Our friends at Leeds Unite Against Fascism send this …
Nazi colours show through
Following the terrible bombings in London, the BNP have cynically used an image of the tragedy to try and get support in a by-election, and Nazi graffiti has gone up in areas of Leeds where there has been a lot of police activity investigating the bombings. After one community march for peace and unity at the weekend, a group of white, Asian and black neighbours painted out a swastika and C18 insignia that had been daubed in a park frequented by children and adults of many religions and backgrounds.
Join the protest and show we are united
The next hearing in the BNP trial (see below for a report of the previous one) is on Thursday 21 July at Leeds Crown Court. Nick Griffin, Mark Collett and John Tindall are due in court at 10.30am.
There will be a peaceful protest outside Leeds Crown Court from 9.30am.organised by Leeds Unite Against Fascism. We are urging as many supporters of Unite as possible to attend, to continue to show the solidarity we have built at the last 2 court demonstrations. Please meet outside Leeds Crown Court from 9.45am onwards to show your support for Unite and protest against the BNP. We want to show maximum unity from our communities in Leeds in condemning their politics outside the court on Thursday.
Get in contact: tel: 07932 221014 leeds_unite@hushmail.com
For more info: www.leedsunity.org.uk www.uaf.org.uk
Peaceful protest at the courts was a success.
Over 100 protestors from Unite groups, trade unions and faith groups turned up at Leeds Magistrates to protest against members of the BNP accused of inciting racial hatred.
The hearings took place after Nick Griffin, Mark Collett and John Tindall appeared on Channel 4?s documentary. All 3 are accused of inciting racial hatred.
The peaceful demonstrations were a great show of solidarity from Unite supporters across the Region and showed once again that people in Yorkshire and Humberside will not tolerate the BNP?s fascist behaviour.
As usual the BNP turned up in force, shouting their racist abuse and with minders to try and intimidate Unite supporters. It was ironic then that the only disturbance the police had to deal with was separating the two factions of the right who were present ? the BNP and the White Supremacists. The BNP is lead by Nick Griffin and the White Supremacists by John Tindall ? and the two groups ended up arguing amongst themselves and had to be separated by police.
Unite supporters were present at both hearings, which took place on 19 May and 16 June. Following these hearings the trial has been sent to Leeds Crown Court.
