Indymedia YorkUnite Against Fascism Emergency Public Meeting
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Nominations for the May 3rd local elections in York closed yesterday, and the bad news is that the BNP are standing in nine wards, one candidate in each. We don't know how many of these will be proper campaigns as opposed to 'paper' candidates, nevertheless it calls for a firm response from us and our supporters.
The good news is that we are getting more and more offers of support from individuals and groups outraged by the BNP's attempt to stir up trouble in our city, from residents' groups, Churches and other faith groups, trade unions, students and anti-racists from all backgrounds and across the political spectrum.
It's vitally important that we turn this support into action, counter-leafletting wherever the BNP go door-to-door, opposing them publicly, showing that the majority reject their poison. To this end we're calling an organising meeting for the evening of Monday 16th April, at 7pm in the Denham Room at the Priory Street Centre (off Micklegate).
Please attend if you can, and bring friends. If you can't make it, do please let us know if you can help with leafleting or fundraising to cover the cost of the leaflets we'll be printing.
Nominations for the May 3rd local elections in York closed yesterday, and the bad news is that the BNP are standing in nine wards, one candidate in each. We don't know how many of these will be proper campaigns as opposed to 'paper' candidates, nevertheless it calls for a firm response from us and our supporters.
The good news is that we are getting more and more offers of support from individuals and groups outraged by the BNP's attempt to stir up trouble in our city, from residents' groups, Churches and other faith groups, trade unions, students and anti-racists from all backgrounds and across the political spectrum.
It's vitally important that we turn this support into action, counter-leafletting wherever the BNP go door-to-door, opposing them publicly, showing that the majority reject their poison. To this end we're calling an organising meeting for the evening of Monday 16th April, at 7pm in the Denham Room at the Priory Street Centre (off Micklegate).
Please attend if you can, and bring friends. If you can't make it, do please let us know if you can help with leafleting or fundraising to cover the cost of the leaflets we'll be printing.
Priory Street Centre
Priory Street (Off Micklegate)
York
Comments
please come to the meeting
Re. below comment, we'd rather tackle the BNP as an organisation and an ideology, rather than target individuals. Remember individuals can change their minds (witness Maureen Stowe in Burnley, conned into standing for the Council, but quit the BNP after discovering what they really believe and how they behave).
Anyway please come to the meeting. 7pm, Monday 16th April, Priory Street.
Identities
Am I right in thinking that the names and addresses of the candidates are a matter of public record?
If so, perhaps we should know them, so that they can be named and shamed.
for information purposes only
BNP candidates for York 2007
Acomb Ian Dawson
Clifton Richard Leeming
Fishergate Stephen Phillips
Haxby & Wigginton Geoffrey Carr
Heworth Jeffrey Kelly
Holgate Michaela Knight
Hull Road Trevor Brown
Skelton, Rawcliffe Malcolm Campbell
Westfield Graeme Wiles
So what happened at meeting?
So what happened at meeting? Any plans for leafletting? Please post activities here, for those who didn't attend. Thanks