April 18, 2008

GMB members join in the campaign events to keep the BNP out in London elections

GMB members will be taking an active part in campaign events for the rest of this month to keep out the BNP in London’s elections on 1st May.

The Hope Not Hate bus tour will continue its progress across the Capital with events in Wembley, Dagenham, Barnet, Brick Lane, Brixton where thousands of anti-BNP leaflets will be distributed. GMB members will attend the 30th anniversary Love Music Hate Racism carnival being held from 12 noon on Sunday 27th April 2008 in Victoria Park E3 featuring a wide range of artists. GMB members will take part in the U Day on 29th April when the plan is to distribute leaflets outside every tube and train station in London. GMB members will also be part of the 30th anniversary Rock Against Racism event at Brixton Academy featuring Alabama 3 and Misty in Roots.

The main events in the schedule are set out below. The list does not include local activity by GMB Branches like delivering leaflets to housing estates, street meetings and other activities. GMB members are also campaigning for a vote for Ken Livingstone and the Labour Party in the London elections. GMB has made financial contributions to the Labour Party campaign and to all the campaign events listed below.
  • Friday 18 April Barking & Dagenham (10am and 1pm Dagenham Heathway)
  • Sunday 20 April Haringey (11am Bruce Grove station)
  • Wednesday 23 April Billy Bragg event at the Barbican
  • Thursday 24 April Enfield (11am Enfield Lock)
  • Friday 25 April HOPE not Hate bus tour – Wembley & West London
  • Saturday 26 April Barnet (leafleting in East Finchley)
  • Sunday 27 April HOPE not Hate bus tour – Hope not hate party in Brick Lane
  • Sunday 27 April Love Music Hate Racism carnival Victoria Park London E3
  • Monday 28 April HOPE not Hate bus tour – The Bill and (Chelsea training ground – tbc)
  • Monday 28 April Ring of Democracy (1pm City Hall)
  • Tuesday 29 April U-DAY delivering leaflets to every London tube and over ground train station
  • Tuesday 29 April HOPE not Hate bus tour – (Downing Street)
  • Wednesday 30 April HOPE not Hate bus tour – (Brixton Street party 3pm – 6pm)
  • Wednesday 30 April evening Rock Against Racism 30th anniversary show Brixton Academy
Mick Rix, GMB National Officer said, “We are entering a crucial phase in the campaign to keep out the BNP in London elections. As well as large scale music events to inspire the campaign there is activity on the ground all over London where GMB members are joining in to persuade their fellow citizens not to vote for the BNP. We need every person we can get to join in these campaign activities. In particular we need more volunteers to do the tube and train stations on the 29th April. This activity will make a difference when the vote is counted on 1st May.”

GMB

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Anonymous said...

BNP leader blasts top London cops as ‘Lying Bastards’, ‘arseholes’ and ‘spies’ over BNP infiltrator

Unemployed BNP legal officer, Lee Barnes, launched a blistering attack on three top London cops after it was revealed in March that BNP member Ellis Hammond had infiltrated the police as a serving officer in the Police Community Safety unit in southeast London. Hammond was sacked from his job after a police raid on his home uncovered a deactivated machine gun, neo-nazi literature, obscene material, combat knives and knuckle dusters.

At the time Superintendent Martin Mitchell of Greenwich police where Ellis Hammond was serving said, “Individuals like Hammond have no place within the Metropolitan police service. Where we identify those who are involved in criminality, or who have opinions that conflict with our intention to provide the best quality service to all communities, we will act quickly”.

In response to this, in an article on his personal blog entitled, ‘Cops Lie Again’ (http://leejohnbarnes.blogspot.com/2008/03/cops-lie-again.html), Mr Barnes attacked Supt. Mitchell as ‘you lieing bastard' and accused Supt. Mitchell of speaking ‘utter bullshit'.

In the same article Mr Barnes also attacked Sir Ian Blair, the head of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), as an ‘arsehole’ and accused another senior MPS officer, Borough Commander of Hammersmith and Fulham Ali Dezai, of being an Iranian spy.