WEST MIDLANDS - DRIVING THEM OUT, OR PACKING THEM IN?
On June 6, AFA stewards attended a meeting called by the SWP/ANL in Dudley, just a mile or two from Tipton (see page 5).The public meeting entitled ‘Driving the Fascists out of the West Midlands’ inspired AFA to produce a counter leaflet: ‘Driving them out or packing them in..?’
AFA, as the only vocal participants to repeatedly throw a question mark over the continual lies and empty rhetoric of ANL organiser Julie Waterson, were well received by those in attendance from outside of the SWP. Amazing really how Waterson could conduct a two hour ‘smash ‘em and crush ‘em’ type meeting and yet only mention Tipton once, two minutes from the end, and in the context of being a ‘National Front stronghold’. Finger on the pulse, eh?
On June 6, AFA stewards attended a meeting called by the SWP/ANL in Dudley, just a mile or two from Tipton (see page 5).The public meeting entitled ‘Driving the Fascists out of the West Midlands’ inspired AFA to produce a counter leaflet: ‘Driving them out or packing them in..?’
AFA, as the only vocal participants to repeatedly throw a question mark over the continual lies and empty rhetoric of ANL organiser Julie Waterson, were well received by those in attendance from outside of the SWP. Amazing really how Waterson could conduct a two hour ‘smash ‘em and crush ‘em’ type meeting and yet only mention Tipton once, two minutes from the end, and in the context of being a ‘National Front stronghold’. Finger on the pulse, eh?
GLASGOW - DANGEROUS AND SELF-DEFEATING
AFA activists in Glasgow addressed a number of meetings recently organised by the SWP/ANL under the banner ‘Refugees Welcome Here’. In Govan Hill Scottish Socialist Party as well as the Lib Dems were also prominent. AFA made its point to those assembled, that counterpoising the interests of the refugees directly against the impoverished of the host communities, was dangerous and self-defeating. Only the SSP speaker recognised where AFA were coming from whilst the rest attacked that rational for the rest of the meeting. One prominent speaker did his credibility no good by reffering to the BNP leader as Nick Griffiths!
Reproduced from RA Vol 4, Issue 7, June/July '00
AFA activists in Glasgow addressed a number of meetings recently organised by the SWP/ANL under the banner ‘Refugees Welcome Here’. In Govan Hill Scottish Socialist Party as well as the Lib Dems were also prominent. AFA made its point to those assembled, that counterpoising the interests of the refugees directly against the impoverished of the host communities, was dangerous and self-defeating. Only the SSP speaker recognised where AFA were coming from whilst the rest attacked that rational for the rest of the meeting. One prominent speaker did his credibility no good by reffering to the BNP leader as Nick Griffiths!
Reproduced from RA Vol 4, Issue 7, June/July '00
