What can a moment of peril tell us about our own dangerous times?
Charlottesville, Revisited—2017 to 2024
Tag: Far right
White Supremacist Nativism Is Not Anti-Colonial
We need to affirm that “the English” are not an indigenous culture and diasporic folk are not colonisers
Racist riots: Labour has also promoted divisive politics
Being tough on fascism is no substitute for giving everyone a stake in society — but don’t expect much class analysis from the government In the immediate aftermath of far-right rioting, the Labour government has come in for praise for how it has handled the situation.
Climate camp raid: ‘Two-tier policing’, anyone?
After racist riots caught the government off-guard, the pre-emptive arrest of climate activists shows a grotesque imbalance of priorities — So what did we have this past week?
Fascists stay home as thousands come out to confront planned rallies
Most counter-protests faced a no-show from the far right at immigration advice centres and solicitors’ offices across the country — Planned far right rallies across the UK failed to materialise tonight (7 August), as thousands of counter-protesters assembled to face them off.
Between fascists and cut liberals
There aren’t many positive takeaways from the far-right tantrums, but possibly a few lessons
Fighting the racists in Bristol: Only we can protect our communities
Saturday showed the ineptitude of the police, while antifascist resistance showed that we will always be the ones to protect us — Castle Park in central Bristol was already bustling when we arrived early, about 700 of us according to Bristol Antifascists.
Fuck the Cis-tem: Trans politics and the Far Right assault
We belong together and in front against fascism and all kinds of oppression
Racist riots: Post-election binge or far right surge?
The fake news spread after the horrifying Southport stabbings was not the cause but the trigger for this decentralised mobilisation
Fascist group Patriotic Alternative involved in Southport riot
Misinformation and incitement forwarded ahead of far-right mobilisation
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Nantes: 4,000 on the streets for Bloquons Tout
French police directed the demonstration with flash grenades and tear gas ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Saturday, 13 September, a rainy day in Nantes.
Facing down the flagshaggers
To resist normalisation, we need enduring groundwork with attacked communities—and spaces for open strategising ~ Blade Runner ~ On Saturday 13 September, between 110,000 and 150,000 turned out in response to Tommy Robinson’s call, a mobilisation framed as a defence of “free speech” but saturated with white nationalist, Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric.
London arms fair disruption: A stark contrast to mass arrests for Palestine
Well-coordinated direct action catches the police off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising ~ Kevin Blowe ~ On 9 September, at around 7.30 in the morning, an advance bloc of about 150 protesters, their faces covered, suddenly appeared by London City Hall in east London, near to where Britain’s largest arms fair,
Anarchist prisoner released from Belarus
The regime deported 52 political prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Anarchist Nikolai (Mikola) Dziadok was among 52 political prisoners released and deported from Belarus to Lithuania on 11 September, following negotiations between dictator Alexander Lukashenko and US envoy John Colae.
