Faced with mounting community resistance, Tommy Robinson and the political party/support act For Britain have abandoned their planned anti-BLM rally at the site of the famously dethroned Colston statue next Saturday, April 9th. Bristol Against Hate, the coalition formed to oppose them, say their mobilisation is still going, both as a celebration and a deterrent
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ALERT: Transphobic feminism and far-right activism rapidly converging
As the conversation around transgender people’s human rights continues to generate heat, many have speculated on the extent to which anti-trans “gender critical” (GC) activists who often claim to be either feminists or otherwise motivated mostly by concern for women’s safety and human rights are aligned with openly conservative and right-wing interests. In an unfortunate
Hearts of Oak- threat or a joke?
Saturday saw the public debut of a new attempt to “unite the right”. A new organisation called “Hearts of Oak” held its inaugural demo in Parliament Square. The backers of this new organisation makes it look like an attempt to reboot the coalition that emerged around the “Day for Freedom” in May 2018, which saw
Brexit Day – a confused day for the far right, marred by infighting
This article was orginially posted on the website of London Antifascists. The day the UK was due to leave the EU should have been a day of triumph for the far right. Nevertheless, as it became increasingly clear that Brexit – in any form – was going to be delayed, a betrayal narrative could have
Tommy Robinson’s rally showed one thing: He doesn’t care about free speech
When two thousand people turned out yesterday to support the far-right media personality’s big show against a State/BBC conspiracy to destroy him he talked about his wedding, his campaign against muslims and much more – but actual threats to free speech? Not so much. If Tommy really cared about protecting Britain from a shutting down
UPDATE on anti-Tommy Robinson demo Sunday 9th December
Here’s the latest on what will be one of the biggest and most important mobilizations against the far-right this year. Tommy Robinson and UKIP, supported by the DFLA have called a ‘Brexit Betrayal’ demo on Sunday 9th December. They are currently believed to be planning a re-run of the route of the October 13th DFLA
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
Gays Against Sharia march draws barely two dozen
The rally through Bristol saw Muslim-bashers outnumbered both by anti-fascists and four-to-one by police. The GAS fiasco heaps yet more humiliation on the far-right after a dismal Generation Identity outing earlier this month which saw their speakers denied entry to Britain and their venue turfing them out on the day of the event. GAS, a
Campaigners condemn far-right recruitment attempts among IPP families
Campaigners against indefinite IPP prison sentences publicly denounced efforts being made by far-right activist Tommy Robinson (pictured waving brick) to infiltrate and recruit from among the prisoners’ families of using his “media reach” as a lure today. Smash IPP said in a statement: We are sad and angry to announce that Tommy Robinson, founder of
Solidarity call for man hospitalised while protecting mum and child from EDL
A grassroots aid group called for solidarity donations yesterday to help a man who was hospitalised when he tried to protect a woman and her young daughter from EDL thugs. The largest EDL rally in some time rampaged through Manchester on Sunday, breaking through police lines and intimidating people in the centre of the city, including abuse