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Home » Articles posted by Alf Filer

  • With the students against the far right

    With the students against the far right

    • December 28, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Anti-cuts, Anti-racism, Britain, Education, Far right, Featured, Most read
    • 2 comments

    Alf Filer draws some conclusions from the far right’s announcement that it plans to attack student demonstrations. “The next time the students want to protest in our capital, the English Defence League (EDL) will be there.” So threatened ex British [...]

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  • Further education in crisis

    • September 26, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Education
    • 2 comments

    For many decades, F.E. has been providing education and training opportunities for students who have either failed or been failed by the school system, giving them an opportunity to enter Higher Education and employment. A high proportion of the students [...]

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  • Video: SR’s Alf Filer at the Coalition of Resistance

    • September 7, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Britain, Video
    • no comments

    Socialist Resistance’s Alf Filer spoke to the recent Coalition of Resistance about the fight against the cuts in Britain, and the need to work alongside as part of an international resistance to the austerity crisis. He also mentioned the Convention [...]

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  • Join the ‘Coalition of Resistance’

    • August 5, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Britain, Most read
    • 5 comments

    As you are no doubt aware, the welfare state is under enormous threat from the current government. A new broad-based Coalition of Resistance has been formed to resist the cuts, and put forward an alternative agenda. The Coalition of Resistance [...]

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  • The rise of Islamophobia

    • July 16, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Anti-racism, France
    • 1 comment

    As the crises of capitalism continue to deepen internationally, so does the movement spread for scapegoating of others. This is not surprising nor is it new. In the 1930’s it was the great lie of the world Jewish conspiracy that [...]

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  • June 26: Stop the racist EDL in Wembley

    • June 17, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Anti-racism
    • 2 comments

    The racist English Defence League – which has links to the British National Party and other fascist groups – has announced that they plan to “protest” outside a charity event organised by the Al-Khair Foundation at Wembley Arena, north west [...]

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  • Defend the right to wear the niqab and burqa

    • April 1, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Anti-racism, Left debates, Most read
    • 3 comments

    The ban on minarets in Switzerland , followed by the rising tide of Islamophobia in Europe, is a move that Socialists and anti-racists must challenge at all times. Geert Wilder , the Stop Islamification of Europe and the various fascists [...]

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  • Call on the Home Secretary to drop the charges against Weyman Bennett

    • March 23, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Anti-racism, Most read
    • no comments

    Weyman Bennett, a senior member of the UAF, was arrested at the start of the anti-fascist counter demonstration in Bolton and was charged with conspiracy to organise violent disorder. Weyman said: “Officers came up to me as soon as I [...]

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  • Fascism and state bans

    • March 6, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Anti-racism, Britain, Far right, Most read
    • 3 comments

    The Pandora’s Box of racism, Islamophobia and homophobia has been well and truly opened and the winners out of all of this will be the far right, the BNP and other fascist groups in Britain. The modern day equivalent of [...]

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  • Emergency protest against the EDL in London this Friday 5 March

    • March 4, 2010
    • By Alf Filer
    • Far right, Most read
    • no comments

    The English Defence League (EDL) will be marching in London on Friday 5 March in support of the far right Dutch MP Geert Wilders who is visiting the House of Lords to whip up hatred against Muslims. The EDL pretends [...]

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