We have received this important call out from Women’s Strike Assembly. Well worth a read, endorsement, and action. (zb) Summer is over and the far-right have not gone away. On October 13th the far-right Democratic Football Lads Alliance plan to march in London. In the last year thousands of them have taken to the streets,
Tag: antifascism
USA: antifascists and fascists clash outside Islamic convention
More than 100 antifascists and white supremacists, some armed, clashed outside the 55th annual Islamic Society of North America convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Huston, Texas. The convention drew thousands of American Muslims for a weekend of talks, festivities and prayers. The tensions run high from the start of the convention on
An invitation to European antifascist gathering in Greece
On Tuesday the 18th of September, it will be the 5 year anniversary of the murder of Pavlos “ Killah P” Fyssas, a greek rapper who was killed in his neighborhood, Keratsini, by the neo nazis, members of Golden Dawn. This day has been dedicated to Pavlos’s memory and each year it serves as a
Anti-fascist reports: Confronting the far-right in London
Anti-fascist activists from Plan C and Edinburgh Antifa write on yesterday’s clash with Tommy Robinson-supporting neo-nazis. Plan C report: Over 500 of us met at the site of the International Brigades Memorial in Jubilee Gardens, South Bank in opposition to the creeping fascism of the “Free Tommy” mob. After a tough few weeks of organising
Stop Trump, Stop Tommy – Anti-Fascist Assembly Call Out
This is a call out for the London-wide antifascist assembly sent to Freedom by our friends from Plan C. It is important, please read, share, and, most importantly, attend the event. zb This is an urgent call for everyone who believes in the values of anti-fascist, anti-racist class solidarity to attend a special open assembly,
London: far-right meeting stopped by antifascists in Lewisham
It’s been a bad couple of months for anti-fascism in London. Over the last six weeks, the baying devotees of the fascist formerly known as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon have descended on Central London no less than three times, in each case facing little to no substantive opposition from anti-fascists. On the most recent occasion – last
Germany: brutal treatment of arrested antifascists
According to a statement issued yesterday by the Rote Hilfe OG Leipzig, a worrying incident occurred last month in Germany. On the evening of 25th April in south part of Leipzig, a riot police unit seized four young people who were spray-painting walls with slogans against a neo-nazi Mayday march to be held in another
Russia: protest against prison torture
St Petersburg: about 400 people took part in the rally against torture of prisoners in Russia: an impressive turn out for a country where brutal political repression is a norm. The event was organized by the St. Petersburg solidarity group with anarchists and anti-fascists arrested and tortured by the Russian state. The main banner of
No pasarán: neo nazi march successfully blocked by citizens of Warsaw, Poland
Mayday march organised by Polish fascists under the slogan “National Workers Day” was successfully stopped by the coalition of antifascist groups and the citizens of Warsaw. Klementyna Suchanow, one of the organizers of yesterday’s action and Polish Women strike activist commented: “This march was stopped not by the government, who is in possession of all
The misery of Generation Identity Conference
Last weekend fascists from alt- right group Generation Identity held the ‘European Reunion’ conference in London. The main purpose of the conference was to increase their presence in the UK. Generation Identity, Europe’s answer to alt- right movement in the US, originates in France. In short, GI aims to make racism modern and fashionable: mostly