Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
In the past in Britain (and still today in most other European countries) opposing fascism was considered a duty by almost all anarchists and socialists. Today, many (particularly within the British anarchist movement) have abdicated responsibility for taking on the fascists, and either ignore the issue completely, or at best seed responsibility to specialist antifascist groups such as Antifa. Opposing fascism is something ALL of us have to play a part in, particularly with the growing influence of fascist groups like the British National Party (BNP.)
Organizations like ‘Unite Against Fascism’ (UAF) and ‘Hope Not Hate’ would probably agree with the above premise. However, while many of their rank and file supporters may be genuine in their intent, the organizations themselves have no real interest in defeating organized fascism. The UAF is a front-group dominated and controlled by the Trotskyite ‘Socialist Workers Party’ (SWP) who are far more interested in selling papers and recruiting members than in effectively confronting the BNP. ‘Hope Not Hate’ were set up by the State-affiliated entity ‘Searchlight’, who tell us we can stop the BNP by voting Labour and helping to strengthen the tools of the State itself (i.e. new laws.) Both groups merely seek to manipulate and exploit antifascists, and arguably their stupid politics must take some of the share of responsibility for the rise of the BNP in the first place. At best they are a waste of time.
Antifa is a network of ordinary men and women opposed to the rise of the Far-Right. We work autonomously, but are united by a shared set of principles enshrined in our Founding Statement. If you support our position, you can get involved with one of our groups, or you could even set up your own. Ultimately however, we are not asking for people to join us; we are not asking for your contact details or for your money; we are simply asking for you to ACT.
While their true aims have not changed in the slightest, the BNP are trying to make the move from the shadows of neo-Nazism to mainstream politics. They are hiding their old swastika armbands under suit jackets and going out leafleting instead of petrol-bombing the homes of Asian families (leaving that kind of terror to their fascist allies and their ‘off-duty’ members.) They stand candidates in elections and regularly hold stalls in town centres around the country. Going public in this way however, makes them vulnerable.
Besides the BNP, there are other fascist groups who must also be opposed when they come out onto the streets. They are in many ways even easier to combat. In fighting organized fascism the only limits are our imagination and courage, even small numbers of people can make a difference.
Antifa however, also believe in organizing within our own communities against the spread of racism stirred up by everyone from the mainstream media to New Labour, and against the fascism of the BNP. Only by organizing in our own communities and workplaces can we hope to defeat fascism once and for all. In the white working-class areas where the BNP have already gained a toe-hold (primarily former Labour strongholds where people rightly feel betrayed by the mainstream parties and have been conned into seeing the BNP as some form of ‘radical’ alternative), as well as confronting the BNP physically, we should aim to challenge the BNP’s fascist politics and replace them with our own anti-racist, anti-state, and pro working-class politics.
These are desperate times for antifascists and all of us must play our part in taking on organized fascism. Antifa believe we have already shown on numerous occasions that a relatively small number of dedicated antifascists can score decisive victories. Most of our actions and activities go unreported, but the fascists know and fear us. Imagine what a difference it would make if there were thousands of us.
Antifa England
http://www.antifa.org.uk/nucleus3.32/nucleus332/index.php?itemid=208
Organizations like ‘Unite Against Fascism’ (UAF) and ‘Hope Not Hate’ would probably agree with the above premise. However, while many of their rank and file supporters may be genuine in their intent, the organizations themselves have no real interest in defeating organized fascism. The UAF is a front-group dominated and controlled by the Trotskyite ‘Socialist Workers Party’ (SWP) who are far more interested in selling papers and recruiting members than in effectively confronting the BNP. ‘Hope Not Hate’ were set up by the State-affiliated entity ‘Searchlight’, who tell us we can stop the BNP by voting Labour and helping to strengthen the tools of the State itself (i.e. new laws.) Both groups merely seek to manipulate and exploit antifascists, and arguably their stupid politics must take some of the share of responsibility for the rise of the BNP in the first place. At best they are a waste of time.
Antifa is a network of ordinary men and women opposed to the rise of the Far-Right. We work autonomously, but are united by a shared set of principles enshrined in our Founding Statement. If you support our position, you can get involved with one of our groups, or you could even set up your own. Ultimately however, we are not asking for people to join us; we are not asking for your contact details or for your money; we are simply asking for you to ACT.
While their true aims have not changed in the slightest, the BNP are trying to make the move from the shadows of neo-Nazism to mainstream politics. They are hiding their old swastika armbands under suit jackets and going out leafleting instead of petrol-bombing the homes of Asian families (leaving that kind of terror to their fascist allies and their ‘off-duty’ members.) They stand candidates in elections and regularly hold stalls in town centres around the country. Going public in this way however, makes them vulnerable.
Besides the BNP, there are other fascist groups who must also be opposed when they come out onto the streets. They are in many ways even easier to combat. In fighting organized fascism the only limits are our imagination and courage, even small numbers of people can make a difference.
Antifa however, also believe in organizing within our own communities against the spread of racism stirred up by everyone from the mainstream media to New Labour, and against the fascism of the BNP. Only by organizing in our own communities and workplaces can we hope to defeat fascism once and for all. In the white working-class areas where the BNP have already gained a toe-hold (primarily former Labour strongholds where people rightly feel betrayed by the mainstream parties and have been conned into seeing the BNP as some form of ‘radical’ alternative), as well as confronting the BNP physically, we should aim to challenge the BNP’s fascist politics and replace them with our own anti-racist, anti-state, and pro working-class politics.
These are desperate times for antifascists and all of us must play our part in taking on organized fascism. Antifa believe we have already shown on numerous occasions that a relatively small number of dedicated antifascists can score decisive victories. Most of our actions and activities go unreported, but the fascists know and fear us. Imagine what a difference it would make if there were thousands of us.
Antifa England
http://www.antifa.org.uk/nucleus3.32/nucleus332/index.php?itemid=208
05/05: Nick Griffin in Barnsley
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
Nick Griffin leader of the B.N.P is to speak in Barnsley on Thursday night 7th May at 7.30pm.
There will be a protest outside the venue from 7.pm.
The venue details are THE FLEETS PUB, SMITHIES LANE, BARNSLEY, S71 1NL. Tel. 01226 243678
We're sure CW members and anti-fascists in the area will welcome Mr.Griffin with some good ol'fashioned Barnsley hospitality and give him and his supporters something to remember them by!
There will be a protest outside the venue from 7.pm.
The venue details are THE FLEETS PUB, SMITHIES LANE, BARNSLEY, S71 1NL. Tel. 01226 243678
We're sure CW members and anti-fascists in the area will welcome Mr.Griffin with some good ol'fashioned Barnsley hospitality and give him and his supporters something to remember them by!
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
A critical look at the events of last weekend from an Indymedia poster.
It was less than a day after the RWB festival finished that local news reports in the Denby area started reporting that the residents were adamant the event would not be held on their doorstep next year.
The fact that local worries about clashes between the left and right had been building for several months was it seems only recognised by one group of anti-fascists and blatantly missed by others.
Indeed the usual suspects of ‘jump on the bandwagon’ Trotskyite groups, who had not even begun to mobilise until a couple of months prior to the event, ultimately seem to be stuck in the old left madness of negotiating with the police for no other reason than then becoming the ‘legitimate’ state sanctioned protest, guaranteed to do nothing other than portray themselves to be the vanguard in the struggle against British fascism.
This tactic is not missed on the majority of the left in Britain, and has created such apathy that a protest today is lucky to bring out less than a fifth of people it would have done a decade ago.
Their loss of all radical thinking has led to the inability to form any kind of strategy, such as one that recognised it would take very little effort to sway local feelings to those of outright objection to the RWB being held in the future.
This goes way over the heads of it’s instigators who are lost in the illusion that joining the machinations of parliamentary acceptability, somehow still maintains a revolutionary zeal with an ability to actually do anything other than become part of the problem.
How these groups, many linked to the SWP in one way or another, can even achieve the pitiful numbers they brought out to march past the RWB, is nothing short of a miracle. It is likely however that even those attending are in the not too distant future most likely to ‘burn out’, dejected and disillusioned, with what has become about as radical as a ‘walk in the park’.
Thankfully however it appears all is not lost. One organisation, Antifa, since it’s birth a few years ago, has constantly harangued and bitten chunks out of British fascist groups. leaving them with a constant headache they appear not to be able to medicate against.
The formation of Antifa, built by a handful of ex members from the untimely ‘drawing down’ of Anti Fascist Action as well as mobilising from the ranks of small but highly politically astute British anarchist groups, has rejuvenated a militant tradition going back to Cable Street, the Spanish Civil War and the 43 Group.
Watching their ‘tactics’ over the last year in the build up to the RWB has been nothing short of watching political genius at work. By appearing to be mobilising a mass group of activists from the UK and abroad it was always going to be a headache for local authorities not willing to take any chances.
Successful ‘no platform’ style actions against the British National Party and the likes of neo-nazi cult group the British Peoples Party, Antifa seemed to know that even by simply turning out a handful of people willing to do nothing more than produce five minutes of chaos, would be more than enough to produce the desired result, a Red White and Blue Festival no longer being held in Denby and the BNP organisers with a major problem on their hands i.e.
“Where do we find a local authority next year willing to take a chance on hosting the RWB?”
Amusingly, the fascist and neo-nazis on Stormfront have been having a field day.
Their belief that the propaganda put out by Antifa was actually implying the organisation genuinely believed they would shut down this years festival, and the far-rights lack of knowledge of ‘left-wing’ groups in general, the bigger picture seems to have completely passed them by.
So buoyed up with seeing a genuinely vociferous but small protest result in mass arrests they have convinced themselves Antifa have been crushed and those arrested are going to be doing years and years behind bars, which is about as likely as Nick Griffin joining the SWP!
Interestingly enough, at the time of writing, Antifa have not even officially confirmed they were actually there, another strategy which shows the level of a political militant awareness that leaves the far-right nervously cackling from the sidelines, convincing themselves all is well in their 'fatherland'.
Where the rest of the British ‘left’ go from here is at present unclear. While the likes of the SWP have already claimed some kind of victory out of actually doing nothing at all, it is of genuine concern that people will still fall for their redundant and impotent style of politics.
One thing is for certain. If the SWP and their front groupings such as the UAF are allowed to continue their nonsense, the genuine fervour of many on the so called ‘left’ will remain untapped.
There remains an anti-fascist militancy in Britain that is sitting in the wings just waiting for its chance to ignite. Let’s hope that the likes of Antifa are able to light the spark.
Their actions up to now and the likelihood that their inspired militancy has stopped the RWB being held in Denby in the future suggests they are.
The Long And The Short Of It.
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/407232.html
It was less than a day after the RWB festival finished that local news reports in the Denby area started reporting that the residents were adamant the event would not be held on their doorstep next year.
The fact that local worries about clashes between the left and right had been building for several months was it seems only recognised by one group of anti-fascists and blatantly missed by others.
Indeed the usual suspects of ‘jump on the bandwagon’ Trotskyite groups, who had not even begun to mobilise until a couple of months prior to the event, ultimately seem to be stuck in the old left madness of negotiating with the police for no other reason than then becoming the ‘legitimate’ state sanctioned protest, guaranteed to do nothing other than portray themselves to be the vanguard in the struggle against British fascism.
This tactic is not missed on the majority of the left in Britain, and has created such apathy that a protest today is lucky to bring out less than a fifth of people it would have done a decade ago.
Their loss of all radical thinking has led to the inability to form any kind of strategy, such as one that recognised it would take very little effort to sway local feelings to those of outright objection to the RWB being held in the future.
This goes way over the heads of it’s instigators who are lost in the illusion that joining the machinations of parliamentary acceptability, somehow still maintains a revolutionary zeal with an ability to actually do anything other than become part of the problem.
How these groups, many linked to the SWP in one way or another, can even achieve the pitiful numbers they brought out to march past the RWB, is nothing short of a miracle. It is likely however that even those attending are in the not too distant future most likely to ‘burn out’, dejected and disillusioned, with what has become about as radical as a ‘walk in the park’.
Thankfully however it appears all is not lost. One organisation, Antifa, since it’s birth a few years ago, has constantly harangued and bitten chunks out of British fascist groups. leaving them with a constant headache they appear not to be able to medicate against.
The formation of Antifa, built by a handful of ex members from the untimely ‘drawing down’ of Anti Fascist Action as well as mobilising from the ranks of small but highly politically astute British anarchist groups, has rejuvenated a militant tradition going back to Cable Street, the Spanish Civil War and the 43 Group.
Watching their ‘tactics’ over the last year in the build up to the RWB has been nothing short of watching political genius at work. By appearing to be mobilising a mass group of activists from the UK and abroad it was always going to be a headache for local authorities not willing to take any chances.
Successful ‘no platform’ style actions against the British National Party and the likes of neo-nazi cult group the British Peoples Party, Antifa seemed to know that even by simply turning out a handful of people willing to do nothing more than produce five minutes of chaos, would be more than enough to produce the desired result, a Red White and Blue Festival no longer being held in Denby and the BNP organisers with a major problem on their hands i.e.
“Where do we find a local authority next year willing to take a chance on hosting the RWB?”
Amusingly, the fascist and neo-nazis on Stormfront have been having a field day.
Their belief that the propaganda put out by Antifa was actually implying the organisation genuinely believed they would shut down this years festival, and the far-rights lack of knowledge of ‘left-wing’ groups in general, the bigger picture seems to have completely passed them by.
So buoyed up with seeing a genuinely vociferous but small protest result in mass arrests they have convinced themselves Antifa have been crushed and those arrested are going to be doing years and years behind bars, which is about as likely as Nick Griffin joining the SWP!
Interestingly enough, at the time of writing, Antifa have not even officially confirmed they were actually there, another strategy which shows the level of a political militant awareness that leaves the far-right nervously cackling from the sidelines, convincing themselves all is well in their 'fatherland'.
Where the rest of the British ‘left’ go from here is at present unclear. While the likes of the SWP have already claimed some kind of victory out of actually doing nothing at all, it is of genuine concern that people will still fall for their redundant and impotent style of politics.
One thing is for certain. If the SWP and their front groupings such as the UAF are allowed to continue their nonsense, the genuine fervour of many on the so called ‘left’ will remain untapped.
There remains an anti-fascist militancy in Britain that is sitting in the wings just waiting for its chance to ignite. Let’s hope that the likes of Antifa are able to light the spark.
Their actions up to now and the likelihood that their inspired militancy has stopped the RWB being held in Denby in the future suggests they are.
The Long And The Short Of It.
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/407232.html
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
While we wait for a statement from Antifa England on the weekends events, the comical self congratulations between fascists on Stormfront is nothing but hilarious!
None of them are bright enough to have noticed.
It seems the locals are singing in unison....
'Never Again!'
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/residents-living-near-BNP-festival-site/article-273452-detail/article.html
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Left-wing-activists-clash-riot-police-anti-BNP-protest/article-273516-detail/article.html
None of them are bright enough to have noticed.
It seems the locals are singing in unison....
'Never Again!'
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/residents-living-near-BNP-festival-site/article-273452-detail/article.html
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Left-wing-activists-clash-riot-police-anti-BNP-protest/article-273516-detail/article.html
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
Clueless SWP, need lessons in politics.
Want to give the BNP a (literal) bloody nose?
Think the BNP can be defeated by voting Labour or for some middle-class tourist standing on a left-wing ticket?
Want to waste your time on pointless marches waving a lollipop or standing behind police lines shouting trite slogans at the BNP, instead of going in and dealing with them directly?
Fancy being bossed around by clueless ‘stewards’ who collaborate with the cops?
Want to be recruited into the Socialist Workers Party?
If so, you should contact Unite Against Fascism.
If you want to get on with the job of smashing fascism contact your local Antifa group.
Now mobilising to stop the RWB.
Homepage: http://www.antifa.org.uk
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
This saturday, on the 31st May Antifa will be putting on a benefit gig at Chats Palace in Hackney.
It is part of the annual North London Punx Picnic festival so dont forget your earplugs if you dont like loud obnoxious snotty anti fascist punk rock.
Bands playing are Social Schism, pop-punkers Chester, stars of the last Cable Street gig, anarcho-rockers Active Slaughter, reformed crusty legends Cress and the worlds most famous anti-fascist band Oi Polloi!
All for just 6quid or 5 quid unemployed/spotty student.
The gig starts at 7pm and lasts till midnight.Chats Palace is on Brooksby Walk, Hackney E9 and the nearest rail station is Homerton on the London Overground.
All the gigs during the festival are benefits for worthy causes so check out the web-sites for the other gigs and the actual picnic itself.
http://www.londonpunxpicnic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/london_punx_picnic_08
It is part of the annual North London Punx Picnic festival so dont forget your earplugs if you dont like loud obnoxious snotty anti fascist punk rock.
Bands playing are Social Schism, pop-punkers Chester, stars of the last Cable Street gig, anarcho-rockers Active Slaughter, reformed crusty legends Cress and the worlds most famous anti-fascist band Oi Polloi!
All for just 6quid or 5 quid unemployed/spotty student.
The gig starts at 7pm and lasts till midnight.Chats Palace is on Brooksby Walk, Hackney E9 and the nearest rail station is Homerton on the London Overground.
All the gigs during the festival are benefits for worthy causes so check out the web-sites for the other gigs and the actual picnic itself.
http://www.londonpunxpicnic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/london_punx_picnic_08
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
August 16th 2008. Mass action to close down the RWB festival.
Once again the BNP plan to hold their annual ‘Red, White & Blue’ festival, where fascists from all over the country, and beyond, gather to forge ties, plot racist attacks, sing songs about the ‘Third Reich’, and drunkenly fall about waving their handbags at each other.
We at Antifa are determined to do our best to spoil their fun. We will be organising a militant response to the BNP’s ScumFest, to be held in Derbyshire in August.
If you would like to join us please contact us at our national e-mail address and we’ll let you know about transport going from your area.
635
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/399180.html
http://www.antifa.org.uk/
Once again the BNP plan to hold their annual ‘Red, White & Blue’ festival, where fascists from all over the country, and beyond, gather to forge ties, plot racist attacks, sing songs about the ‘Third Reich’, and drunkenly fall about waving their handbags at each other.
We at Antifa are determined to do our best to spoil their fun. We will be organising a militant response to the BNP’s ScumFest, to be held in Derbyshire in August.
If you would like to join us please contact us at our national e-mail address and we’ll let you know about transport going from your area.
635
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/399180.html
http://www.antifa.org.uk/
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
Whilst browsing the Racial Volunteer Force site recently (as you do!) it was noticed that the stupid dimwits have targeted adverts incorporated into their site by an interracial Gay Dating company!
See the screenshot here
All we can say at Class War is - whatever floats your boat boys!
See the screenshot here
All we can say at Class War is - whatever floats your boat boys!
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
The robbing fascist bastards!
What else can you say to the news that Franco's fascist regime in Spain regime was allegedly responsible for preventing Cliff Richard from winning the 1968 Eurovision song contest!
Class War hopes that no one has been sitting on this story - had it been released a few days earlier, it could potentially have knocked thousands off the BNP's vote in the London Assembly elections.
La lotta continua Cliff!
What else can you say to the news that Franco's fascist regime in Spain regime was allegedly responsible for preventing Cliff Richard from winning the 1968 Eurovision song contest!
Class War hopes that no one has been sitting on this story - had it been released a few days earlier, it could potentially have knocked thousands off the BNP's vote in the London Assembly elections.
La lotta continua Cliff!
28/04: Antifa Newsletter Published
Category: Anti-fascism
Posted by: Admin
Antifa has just published its newsletter, No Pasaran!
You can download a copy from the Antifa website, or if you prefer to have a copy in your grubby little mitt, just send us a stamped addressed envelope to the London Class War Po Box address, and we'll post you a copy quicker than you can say Nick Griffin's a posh twat!
You can download a copy from the Antifa website, or if you prefer to have a copy in your grubby little mitt, just send us a stamped addressed envelope to the London Class War Po Box address, and we'll post you a copy quicker than you can say Nick Griffin's a posh twat!
