Other+issues+-+Racism+&+Fascism

=**Warning! No to racism and fascism in Haringey**=
 * The Truth about the British National Party**

The British National Party are standing in the Alexandra Ward Bye-Election on October 9th. They pose as a respectable political party. Nothing could be further from the truth. They are a fascist party with openly racist views. The BNP's politics of hate and division have no place in Haringey. It is vital that people who live and work in the borough show our disgust and opposition.


 * What the BNP stands for**


 * Terrorism and violence:** David Copeland, who killed and maimed people in pub bombings said “My aim was political. It was to cause a racial war ….then all the white people would go and vote BNP.” Recent BNP candidates and organisers include people convicted for drug dealing, domestic violence, gang rape, child porn, racist attacks & possession of explosives & bomb-making manuals.


 * Racist violence:** The BNP want to increase state racism, make all 'non-white' people into second class citizens subject to violent harassment and deportation.


 * Denying the Holocaust**: Over 15 million Jews, trade unionists, socialists, gypsies, Slavs, black, lesbian, gay and disabled people were murdered as a result of Nazi Germany’s policies. The current BNP leader was convicted for inciting racial hatred after a BNP magazine he published denied the reality of the Holocaust.


 * Opposing our welfare state:** The BNP wants to end income tax, leading to the end of vital public services that we all value like schools, hospitals and pensions.

Let's work together and support each other**
 * Lets ensure the BNP doesn't get a toehold in Haringey

THURSDAY OCTOBER 2nd, 7.30pm NO TO RACISM - YES TO COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY!** Speakers and discussion
 * PUBLIC MEETING

@ St Andrews Centre, Alexandra Pk Rd [nr Windermere Rd] N10 Bus 102/299 to the door + bus 43/134/234/184 nearby

Meeting called by Haringey Trades Union Council, Haringey UNISON and the Haringey Federation of Residents Associations


 * What BNP Leader Nick Griffin says**


 * On Race:** "Without the White race nothing matters. ...[other right-wing parties] believe that the answer to the race question is integration and a futile attempt to create "Black Britons", while we affirm that non-Whites have no place here at all and we will not rest until every last one has left our land."


 * On democracy:** “[BNP voters backed] what they perceived to be a strong, disciplined organisation with the ability to back up its slogan ‘Defend Rights for Whites’ with well-directed boots and fists. When the crunch comes, power is the product of force and will, not of rational debate.”


 * On the Holocaust:** “I am well aware that the orthodox opinion is that 6 million Jews were gassed and cremated or turned into lamp shades. Orthodox opinion also once held that the earth is flat … I have reached the conclusion that the ‘extermination’ tale is a mixture of Allied wartime propaganda, extremely profitable lies and latterday witch hysteria.... It's well known that the chimneys from the gas chambers at Auschwitz are fake, built after the war ended."


 * On the bombing of a gay pub:** “The TV footage of dozens of ‘gay’ demonstrators flaunting their perversions in front of the world’s journalists showed just why so many ordinary people find these creatures so repulsive.”


 * WHAT WE CAN DO**

We are sure that you and your neighbours find such views repugnant. Of course many aspects of our society need to be improved & issues tackled. We need to improve our neighbourhoods & local public services, to address hardship, poverty and discrimination, and to respond to global environmental concerns and so on. We can do this by working together in our communities and workplaces to build up solidarity and to celebrate the rich diversity all around us.

In contrast, fascist groups aim to stir up hatred and division in our communities - using lies, propaganda, thuggery and terrorism to get power on the streets and eventually in local and national government. We must all ensure such views and activities are always challenged, and never tolerated. This we've done successfully in Haringey up till now and must continue to do.

Haringey Anti-Fascist Coalition has been set up, backed by Haringey Trades Union Council, UNISON & the Haringey Federation of Residents Associations in order to

- alert local residents to the reality of what the BNP & other fascist groups stand for - encourage all local people to speak out against racist and fascist views - support efforts to prevent the dissemination of racist and fascist propaganda

//Contact HAFC c/o Haringey UNISON, 14a Willoughby Rd, London, N8 0HR//