Model Motion: Support national unity demonstration against fascism & racism: Sat 17 NovemberThis branch/committee/campaign notes:
1) The disturbing rise of racist and fascist activity across Europe and the confidence given to the far right globally by the Trump presidency.
2) The coalescing of racist and fascist groupings from the Democratic Football Lads Alliance through to UKIP and the fascists around the ‘Free Tommy Robinson campaign’.
3) The violent 15000 strong far right ‘free speech’ rally on 9 June in central London, the assault on trade unionists following the Stand Up To Racism/Unite Against Fascism counter demo against Robinson’s supporters on 14 July and the fascist attack on the TUC’s official bookshop Bookmarks.
4) The call by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell for a mass movement against the racist and fascist right in the spirit of the Anti-Nazi League.
5) That Boris Johnson’s Islamophobic comments have also added to the confidence of far right.
6) The call by Stand Up To Racism, Unite Against Fascism and Love Music Hate Racism for a national unity demo against the fascist and racist right on Saturday 17 November.
This branch/committee/campaign believes:
1) That internationally we face the biggest threat from the far right since the 1930s.
2) That we need a mass movement in Britain to halt the growth of the racist and fascist right.
This branch/committee/campaign resolves:
1) To support the Stand Up To Racism international conference on Saturday 20 October – building opposition to fascism and racism.
2) To support, publicise and make funds available for transport to the national unity demo in London on 17 November which is supported by Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and a number of key figures from Labour, the trade unions and faith communities.
3) To affiliate to Stand Up To Racism and Unite Against Fascism.