are probably under the EDL
The first of a number of individual observations of those at Bradford on Aug 28 By Dave Matthews, Notts Stop the BNP The EDL static demonstration in Bradford cannot be considered by any, even the most stupid and mathematically-challenged, EDL supporter as being anything other than a flop. Well under a thousand, probably closer to … Read more
Trade Unionists Must Mobilise Against The EDL!
From Bradford United Against Racism The racist English Defence League plans to rally in Bradford city centre on Saturday 28 August. Their actions in Stoke, Luton and Dudley have shown that when allowed the chance they run rampage, attacking Muslim people, Muslim workplaces and places of worship. They single out Muslims for vilification and Asians … Read more
Why anti-racists are right to counter-protest to the EDL
Nick Lowles of Hope not Hate has explained on their website their view that here should be no counter-protest to the EDL in Bradford on August 28th. Dave Matthews, an individual activist of the Notts Stop the BNP campaign explains his disagreement in his contribution to the HnH debate. It is reproduced here.
Independent Action against EDL in Bradford 28th August
A Statement from Leeds Anti-fascist Network The English Defense League (EDL) plan to hold a large national rally in Bradford on the 28th of August. The working class of Bradford, Yorkshire and beyond need to unite in opposition to this racist organization’s attempts to seize the streets and intimidate the Asian population of Bradford. The … Read more
