Unite: biggest conference against fascism for years

Over 600 anti-fascist activists from around the country met in London on Saturday of last week for a lively and determined conference organised by Unite Against Fascism. The conference discussed stopping the British National Party (BNP) at the 4 May local elections. Several speakers highlighted how the BNP was seeking to exploit the current climate of Islamophobia, especially in the wake of the anti-Muslim cartoons row and the recent acquittal of BNP leader Nick Griffin on four race hate charges. The Nazis are trying to bill the May elections as a "referendum on Islam". The conference was the largest of its kind for over a decade, attracting a third more delegates than Unite’s previous national meeting held in February last year.

Anindya Bhattacharyya reports on last Saturday's Unite Against Fascism conference in London.

Socialist Worker, 25 February 2006

See also the conference report on the UAF website