The Oxford Union should not be providing a platform for fascist British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin and Holocaust denier David Irving in the Free Speech Forum on Monday 26 November.
There is a world of difference between defending free speech and choosing to provide a platform for fascists. Far from being the champions of free speech history shows that when fascists rise to power they destroy freedom of speech, democracy, human rights and they have murdered millions of people and attempted to annihilate entire communities. Wherever fascists have a presence, violence and intimidation increases.
Fascism threatens the safety of Black, Jewish, Muslim, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of Oxford including students and academics. Wherever fascists are active or have a presence, racist attacks and other hate crimes increase.
Unite Against Fascism is calling on the union to rescind the invitations to Griffin and Irving and replace them with speakers that support freedom of speech.
Rally:
Tuesday 20 November 7.30pm,
Oxford Town Hall,
St. Aldates,
Oxford
Demonstration:
Monday 26 November 7pm,
outside theOxford Union,
St. Michael Street, Oxford
Called by Oxford University Student Union, Oxford
Unite Against Fascism, Oxford Trades Council, Oxford
University Labour Club, Oxford Unison Health and Unite
Against Fascism.
Add your name to and circulate the petition on
www.uaf.org.uk.
