Love Music Hate Racism

Very good news today as the European Court of Human Rights has upheld a union’s decision to expel a British National Party (BNP) activist. Train drivers’ union ASLEF kicked out well-known BNP fascist Jay Lee in 2002 but his expulsion had been overturned by an Employment Tribunal. This sends out a message that promoting [...]

The first national LMHR university tour, sponsored by trade union Amicus, and supported by UAF, starts this weekend at Essex University in Colchester with a mega 3-room "indoor festival" featuring hot new drumnbass star Crissy Cris, Rampage, Lupen Crook, The Priscillas, and Nu-MCs. The tour is aimed at boosting anti-racist organisation on campus in the run-up to May's local elections, with growing evidence that the fascist BNP is making a concerted effort to recruit students and try to gain repsectability by running for positions in the NUS. Each date on the tour will have a music event as well as hosting a debate on fighting racism and fascism at Uni. Click the title for the full list of dates.

Over 600 people attended the Unite Against Fascism national conference last weekend. Around 220 people attended the Love Music Hate Racism session at the conference - almost twice as many as the same event last year.

Friday 23 February 2007 University of Durham Students Union. - Debate “How do we stop racism and fascism?” + film screening 6pm-7.30pm - LMHR Gig from 8.00pm Supported by the Amicus trade union.

LMHR are keeping up the pressure for 'BNP ballerina' Simone Clarke to be sacked as a principal dancer at the English National Ballet. The ENB are holding their annual Gala fundraising dinner at the Dorchester. We have called a protest with Unite Against Fascism on Monday 19 February, 6pm outside the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.

On Saturday 17th February, UAF and LMHR are holding an important national conference. The British National Party (BNP) is receiving the highest levels of support for a fascist party in British history. In recent years its vote has increased in a context of rising racism, Islamophobia and attacks on multiculturalism. At the same time there has been much resistance from UAF marches and rallies to the hundreds of LMHR gigs and events up and down the country. We urge everyone from across the UK who wants to get involved in the fight against racism and fascism this year to come down to London on Feb 17th to listen, debate and link up with other anti-fascists. Click below for full details.

The event will mark the Seventieth anniversary of the Battle of Jarama, the first major engagement of the British section of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. 'Philosophy Football' has organised this event to celebrating a supreme moment of solidarity, an episode that inspired the modern protest song movement with the brilliant poem 'Jarama'.

LMHR are keeping up the pressure for 'BNP ballerina' Simone Clarke to be sacked as a principal dancer at the English National Ballet. The ENB are holding their annual Gala fundraising dinner at the Dorchester. We have called a protest with Unite Against Fascism on Monday 19 February, 6pm outside the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.

A candidate for the BNP in last year's council elections has pleaded guilty to possessing explosives. Robert Cottage from Colne, Lancashire, had assembled a stockpile of chemicals in preparation for "civil war" in Britain. The trial continues...

Essex Love Music Hate Racism meeting 7pm Wed 7th Feb Students Union Bar Essex University Wivenhoe Campus Colchester All welcome - esp. anyone intesreted in helping out with the campaign, assisting at gigs, putting on your own event etc!

9pm, Thursday 1st February 2007 The Recovery Club @ The Late Room, 23 Peter Street, Manchester, M2 5QR The Recovery Club ‘Love Music Hate Racism’ Fundraiser: A night of glamorous indie rock n roll and comedy with… Live stand-up from Jason Manford, Toby Hadoke, Ava Vidal, Duncan Oakley, Mike Belgrave & MC Kev Rook. Live music from Jim Bob (Carter [...]