THREE DAYS LEFT TO FIGHT THE FASCIST BNP
There are just three days to go before the European elections on Thursday 4 June. Unite Against Fascism activists have handed out over two million leaflets and tabloid newspapers to people in the past few weeks, warning of the threat posed by the Nazi BNP at the elections. We had an excellent turnout on “Unity Friday” last week and went down brilliantly at the Love Music Hate Racism festival in Stoke on Saturday.
But the latest polls make sobering reading. YouGov has the BNP on 7 percent among those who say they are certain to vote. That could win them up to four Euro MP seats — North West England, Yorkshire & Humber, West Midlands and London — if turnout stays low. A slightly higher turnout, in contrast, would prevent the BNP from winning any seats at all. For more details download our briefing document: http://tinyurl.com/uaf020609
This underlines how close this election is, and how wrongheaded premature declarations of victory are. If we can get the anti-racist vote out in the next few days we can strike a blow against the Nazis. The alternative scenario is the grim prospect of four fascist MEPs representing Britain in the European parliament.
What we do over the next couple of days will make all the difference. If you want to help stop the Nazis, you should join UAF’s eve-of-poll campaigning on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. We need to get the message out far and wide: we can stop the BNP if people come out and vote against them on Thursday.
Here is a partial list of train and tube stations around the country that we have organised leafleting sessions at. If your local station is listed, come along and help out. If not, phone the UAF office on 020 7801 2782 or 07805 440 620, or email unite@ucu.org.uk
London
All times on Wednesday only except Old Street (on Tuesday and Wednesday). For more information contact Paul S on 07956 030 920
Acton Town (8am to 9.30am), Barking (8am to 9am), Bethnal Green (8am to 9.30am), Bounds Green (5.30pm to 6.30pm), Brixton (7.30am to 9.30am and 4.30pm to 7pm), Catford (5pm to 6pm), Clapham Junction (8am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Ealing Broadway (8am to 9.30am), East Croydon (8am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Elephant & Castle (5.30pm to 6.30pm), Euston (8.30am to 9.30am), Finsbury Park (8am to 9am), Hackney Central (8am to 9.30am), Highbury & Islington (5.30pm to 6.30pm), Kentish Town (8:30am to 9:30am), Kings Cross (8.30am to 9.30am), Lewisham DLR (5pm to 6pm), Leyton (7.30am to 9.30am), Leytonstone (7.30am to 9.30am), Liverpool Street (8.30am to 9.30am), Mile End (8am to 9.30am), Old Street (5pm) Peckham Rye (5.30pm to 6.30pm), Seven Sisters (5.30pm to 6.30pm), Stockwell (8am to 9.30am and 5pm to 7pm), Sutton (8am to 9am), Tooting Broadway (5.30-6.30pm), Turnpike Lane (5.30pm to 6.30pm), Uxbridge (8am to 9.30am), Victoria (8am to 9am), Walthamstow Central (7.30am to 9.30am), Warren Street (8.30am to 9.30am), Wembley Park (8am to 9am), Whitechapel (8am to 9.30am), Wimbledon (8am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Wood Green (5.30pm to 6.30pm)
North West and North East
For more information contact Paul J on 07960 525 709
Tuesday: Gateshead Metro (12 noon to 1pm), Liverpool Lime Street (8am to 9am and 4.40pm to 5.30pm), Manchester Piccadilly (7.30am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Manchester Oxford Road (7.30am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Manchester Victoria (7.30am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Southshields Metro (12 noon to 1pm)
Wednesday: Gateshead Metro (12 noon to 1pm), Liverpool Moorfields (8am to 9am and 4.40pm to 5.30pm), Southshields Metro (12 noon to 1pm)
Thursday: Gateshead Metro (12 noon to 1pm), Liverpool St James Street Metro (8am to 9am and 4.40pm to 5.30pm), Manchester Piccadilly (7.30am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Manchester Oxford Road (7.30am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Manchester Victoria 7.30am to 9.30am and 5pm to 6.30pm), Manchester Market Street (12 noon to 5pm)
Midlands
There will be anti-BNP activity going on in city centres in the Midlands. To help out near you please contact Sadia on 07852 898 779
Tuesday: Birmingham Moor Street, New Street and Snowhill stations (8am to 9.30am and 4.30pm to 6pm, meet at the Pallades Ramp), Coventry (5pm to 6pm), Leicester (4.30pm onwards)
Wednesday: Birmingham Moor Street, New Street and Snowhill stations (8am to 9.30am and 4.30pm to 6pm, meet at the Pallades Ramp), Coventry (4pm to 6pm),Leicester (4.30pm onwards), Nottingham (5pm to 6pm), Wallsall (4.30pm to 6pm), Wolverhampton (4.30pm to 5.30pm)
Yorkshire & the Humber
To help out near you contact Yorkshire & Humberside UAF on 07890 131 138 or at info@yhuaf.org.uk
Tuesday: Doncaster (7.30am to 8.30am), Sheffield (7.30am to 8.30am), York (street leafleting session — meet at Priory Street at 6.30pm)
Wednesday: Doncaster (7.30am to 8.30am and 4.30pm to 6pm), Leeds (4pm to 6pm), Rotherham (5.30pm to 6.30pm), Sheffield (5pm to 6.30pm), York (5pm to 6pm)
South East, South West and East of England
Tuesday: Oxford (5pm to 6.30pm)
Wednesday: Whitstable (6pm to 7.30pm), Bristol Temple (4.30pm to 6pm)
Scotland
Tuesday and Wednesday: Glasgow Central (4.30pm to 6pm)
Wales
Wednesday: Cardiff (5pm to 6pm)
