Tag Archives: Anti-fascism
“Listen to the sound of marching feet”
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Cable Street For the left, The Battle of Cable Street is a unifying feature. This was a battle that we won. We saw off the fascists. Among the Jewish community or those whose families included London dockers, you can still hear people claiming their father or mother, or a grandparent [...]
Anti-fascist prisoners update
Prison moves and sentencing updates Further information on the six anti-fascist prisoners convicted earlier this year for conspiracy to commit violent disorder as part of an anti-fascist protest against a Blood and Honour neo-Nazi gig in Welling, south London. All denied the charges. Other anti-fascist comrades are still awaiting trial on the same charges.
Comrades jailed: anti-fascist prisoners
Seven protesters have been jailed in the last couple of weeks in London and it is likely that more will follow soon Obviously they deserve our support and also we must do everything possible to avoid others being imprisoned. Welling On 28th March 2009 a number of people travelled to Welling in south-east London to [...]
Storm warnings from the Right
In this time of deepening economic recession, where people are openly questioning the role of government and capital, we are provided with a rare opportunity to engage the population with ideas that challenge the status quo and offer new forms of social organisation. To that end we feel confident that our ideas are finding new [...]
Storm warnings from the right
In this time of deepening economic recession, where people are openly questioning the role of government and capital, we are provided with a rare opportunity to engage the population with ideas that challenge the status quo and offer new forms of social organisation. To that end we feel confident that our ideas are finding new [...]
News in brief
A quick look around the news of the day Trade unions The high court has once again intervened to prevent legitimate strike action going ahead. A strike by RMT workers on Docklands light railway has been deemed unlawful by Mr Justice Tugendhat because of a legal technicality despite 162 workers, out of 175 balloted, voting [...]
Anarchists of the East End
Joe Jacobs, communist organiser and anti-fascist, recounts his first encounter with the anarchists, in an extract from his autobiography Out of the Ghetto Memory can play tricks on you and you will forgive me if my dates are not always exact, but it must have been 1925. I was almost twelve years old with a [...]
Review of “Beating the Fascists: The Untold History of Anti Fascist Action”
First part of a two part extended review of Beating The Fascists – its insights and implications “In the absence of class, race; in the absence of socialism, nationalism.” “We are on the landings and no one else is” Front National supporter in the early 1990s “If we agree the vacuum needs to be filled [...]
Beating The Fascists: The Untold Story of Anti-Fascist Action
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The most controversial book of the year, a compelling account of the extraordinary activities of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) – by those who were there on the frontline. More…
Beating The Fascists: The Untold Story of Anti-Fascist Action
Beating The Fascists: The Untold Story of Anti-Fascist Action ISBN: 978-1-904491-12-5 Price £15.00 Sean Birchall Freedom Press Buy online here The most controversial political book of the year is now available to buy. A compelling account of the extraordinary activities of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) – by those who were there on the frontline – an [...]
