Greater Manchester Unite Against Fascism
Mobilise now to Oppose the EDL in Bradford!
Last Updated on Friday, 23 July 2010 13:22 Friday, 23 July 2010 10:32
The EDL's attempt to target the Muslim community of Bradford is part of its plans to "hit" major multiracial, 
multicultural cities over the summer - a plan exposed by the Guardian newspaper. The EDL want to provoke a race riot. Their message boards refer to their planned Bradford demonstration as "the Big One".
UAF is working with local organisations to stage a counter-protest, showing unity across our community against the EDL's attempts to divide us.
UAF is supporting a We Are Bradford event, emphasising unity across all sections of the community on Saturday 28 August, in opposition to the English Defence League, which wants to bring violence and racism to Bradford.
Transport from Greater Manchester is being arranged. Details to follow.
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 Bradford.pdf | Leaflet Bradford EDL Counter-Demo |
UAF Response to Police Claims About Bolton
Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 12:32 Thursday, 15 July 2010 11:10
Greater Manchester Unite Against Fascism
PO Box 36871
London WC1X 9XT
0207 801 2782
8 July 2010
Statement in Response to Claims by Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) Concerning UAF’s Demonstration Against the English Defence League (EDL) in Bolton, 20th March 2010
The Lancashire Division of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) voted at its 26th March 2010 AGM to write to the GMPA to put on record their concern at police tactics used against supporters of UAF in Bolton on 20th March 2010. The NUT’s letter criticises the police for using riot squads to ‘grab and hustle off’ UAF speakers and for preventing citizens of Bolton from joining the UAF protest against the EDL.
EDL's leader "Tommy Robinson" Exposed as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon
Last Updated on Monday, 19 July 2010 09:39 Sunday, 27 June 2010 13:55
The identity of the English Defence League's self-styled leader who uses the pseudonym "Tommy Robinson" has been exposed as one Stephen Yaxley-Lennon from Wilstead, near Bedford. He is a former BNP member with a criminal conviction for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He assaulted a neighbour--an off duty policeman who intervened in a drunken domestic row between Yaxley-Lennon and his partner, Jenna Vowles, who is also a BNP member. He served a year in prison in 2005.
As blogger Bartholomew's Notes points out, a YouTube video uploaded as far back as October 2009 by another EDL member involved in a bitter internal dispute with Yaxley-Lennon shows a series of stills of Yaxley-Lennon's unmasked face over a soundtrack of him speaking at a press conference. The text accompanying the clip said: "hey its steven yaxley.....".
Read more: EDL's leader "Tommy Robinson" Exposed as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon
Videos of east London Demo
Last Updated on Thursday, 24 June 2010 10:09 Thursday, 24 June 2010 09:55
United East End marches against the English Defence League | 20 June 2010
Thousands march in unity against racism and fascism
Last Updated on Thursday, 24 June 2010 09:47 Wednesday, 23 June 2010 16:02
Around 5,000 people marched through the East End of London last Sunday in a huge show of unity and defiance against racism and fascism.
The demonstration organised by UAF and United East End was orginally called as a counter-protest against the racist English Defence League, which has links with the British National Party and other fascist groups – but the racists abandoned their plans to come to Tower Hamlets as the scale of opposition to them became clear.
There was a great turnout on today’s antiracist demo anyway, with marchers determined to show that racism and fascism are not welcome in the East End. Large numbers of local young people were joined by trade unionists and people from every part of the area’s diverse population in an exuberant demonstration.
Read more: Thousands march in unity against racism and fascism
Video - Cardiff United Against the EDL/WDL/BNP
Last Updated on Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:48 Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:43
Excellent video of Cardiff counter-demo against EDL.
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