Protest Against BNP fascist Richard Barnbrook’s presence on the London Assembly.
6pm, Tuesday 6th May 2008,
City Hall (the GLA building), Queens Walk, London SE1
(nr Tower Bridge – see http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/locationmap.jsp)
Called by Love Music Hate Racism. Bring banners, whistles, horns, music – make some noise against racism and fascism, no Nazis on the GLA.
Tags: London Babyshambles frontman Peter Doherty says he was “gutted” to have missed last Sunday’s 100,000+ Love Music Hate Racism Carnival in east London’s Victoria Park. He wasted no time upon his early release from jail this morning to condemn the election of the fascist BNP’s Richard Barnbrook to the London Assembly.
The singer said, “There will be no passage of evil through these isles without a proper, good struggle. This island has always been a melting pot and personally I am 100% mongrel in the great dog stew of history. Bona fide scouse, London Irish, jew Geordie BiloRussian. Closed borders are like closed minds. What of humanity’s horizons? How infinite are they or how barricaded are they? Racism is upon us and let us not forget it is still within living memory that six million people died in gas chambers because of a hateful ideology.”
The fascist British National Party’s London fuhrer, Richard Barnbrook, has managed to con a small minority of Londoners into voting for him, to scrape onto the London Assembly via the cross-London party list – largely through votes won in outer London boroughs like Barking & Dagenham and Havering & Redbridge . Without the anti-fascist campaigning prior to the election, and particularly last Sunday’s huge Love Music Hate Racism Carnival, the BNP would undoubtedly have gained more seats in London. The Carnival showed the mass audience opposed to racism and fascism which can build the bigger united anti-fascist movement that can stop the Nazis. A protest has been organised against the BNP and Barnbrook – at 6pm on Tuesday 6th May at City Hall London SE1. The protest is called by LMHR with other organisations sure to join the call, and everyone is encouraged to attend.
Weyman Bennett from Unite Against Fascism said: ?
With 100 of 160 local council election results declared so far, the BNP have gained 8 new local councillors across the UK, winning 2 seats in each of Amber Valley (Derbyshire), Rotherham (S.Yorks) and Nuneaton and Bedworth (Warks, nr Coventry), as well as seats in Thurrock (Essex) and Pendle (Lancs, nr Burnley). However, in places where the fascists have previously done well, such as the West Midlands (Sandwell & Dudley), Broxbourne in Herts, and in Oldham, their vote has fallen significantly (e.g. average BNP vote has halved in Sandwell) – surely in large part the result of anti-fascist campaigning. Watch this space for more on the election results.
Ben Bailey (His Lost Boys) will host & play this FREE acoustic night with friends & special guests (Drew McConnell confirmed). Donations to LMHR upon entry
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