the National Front decided LETTLE WIS BeLL BE ates in Conway Hall on Monthe International Marxist of the NF plan it made a call rations for the anti-fascist moot under way, disquiet began Try realised that another The election calty lay was not going to be rade of their candidates.
for protection, but this was tomed %. Meanwhile the local IMG was vig ly campaigning fot a inass picket to the NF a platform. Apart from the due from NUPE, the University branch ASTMS also voted to send representatKin the picket.
Un Friday morning 4 October dozens of Gats and trade unionists gathered at strance to the Fair to block the NF's in And the latter, wisely, decided Over 120 multants attended a ralty in Birmingham on Saturday morning to paotest spinst the National Front standing in the elections in the area.
The rally had heen called by York Wond Bulding Sile (UCATTy the previous week, and had been supported hy John Lee, Tom Litterick, and Jeff Rooker-2l Esbour Party candidates in the Barmingham ares.
Sevcral speakers drew attention to the prowing links hetween the National Front and the Loyalt forces in Northem Ireland. Support for the 27 October Trooms Out of Ireland demonstration was called for.
York Woods building site (CATT)
would like to thank all those who contributed to the defence fund for arrested anti-fascist militants like Peter Cooper at the rally in Birmingham. £11.45 was received by the collectors.
Pat Hickey (convenor LICATT Yorks Red Weekly 12 October 1974 Page 2 are fascists.
cists.
cists have occupied their halls.
ringed by mass pickets.
The ASTMS Steels branch an Shemesd has set up a local anti-fascist committee.
The cummitice was given a big boost hy the suppert from live convents representing some of Shelfeld's more important curineering factones, The converors distribated thousands af ballets in the factories for the committee.
The ASIMS branch arranged a picket of NF Loader Tyndal's neess conferepoe in Softele, which was only able to go ahead becauie of a massive police pi The National Front was forced to spend a large chunk of their election broadcast trying to wriggle out of the charge that they Not only did this make them look fools, but in all probability it only succeeded in convincing viewers that they are in fact fasTheir heated denials were forced on them as a result of a massive campaign right across the country against the NF. have flooded in of NF meetings being called off after anti-fasOther NF meetings have been Even the Labour Party has decided not The NE fuhret John Tyndall almost addressed a mass meeting in Bristol hast Tucklay. But luckily for him fifty police managed to prevent the mass crer n hundred anti-fascist militants-from join ing his twenty-strong audience.
already frustrated the Front's attempt to tried lenfletting in ope of Bristol's main ad a march agsinst the Nf last Saturday organised by Harin Among the speakers at the final rally was Val GrahUT Teachers' Association, who stressed that the NF's aim a divisions inside the working class movement. It can Sefeated, she said, by taking up the issues on which it feeds After five weeks of evidence on the Park.
Reports to speak on TV or radio broadcasts with NF candidates.
This swelling tide of opposition to the fascist NF has come about since the National Union of Students voted in April ag ainst free speech for fascists. The campaign then led to the antifascist demonstrations of Red Lion Square, Leicester and Hyde These actions have found a real response in the working class movement and have had a devastating effect on the NF, comple tely disrupting its plans to sell itself as some 'respectable" nonfascist organisation.