Police are investigating allegations that a British National Party campaigner posed as a member of University staff in order to distribute leaflets through campus’ internal mail system.
A University spokesperson confirmed that two leaflets, one of which describes Muslims as Britain’s “greatest enemy”, had been received by a number of staff via their internal mail. The material was contained in blank envelopes and addressed to individual staff and academics by name.
A staff member working at the central mail room on Goodricke Way claimed Tony Bamber, a BNP member who produced and distributed the leaflets, pretended to be a University employee in order to gain access to the mailing system.
Speaking to Nouse, Bamber denied impersonation, claiming he had called the University two days before delivering the leaflets and been told to leave them at the mail room. Bamber said that on arriving at the University he “spoke to somebody at reception and they told me to go to the post room and deliver them there and that’s exactly what I did. They even gave me directions and a map to the post room.”
A University spokesperson said he could not comment on Bamber’s claim that he had been directed to mail room by University staff.
Bamber said that four different letters and two leaflets had been sent out. He claimed to have targeted junior academics and those with “indigenous British” sounding names and to have taken the names from the University website. He denied that the University was a particular electoral target but said that he had targeted York because of recent comments by Archbishop John Sentamu on the slave trade.
In a statement the University said: “We deplore the underhand use of the University’s mail system, whose working practices have now been changed to guard against any repetition. It’s an open campus and we would like to keep it that way and there are a small number of people out there who would like to misuse that accessibility and that’s what appears to have happened in this case.”
Staff were asked to hand received leaflets over to Academic Registrar Sue Hardman who forwarded them to North Yorkshire Police. A police spokesperson confirmed that the allegations were being investigated.
YUSU Societies and Communications Officer Sam Bayley said: “We obviously have policy against them now and will follow our mandate on that. We condemn the activities of the BNP and they are not welcome on campus.”
The incident comes as the BNP prepare to stand hundreds of candidates in the May 1 local elections.
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September 20, 2007
York tenant wrecks flat before eviction
A nightmare neighbour who tormented local residents, trashed his own home and then refused to leave has finally been given the boot.
Mark Caple, 24, blasted music from his flat in Fossway, York, day and night, making the lives of other tenants a misery. Then when city council officers went in to forcibly evict him - after he had flouted a court instruction to get out - they found racist graffiti daubed over the walls and much of the property badly damaged.
One of Mr Caple's former victims today hailed the eviction, saying he had made her life hell. Tina Parry, 45, who lived in the flat below his for nearly two years, said: "By the end of it I was on the edge of a nervous breakdown and my partner was ill. We did nothing to Caple and he did a lot to us. Why he did it all, I will never know."
She said he had often knocked on her door in the early hours of the morning to wake her up, or played loud music all day and night. Ms Parry, who has also now moved away from Fossway, kept a log of her miserable ordeal, and said: "I pity whoever's going to have to put up with him now."
City of York Council was granted possession of the flat at a court hearing, and Mr Caple indicated he would leave. But he failed to do so, and council officers started eviction proceedings. When they went in, they found racist and anti-council slurs on the walls. "Up the BNP" and "I'd like to see the council get any of the money I owe them. Keep dreamin' boys."
Litter, dishes and unfinished food were strewn all over the house and much of the furniture was damaged. A tub beside the sink had "BSE cakes" written on the lid, and officers found a final reminder from the council discarded among the rubble.
A council spokeswoman said: "Much of the contents of the property will have to be disposed of and it will need to be re-decorated before it can be re-let. The cost of this work will be charged to Mr Caple once his new address has been established."
She said the eviction followed work by the council's tenancy enforcement, legal and environmental protection teams, and said Mr Caple's former neighbours had been very supportive of the action.
The dispute between Ms Parry and Mr Caple featured in The Press last December, when we revealed that the number of complaints about noise nuisance in York had doubled in the preceding 12 months. More complaints were received from Fossway than any other city street. The Press tried without success to contact Mr Caple.
The Press (York)
Mark Caple, 24, blasted music from his flat in Fossway, York, day and night, making the lives of other tenants a misery. Then when city council officers went in to forcibly evict him - after he had flouted a court instruction to get out - they found racist graffiti daubed over the walls and much of the property badly damaged.
One of Mr Caple's former victims today hailed the eviction, saying he had made her life hell. Tina Parry, 45, who lived in the flat below his for nearly two years, said: "By the end of it I was on the edge of a nervous breakdown and my partner was ill. We did nothing to Caple and he did a lot to us. Why he did it all, I will never know."
She said he had often knocked on her door in the early hours of the morning to wake her up, or played loud music all day and night. Ms Parry, who has also now moved away from Fossway, kept a log of her miserable ordeal, and said: "I pity whoever's going to have to put up with him now."
City of York Council was granted possession of the flat at a court hearing, and Mr Caple indicated he would leave. But he failed to do so, and council officers started eviction proceedings. When they went in, they found racist and anti-council slurs on the walls. "Up the BNP" and "I'd like to see the council get any of the money I owe them. Keep dreamin' boys."
Litter, dishes and unfinished food were strewn all over the house and much of the furniture was damaged. A tub beside the sink had "BSE cakes" written on the lid, and officers found a final reminder from the council discarded among the rubble.
A council spokeswoman said: "Much of the contents of the property will have to be disposed of and it will need to be re-decorated before it can be re-let. The cost of this work will be charged to Mr Caple once his new address has been established."
She said the eviction followed work by the council's tenancy enforcement, legal and environmental protection teams, and said Mr Caple's former neighbours had been very supportive of the action.
The dispute between Ms Parry and Mr Caple featured in The Press last December, when we revealed that the number of complaints about noise nuisance in York had doubled in the preceding 12 months. More complaints were received from Fossway than any other city street. The Press tried without success to contact Mr Caple.
The Press (York)
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June 11, 2007
York man’s BNP leaflets anger
An outraged resident has hit out after receiving leaflets from the British National Party attacking the Archbishop of York.
Peter Golding, 38, of Sovereign Park, Acomb, York, says he has received various leaflets from the British National Party (BNP) despite asking them not to post their "bigotry" through his door. The latest leaflet thanks the 520 people in Acomb who voted for BNP candidate Ian Dawson and criticises the Archbishop, Dr John Sentamu, for urging people not to vote for the party.
The Press reported in early May how the Archbishop had placed an advert before the local elections which urged people to use their vote wisely. He wrote: "Jesus warned us to be wary of wolves who come in sheep's clothing. They come with honeycombed words, promising a New England, and a land of milk and honey. My hope is that as you cast your vote on Thursday you do so with your eyes wide open so that our city does not sleepwalk into a wall of hate."
The new BNP leaflet speaks of what the party faced in the run up to the election including an "incoherent attack from someone who was born in Uganda yet feels the urge to TELL local people who were born and bred in York who not to vote for".
Mr Golding said: "I've told them I don't want them, but they keep delivering them to me. I don't want this kind of fascist propaganda through my door. They are attacking the Archbishop, but they don't name him or give his title. Yet on the front it says The Year of Our Lord 2007'. Are they purporting to be Christians?"
He added: "I have great respect for the Archbishop of York, he challenges people like the BNP who basically attack communities. In York we have a very small ethnic community which has increased recently, but I feel it's for the benefit of York. We have the university, we have people coming from all over the world, and there is nothing but a benefit in that."
He also claimed the BNP had refused to talk about their policies with voters.
"They don't knock on the door like other political parties, they leaflet and then run. You have to run after them in the street, they are not willing to discuss issues. I was part of a 'Marxist, Jewish conspiracy of world domination' because I said I was a trades unionist. If they could tell me what that means I would love to know."
As well as the Archbishop, The Press was also attacked by the BNP, which claimed the paper used "bullying tactics" during the local elections in trying to "dissuade people from voting for the BNP at every opportunity".
The Press
Peter Golding, 38, of Sovereign Park, Acomb, York, says he has received various leaflets from the British National Party (BNP) despite asking them not to post their "bigotry" through his door. The latest leaflet thanks the 520 people in Acomb who voted for BNP candidate Ian Dawson and criticises the Archbishop, Dr John Sentamu, for urging people not to vote for the party.
The Press reported in early May how the Archbishop had placed an advert before the local elections which urged people to use their vote wisely. He wrote: "Jesus warned us to be wary of wolves who come in sheep's clothing. They come with honeycombed words, promising a New England, and a land of milk and honey. My hope is that as you cast your vote on Thursday you do so with your eyes wide open so that our city does not sleepwalk into a wall of hate."
The new BNP leaflet speaks of what the party faced in the run up to the election including an "incoherent attack from someone who was born in Uganda yet feels the urge to TELL local people who were born and bred in York who not to vote for".
Mr Golding said: "I've told them I don't want them, but they keep delivering them to me. I don't want this kind of fascist propaganda through my door. They are attacking the Archbishop, but they don't name him or give his title. Yet on the front it says The Year of Our Lord 2007'. Are they purporting to be Christians?"
He added: "I have great respect for the Archbishop of York, he challenges people like the BNP who basically attack communities. In York we have a very small ethnic community which has increased recently, but I feel it's for the benefit of York. We have the university, we have people coming from all over the world, and there is nothing but a benefit in that."
He also claimed the BNP had refused to talk about their policies with voters.
"They don't knock on the door like other political parties, they leaflet and then run. You have to run after them in the street, they are not willing to discuss issues. I was part of a 'Marxist, Jewish conspiracy of world domination' because I said I was a trades unionist. If they could tell me what that means I would love to know."
As well as the Archbishop, The Press was also attacked by the BNP, which claimed the paper used "bullying tactics" during the local elections in trying to "dissuade people from voting for the BNP at every opportunity".
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May 09, 2007
No room for the BNP racists
The party’s local election disaster is a credit to student activism
Despite fielding a total of nine candidates for election to York City Council, far-right party the BNP managed to gain only 3582 votes and failed to win a single seat. To put this result in context, the anti-BNP organisation Unite Against Fascism has reported that the BNP fielded a record 750 candidates in the recent council elections with Yorkshire and the Humber being a major target area. After large increases for the party in both votes and council seats won in the past couple of years, the most recent elections have yielded the BNP only one extra council seat.
The failure to gain popular support in our local area is highly encouraging given efforts by the BNP and associated fascist website Redwatch to make their presence known. Attempts by members of both these organisations to intimidate York University staff and students have been reported recently by Nouse. It’s therefore good to see these bullying tactics are gaining all the success they deserve.
The BNP’s spectacular failure to perform at the ballot box shows that vigilance pays off. We should be proud that students at our University are willing to make it be known that we are not impressed by underhand tactics and thinly veiled threats, nor will we stand by as racists and extremists try to spread their pernicious political views by masquerading as a voice from the mainstream.
A national press officer for the BNP has compared YUSU to the Marxist Communists of the Soviet Union “who stifled debate and free speech”. This rather bizarre characterisation comes from an organisation which is still free to speak, free to contest elections, but has failed to win the debate and persuade people that it is right. That they are railing against student organisations shows that we, as students, must be doing something right in combating their rhetoric. The same press officer also expressed frustration that students are too ready to accept the idea that diversity is a wonderful thing. Enough said.
With overall turnout at only 41.8% and even lower at 37.2% in the overwhelmingly student-based electorate of Heslington ward, there is a clear lack of interest in local politics among students, and very little desire to turn out in support of the major political parties. Such a high level of apathy is definitely a worrying trend that needs to be addressed, but it is good to see that, in York at least, this is not translating into a protest vote for parties like the BNP.
Student politics currently has a problem in working out [what] it ought to fight for, but at the very least the politics of intolerance is something we can all agree that we must fight against. There was no room on York Council for the BNP this time around. Let’s make sure it stays that way in the future.
Nouse
Despite fielding a total of nine candidates for election to York City Council, far-right party the BNP managed to gain only 3582 votes and failed to win a single seat. To put this result in context, the anti-BNP organisation Unite Against Fascism has reported that the BNP fielded a record 750 candidates in the recent council elections with Yorkshire and the Humber being a major target area. After large increases for the party in both votes and council seats won in the past couple of years, the most recent elections have yielded the BNP only one extra council seat.
The failure to gain popular support in our local area is highly encouraging given efforts by the BNP and associated fascist website Redwatch to make their presence known. Attempts by members of both these organisations to intimidate York University staff and students have been reported recently by Nouse. It’s therefore good to see these bullying tactics are gaining all the success they deserve.
The BNP’s spectacular failure to perform at the ballot box shows that vigilance pays off. We should be proud that students at our University are willing to make it be known that we are not impressed by underhand tactics and thinly veiled threats, nor will we stand by as racists and extremists try to spread their pernicious political views by masquerading as a voice from the mainstream.
A national press officer for the BNP has compared YUSU to the Marxist Communists of the Soviet Union “who stifled debate and free speech”. This rather bizarre characterisation comes from an organisation which is still free to speak, free to contest elections, but has failed to win the debate and persuade people that it is right. That they are railing against student organisations shows that we, as students, must be doing something right in combating their rhetoric. The same press officer also expressed frustration that students are too ready to accept the idea that diversity is a wonderful thing. Enough said.
With overall turnout at only 41.8% and even lower at 37.2% in the overwhelmingly student-based electorate of Heslington ward, there is a clear lack of interest in local politics among students, and very little desire to turn out in support of the major political parties. Such a high level of apathy is definitely a worrying trend that needs to be addressed, but it is good to see that, in York at least, this is not translating into a protest vote for parties like the BNP.
Student politics currently has a problem in working out [what] it ought to fight for, but at the very least the politics of intolerance is something we can all agree that we must fight against. There was no room on York Council for the BNP this time around. Let’s make sure it stays that way in the future.
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May 01, 2007
Sentamu in BNP votes storm
York's voters were today given an unequivocal message ahead of this week's council election: Whatever you do, DON'T vote BNP.
The Archbishop of York and promotion-chasing York City footballers spoke out ahead of Thursday's poll, urging the city's residents not to be wooed by the far-right British National Party. In an advert placed in The Press today, Dr John Sentamu urged people to use their vote wisely, and launched a thinly-veiled attack on members of the BNP, who are this year standing in York for the first time.
He wrote: "Jesus warned us to be wary of wolves who come in sheep's clothing. They come with honeycombed words, promising a New England, and a land of milk and honey. In reality they offer us a diet of bile and discord, a litany of hopelessness and stoke the ashes of Clifford's Tower. If apathy becomes the real winner on Thursday night, then those who seek to divide us will be elected, hiding under apathy's skirt. My hope is that as you cast your vote on Thursday you do so with your eyes wide open so that our city does not sleepwalk into a wall of hate."
He quoted Edmund Burke's famous warning that good men doing nothing leads to the triumph of evil, and warned that not voting would be "short changing our city".
Meanwhile, York City captain Manny Panther took time out from the club's play-off preparations to reinforce the message. He said: "York City has worked really hard to make KitKat Crescent a friendly, welcoming place and I've helped to promote our Minstermen Against Racism campaign. As a black footballer, who has seen the game change for the better in recent years, I feel very uncomfortable with the message the BNP are promoting. I was surprised to hear they are fielding candidates in the York area and I can only urge people not to vote for them in the elections on Thursday."
His team-mate Steve Bowey said: "I do not feel that the BNP's policy would be of any benefit to the city of York and I hope our supporters and the wider public do not vote for them."
Meanwhile, York Archaeological Trust is taking legal advice over an election leaflet by the BNP's Hull Road candidate Trevor Brown, in which he says he is a Friend of York Archaeological Trust. Chief executive John Walker said the trust was seeking the advice of lawyers.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre has also asked Mr Brown to remove references to them from his literature.
Ian Dawson, the BNP's York agent and a York City fan, said the Archbishop and Manny Panther should concentrate on the church and football respectively, rather than politics. He said: "Manny Panther should keep his mind on getting fit and ready for the play-offs, and keep his nose out of political matters. Who is he? People are not going to be fooled by someone using the colour of their skin to tell people not to vote for a political party."
On Dr Sentamu, he said: "He is entitled to his opinion, just as others are. But people are getting sick and tired of getting told who to and who not to vote for."
The Press
The Archbishop of York and promotion-chasing York City footballers spoke out ahead of Thursday's poll, urging the city's residents not to be wooed by the far-right British National Party. In an advert placed in The Press today, Dr John Sentamu urged people to use their vote wisely, and launched a thinly-veiled attack on members of the BNP, who are this year standing in York for the first time.
He wrote: "Jesus warned us to be wary of wolves who come in sheep's clothing. They come with honeycombed words, promising a New England, and a land of milk and honey. In reality they offer us a diet of bile and discord, a litany of hopelessness and stoke the ashes of Clifford's Tower. If apathy becomes the real winner on Thursday night, then those who seek to divide us will be elected, hiding under apathy's skirt. My hope is that as you cast your vote on Thursday you do so with your eyes wide open so that our city does not sleepwalk into a wall of hate."
He quoted Edmund Burke's famous warning that good men doing nothing leads to the triumph of evil, and warned that not voting would be "short changing our city".
Meanwhile, York City captain Manny Panther took time out from the club's play-off preparations to reinforce the message. He said: "York City has worked really hard to make KitKat Crescent a friendly, welcoming place and I've helped to promote our Minstermen Against Racism campaign. As a black footballer, who has seen the game change for the better in recent years, I feel very uncomfortable with the message the BNP are promoting. I was surprised to hear they are fielding candidates in the York area and I can only urge people not to vote for them in the elections on Thursday."
His team-mate Steve Bowey said: "I do not feel that the BNP's policy would be of any benefit to the city of York and I hope our supporters and the wider public do not vote for them."
Meanwhile, York Archaeological Trust is taking legal advice over an election leaflet by the BNP's Hull Road candidate Trevor Brown, in which he says he is a Friend of York Archaeological Trust. Chief executive John Walker said the trust was seeking the advice of lawyers.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre has also asked Mr Brown to remove references to them from his literature.
Ian Dawson, the BNP's York agent and a York City fan, said the Archbishop and Manny Panther should concentrate on the church and football respectively, rather than politics. He said: "Manny Panther should keep his mind on getting fit and ready for the play-offs, and keep his nose out of political matters. Who is he? People are not going to be fooled by someone using the colour of their skin to tell people not to vote for a political party."
On Dr Sentamu, he said: "He is entitled to his opinion, just as others are. But people are getting sick and tired of getting told who to and who not to vote for."
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April 21, 2007
BNP candidate stands in York AND Edinburgh
The British National Party was today accused of "blatant opportunism" after it emerged its leading candidate in York was simultaneously seeking election to the Scottish Parliament.
Ian Dawson is standing in next month's City of York Council election for Acomb ward, where he says he will put local people first. He is one of nine BNP candidates in the city, but The Press has learned that, on the same day as he is trying to win a foothold in York, Mr Dawson is aiming to win a seat in Scotland, through the regional party list system.
In his campaign literature, Mr Dawson writes: "I will be a strong voice for local people." But, were he to win both seats, it would mean that at the same time as representing his 7,700 Acomb constituents on the council, he would also be representing about 550,000 Scottish voters, 210 miles away at Holyrood.
Ben Drake, of the York branch of Unite Against Fascism (UAF), said: "It shows the BNP's blatant opportunism. They have no real commitment to local people. They just want to exploit issues to build themselves up. All they will bring to our city is division and conflict."
Conservative agent John Galvin said: "They are not credible, and should be treated with contempt."
York Labour leader Dave Merrett said: "I think it's important people see through some of the more positive glosses to see the extremely unpleasant individuals and regime behind the BNP."
But Mr Dawson hit back, and claimed he could realistically do a good job in both authorities. He said: "I don't think it is a problem. I would proportion my time between both places if I was to win both. I will be going for both, and we will see what happens."
Mr Dawson said he was "not bothered" what UAF said, given they were not standing for election. He denied he would be unable to represent York residents from Scotland, or vice-versa, saying such claims were "complete and utter nonsense". He said: "Is Gordon Brown less committed to his Scottish constituency, just because he spends lots of time in London?"
Mr Dawson said his partner was Scottish, he loved the country, and spent a lot of time there. He said: "I am going to give as many people as possible a chance to vote BNP."
Standing for, or sitting on, two autonomous authorities is not illegal under electoral law.
Liberal Democrat leader Steve Galloway said: "How could anyone seek to represent two separate communities on two different Government bodies 200 miles apart? Fortunately, few York people are showing any signs of being duped by this gang of opportunists."
The Scottish voting system
Minority parties have more chance of success in Scotland, due to the proportional representation voting system.
For the Scottish Parliament, party lists of candidates are used to "top up" the constituency seats so if, for example, a party wins five per cent of the vote in a region, they get five per cent of the seats. This helped parties such as the Green Party and Scottish Socialist Party do well in the 2003 elections.
The BNP have always been less popular in Scotland than England.
The Press
Ian Dawson is standing in next month's City of York Council election for Acomb ward, where he says he will put local people first. He is one of nine BNP candidates in the city, but The Press has learned that, on the same day as he is trying to win a foothold in York, Mr Dawson is aiming to win a seat in Scotland, through the regional party list system.
In his campaign literature, Mr Dawson writes: "I will be a strong voice for local people." But, were he to win both seats, it would mean that at the same time as representing his 7,700 Acomb constituents on the council, he would also be representing about 550,000 Scottish voters, 210 miles away at Holyrood.
Ben Drake, of the York branch of Unite Against Fascism (UAF), said: "It shows the BNP's blatant opportunism. They have no real commitment to local people. They just want to exploit issues to build themselves up. All they will bring to our city is division and conflict."
Conservative agent John Galvin said: "They are not credible, and should be treated with contempt."
York Labour leader Dave Merrett said: "I think it's important people see through some of the more positive glosses to see the extremely unpleasant individuals and regime behind the BNP."
But Mr Dawson hit back, and claimed he could realistically do a good job in both authorities. He said: "I don't think it is a problem. I would proportion my time between both places if I was to win both. I will be going for both, and we will see what happens."
Mr Dawson said he was "not bothered" what UAF said, given they were not standing for election. He denied he would be unable to represent York residents from Scotland, or vice-versa, saying such claims were "complete and utter nonsense". He said: "Is Gordon Brown less committed to his Scottish constituency, just because he spends lots of time in London?"
Mr Dawson said his partner was Scottish, he loved the country, and spent a lot of time there. He said: "I am going to give as many people as possible a chance to vote BNP."
Standing for, or sitting on, two autonomous authorities is not illegal under electoral law.
Liberal Democrat leader Steve Galloway said: "How could anyone seek to represent two separate communities on two different Government bodies 200 miles apart? Fortunately, few York people are showing any signs of being duped by this gang of opportunists."
The Scottish voting system
Minority parties have more chance of success in Scotland, due to the proportional representation voting system.
For the Scottish Parliament, party lists of candidates are used to "top up" the constituency seats so if, for example, a party wins five per cent of the vote in a region, they get five per cent of the seats. This helped parties such as the Green Party and Scottish Socialist Party do well in the 2003 elections.
The BNP have always been less popular in Scotland than England.
The Press
March 27, 2007
Anti-fascism Around The Country
Anti-fascists around the country have started campaigning against the threat posed by the British National Party (BNP) at the elections on 3 May.
Activists in the Yorkshire and Humberside region of Unite Against Fascism went leafleting last weekend in Leeds, Barnsley, York and Scarborough calling on people to use their votes against the Nazi BNP.
In the West Midlands, Unite leafleters, including Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors, covered Redditch’s Winyates ward. The BNP’s David Enderby gained a council seat there last year – but has since been convicted of assaulting his wife.
Unite campaigners in Luton will blitz the Farley Estate with anti-BNP leaflets this Saturday. Luton Unite is calling on people to assemble at 10.30am at the Farley Community Centre on Delphine Way.
Meanwhile Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) has kicked off a national tour of universities to build support for the movement against the Nazis.
Full details of the tour are available at http://www.lovemusichateracism.com/
LMHR has also teamed up with the NUT and NASUWT teaching unions to launch a range of anti-fascist educational material for schools. This includes a CD compiled by Drew McConnell of Babyshambles which will be distributed free to schools across Britain.
Activists in the GMB trade union in Barking & Dagenham, east London, turned out last Saturday to campaign against the BNP in nearby Thurrock, Essex, as part of the Daily Mirror’s “Hope Not Hate” tour.
Tom Baillie, branch secretary of Barking GMB, told Socialist Worker, “The majority of people in this borough reject the fascist politics of the BNP – and we’re out to show that.”
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=11036
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Activists in the Yorkshire and Humberside region of Unite Against Fascism went leafleting last weekend in Leeds, Barnsley, York and Scarborough calling on people to use their votes against the Nazi BNP.
In the West Midlands, Unite leafleters, including Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors, covered Redditch’s Winyates ward. The BNP’s David Enderby gained a council seat there last year – but has since been convicted of assaulting his wife.
Unite campaigners in Luton will blitz the Farley Estate with anti-BNP leaflets this Saturday. Luton Unite is calling on people to assemble at 10.30am at the Farley Community Centre on Delphine Way.
Meanwhile Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) has kicked off a national tour of universities to build support for the movement against the Nazis.
Full details of the tour are available at http://www.lovemusichateracism.com/
LMHR has also teamed up with the NUT and NASUWT teaching unions to launch a range of anti-fascist educational material for schools. This includes a CD compiled by Drew McConnell of Babyshambles which will be distributed free to schools across Britain.
Activists in the GMB trade union in Barking & Dagenham, east London, turned out last Saturday to campaign against the BNP in nearby Thurrock, Essex, as part of the Daily Mirror’s “Hope Not Hate” tour.
Tom Baillie, branch secretary of Barking GMB, told Socialist Worker, “The majority of people in this borough reject the fascist politics of the BNP – and we’re out to show that.”
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=11036
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