Racism and Anti Fascism

Fighting Fascism: From Cable Street 1936 to Tower Hamlets 2011

Socialist Review October 2011 - Martin Smith and Dave Renton

The English Defence League's plan to march through Tower Hamlets was defeated by an anti-fascist mobilisation. Martin Smith looks at the lessons for the fight against the EDL, while Dave Renton explores the history of Cable Street, where Oswald Mosley's fascists were stopped 75 years ago

Some 75 years have passed since the historic victory at Cable Street. But before the anniversary celebrations could begin, anti-fascists and local people were once again called on to defend the east London borough of Tower Hamlets from the racists. On 3 September 2011 the English Defence League (EDL) said it was going to march through the borough
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Never again - EDL admirer kills 76

Socialist Worker July 2011

Shockwaves went around the world after a far right terrorist killed 76 people in Norway.
Young people attending a Labour Youth gathering were shot dead near the Norwegian capital Oslo when a man dressed in a police uniform opened fire on Friday of last week.
A car bomb killed seven people earlier the same day outside Norway’s main government building in central Oslo.
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