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Race is not the issue in Rochdale

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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 May 2012 17:23 Thursday, 10 May 2012 17:06

A victim of the Rochdale grooming gang interviewed on the BBC

Interesting article from the Counterfire site about the conviction of 9 Asian men in Rochdale for the sexual grooming of children.

The conviction of nine Asian men for sexual offences against children in Rochdale and Oldham has led to an outpouring of racism in the media and to campaigning by the organised fascists of the BNP and EDL.

This situation is almost a rerun of the racist headlines and commentary when Liaqat and Siddique (two Asian men in Derby) were convicted of sexual offences against children in Jan 2011. Jack Straw (Labour MP) spoke of Asian men seeing white girls as ‘easy meat.’ The media totally ignored the sentencing, on the very same day, of 3 white men in Cambourne for organised sex abuse of up to 30 victims involving children as young as 5 years old who were passed between all three men.

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Anti-fascists march against EDL in Luton

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Reports of Recent Events

Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:06

Anti-fascists march against EDL in Luton

 

Luton: antifascists outnumber EDL

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Reports of Recent Events

Last Updated on Monday, 07 May 2012 08:06 Monday, 07 May 2012 07:54

The English Defence League’s planned ‘celebration’ of its three years of existence turned sour as they were Photo of Luton demooutnumbered by antifascists in Luton on Saturday 5 May.

The EDL claims Luton as its home town, but only around 800 or so supporters turned out for a rally held behind a huge steel fence that degenerated as drunken thugs – who had been allowed to assemble in pubs that opened specially at 8.30am – threw bottles at police and set off fireworks and smoke bombs.

That number is far below the 2,500-3,000 supporters it bussed into Luton last year and marks the success of antifascists in containing the threat of the EDL’s racist and fascist thugs at a series of demonstrations around the country in the past three years.

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Stop the EDL in Luton

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Future Events

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 April 2012 17:02 Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:42

Stop the EDL in Luton banner

Transport from Greater Manchester.

Coach pick up points:

· Bolton at 6.00am

· Manchester at 7.00am.

Tickets £25 waged/ £15 unwaged or low wage. To book call 07903 586 191.

Download leaflet attached to this article. More info about the demo. Read "We are Luton" statement.

Attachments:
Download this file (luton2012-leaflet.pdf)Luton Leaflet.pdf[Leaflet for Luton counter-demo]
 

Stop the Racists and Nazis In Bolton, this Sat 24th March

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Last Updated on Saturday, 24 March 2012 16:20 Friday, 23 March 2012 14:29

Stop the Racists and Nazis In Bolton, this Sat 24th MarchUAF logo

The racists and fascists in both the EDL and in splinter-group the North West Infidels (NWI) are gathering in Bolton this Sat, 24th March - we aim to stop them.

Greater Manchester Unite Against Fascism is calling on members and supporters to assemble in front of the Town Hall in Bolton at 11am.

For more info call Mike on 07903 586 191.

Update. See this report of this event in today's Bolton News.

 

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