January 26, 2008

Stop the BNP’s RWB Festival 2008

Conference report and further actions against the BNP

A number of decisions were taken at the regional meeting that took place in Nottingham on January 19th called by Nottinghamshire Stop the BNP and sponsored by a number of trade unions and campaigning organisations in the Notts area and elsewhere in the East Midlands. The meeting, attended by over 100 people with significant representations from the FBU and other unions from Lincoln, Loughborough, Leicester and even Gloucester, decided:

To call for a major mobilisation against any attempt to repeat the 2007 BNP Red, White and Blue festival in the Region including demanding that councils block permission for any repetition of this event; calling on trade unions to refuse to do any work that might facilitate the BNP event calling on thousands of local people to join the campaign in filling the surrounding area in mass protest should any such event take place in 2008.

To continue to organise against BNP events as the Notts Stop the BNP campaign had done in October when it peacefully blockaded a meeting of the BNP that was to be addressed by their party leader Nick Griffin, thereby preventing it going ahead.

To extend the campaigning begun by organisations such as Notts Stop the BNP in the towns and villages of the region. It was considered that that campaigning must deal not only against the BNP's racist policies but also encourage local communities to address the causes of the BNP's growth: the political frustrations with the government that exists in working class communities because of failures to address inequalities in education, housing and health-care provision the scapegoating of immigrant and minority communities that much of the press and the major political parties are complicit with. The campaign also noted a split in the BNP which had led to many leading BNP figures locally, including Broxtowe councillor Sadie Graham, leaving the BNP and setting about forming their own party. It was noted that this new party looked as though it was going to be essentially the same as the BNP with the same racist policies, the same connection with individuals and organisations promoting race hate and having Nazi histories. The meeting decided it would deal with this new ‘party’ in the same way as it does the BNP.

A mass leafleting of Brinsley by over 20 activists on the next day followed. This informed local residents of the
Nazi allegations being made by each side of the current internal BNP civil war and called on Brinsley people to demand the resignation of councillor Graham. Great pleasure was taken in delivering a copy of the leaflet directly to Sadie Graham’s door to the anger of a group of burly men who came out of the door but decided to take no action against the large group of anti-fascist leafletters.

There will be a meeting of the campaign on Thursday, 24th Jan to consider the way forward. The venue will be announced tomorrow if you require information please get back to this email address: nottmstopbnp@yahoo.co.uk. Extensive activity is expected on Sunday, 27th Jan. All supporters are asked to trying to help out on the day. More later...

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

one man went to mow went to mow a meadow ?

Anonymous said...

Why do you want to stop a family weekend holiday? Is the UAF against families?

Antifascist said...

'one man went to mow went to mow a meadow ?'

Yes indeed.

'Why do you want to stop a family weekend holiday? Is the UAF against families?'

Of course we are. And grandmothers, babies and pets. What a stupid question.

Anonymous said...

"Of course we are. And grandmothers, babies and pets. What a stupid question."

You tell him, mate.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Griffinite troll. The UAF isn't against families, but the nazus are only after the breeding of white children from families with two parents.

See the story below about the sad story of the fate of the nazi eugenics breeding programme. Maintaining the (supposed) masterrace is all the bnp are concerned about.

Anonymous said...

When will the racist trolls fuck off back to Scumponce?

Unknown said...

Yes, anon, quite a lot of Nutzi troll posts just zapped - mostly not-so-subtle Griffinite digs at Graham and co masquerading as comments by AFs.

Do they think we're as thick as their membership?

I'll post one item that does ring true, but without the nonsense - a poster on Stormfront is claiming that police visited Kenny Smith's home concerning a missing £4,000 BNP lottery money, which Smith allegedly handed over at once. According to the Stormfront poster the matter is now in the hands of the Scottish Prosecutor Fiscal.

Strange that we've yet to hear of similar visits in Welshpool?

On another note, the BNP's tacky goods department Excalibur has relaunched with new items:

A "Nick Griffin was right" badge. Right about what? The slogan is eerily similar to that of Jordan and Tyndall's National Socialist Movement, "He/Hitler was right". An intentional similarity, or something more Freudian?

"No Immigrants - No Bombs" - enclosing a St. George's Cross, so presumably not for sale in Scotland (shortage of members?).

Does the BNP mean "No immigrants = No Bombs"? With a little luck, one for the courts there.

Anonymous said...

"No immigrants = No Bombs"

How ridiculous. The vast amount of bombs that have gone off in the UK (i.e. NI linked groups) have been people who are classed in the BNP eyes as "indigenous people of the islands" and not immigrants. The NF also had links with loyalist groups. And everyone remember Jonny "mad dog" Adair, a convicted terrorist (now on the dole in Scotland, is one of Mark Collet's hero's?

Anonymous said...

Come come you rejects from stormponce.

You know the score, you know the suspects. Would any child be safe at a Roughtrade,Wankers, Bumchums festival.?

To use an old nautical phrase, it would be thier turn in the barrel - all the time.

Anonymous said...

Yes this is the eivdenced

http://www.bnp.org.uk/2008/01/26/no-immigrants-no-bombs-%e2%80%93-new-excalibur-stock-launched/

complaints here

http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/pages/eocdrccre.aspx

It only takes an email or a phone call. Let's nail the nazi scum!

Anonymous said...

Translation of "Nick Griffin Was Right": "...about how much of his crap BNP members will swallow."

Anonymous said...

"Nick Griffin Was Right"

What! he's not a lefty? :D

Anonymous said...

I guess we'll be hearing much less from the rebels after Nick Griffin wins seats on the London Assembly, and (more) state funding.

Anonymous said...

It is interesting that anon along with many others has mentioned Griffins fixation on state funding, on the london bnp tv weekly programme this week we are treated to diva dicky and griffin sharing a sofa, when questioned about what would winning 2 seats on the gla mean to griffin he stated a "springboard to the EU elections and statefunding for his party".

No mention at all about what his party would do for Londoners. and what is most sickening is that people will vote for them.