The no2id organisation is holding a public meeting in Crawley on March 25th, billed as a question time on civil liberties.

The organisers have invited the local Crawley prospective candidates for all political parties to speak at this event - including the BNP.

If anybody feels that there is something hypocritical about the BNP speaking about civil liberties, or if supporters of any of the other parties are unhappy with the idea of their own representative sharing a platform with the BNP they can either contact the organisers directly (south.east@no2id.net) or contact other speakers directly.

At the moment the advertised speakers are:

• Labour: Laura Moffatt MP (already withdrawn)
• Conservative: Henry Smith
• Lib Dem: Godfrey Newman (Horsham candidate)
  
• Green party: Philip Smith
• UK Independence party: Chris French
• Justice party: Arshad Khan
• BNP: Richard Trower

On May 6th there will borough council elections in Crawley and probably a general election on the same date.

We know that the BNP will have candidates in the general election and expect them to have candidates in the local elections too.  We intend to campaign in the run-up to elections.

As normal we will not be promoting any particular party: we will just be asking people who would otherwise not vote to get out and vote against the BNP.

Anybody who would like to help in our campaigning, or would like some help organisnig their own anti-fascist events can contact the secretary by email.

This new website says it all in its name really.  Thanks to Tim Montgomerie and James Bethell of Conservative home for taking to time to create it!

There are a few things going on in Sussex this month:

18th May
Love Music Hate Racism concert at Sussex University.

Students at Sussex have organised an event that features bands, Djs and other acts from 12.pm to 8pm on Monday. It will be an excellent day, come and enjoy the music and stop at the LMHR and UAF stalls while you are there.

21st May
Mass leafleting at Brighton Station

Assisted by the South East region PCS and others Mid Sussex UAF will be holding a mass leafleting at Brighton Station from 5.30 –7.00pm the aim is to have as many people attend as possible to create a memorable and eye-catching event that will send out our message as widely as possible. Meet in front of the station gates, we will be leafleting in the area outside the station property. Please join us for this important event.

26th May

Lewes Trades Union Council is running an anti- BNP public meeting at the All Saints Centre, Lewes 7.00pm Dealing with the fight against fascism both past and present speakers include representatives of the International Brigade and Unite Against Fascism. There is a short film showing as well.

29th May
Mass leafleting at Haywards Heath Station

Richard Trower, one of the BNP’s key figures in the South East is standing for election to WSCC in Haywards Heath. As a key commuter town this is another opportunity not only to damage the vote of a leading member of this unpleasant party, but to get information widely spread across the south east by creating a spectacle event. Meet from 5.30, outside Railway premises.

Stalls.

Mid Sussex UAF are already holding a stall every Saturday from 2pm in Churchill Square Brighton. Please come along and help, or say hello, have a look at their selection of literature, badges, shirts etc.

UAF National Conference
Saturday 21 Feb 2009
9:30am - 4:30pm
TUC Conference Centre
Great Russell Street
London WC1

Special guests and speakers include:

• Ken Livingstone
• Jon McClure (aka 'the Reverend' from Reverend and the Makers
• Glyn Ford MEP
• Billy Hayes (CWU)
• Megan Dobney (Southern & Eastern TUC)
• Dr Abdul Bari (Muslim Council of Britain)
• Wes Streeting (NUS)
• Edie Freedman (Jewish Council for Racial Equality)
• Weyman Bennett (UAF and ANL)
• Sabby Dhalu (UAF and National Assembly Against Racism)
• Martin Smith (LMHR)

Tickets will cost £20 for Organisation delegates, £10 for inviduals, Student/Unwaged £3 - 100 free student places available on a first come first served basis.

Last year’s Unite Against Fascism conference was extremely successful with over 500 people attending the event. This year’s conference will be an important event that will enable discussion on strategies that have been successful in defeating fascism and help us organise activity across the country to stop the BNP in these elections. There will be a number of practical workshop sessions dealing with ways of opposing fascists in the workplace and wider communities.

Full details here

Online registration will be available shortly via the above link.