Love Music Hate Racism

That was the headline from Tuesday's Independent front page, after more than 2,000 people joined the Unite Against Fascism demonstration and disrupted the planned address of the Oxford Union by fascist BNP leader Nick Griffin and Nazi "historian" David Irving. LMHR played our part in too, with Oxford musicians like Dusty Soundystem and Mr Shaodow playing superbly inbetween speakers on a PA arranged by major Oxford music festival Truck, positively emphasising the multicultural society the BNP would want to get rid of. The fascists are trying to get respectability for their racist anti-democratic poisonous views by "debating" at universities under the guise of free speech. But there is no debate to be had with those who want to encourage attacks on non-whites and to destroy democracy and no free speech for the Nazis' victims. All the BNP do is use such debates as a platform, but Monday's protest shows they can be stopped. Check the full report of Monday night's events on the UAF website

Convicted Holocaust-denier David Irving and BNP leader Nick Griffin, who has a conviction for inciting racial hatred, have been invited to address Oxford Union's free speech forum. Unite Against Fascism and Oxford University Students Union are campaigning to stop fascists being given a platform. We must ensure that we replicate the successful campaign which stopped Nick Griffin speaking at Bath University this May. Demonstration: Monday 26 November 7pm, outside the Oxford Union, St. Michael Street, Oxford

On the night of 14th November 1940 over 500 Nazi German bombers launched an assault on the city of Coventry that would leave nearly 600 dead and 900 injured. Mass burials took place on 2 occasions, and many of the dead lie in the city's London Road Cemetery. Yet notorious holocaust denier David Irving has chosen the anniversary of that dreadful night to visit Coventry and celebrate his disgusting Nazi theories. Coventry Unite Against Fascism have called a protest against Irving (see the Events section for details), supported by West Midlands LMHR, and top Cov band & LMHR supporters The Enemy have been quick to speak out against Irving's visit. Fellow Coventry music legend, The Specials' Jerry Dammers is also supporting the protests against Irving. Click the title of this item to see what singer Tom Clarke has to say - and join the protest on Wednesday14th.