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UKIP If You Want To – Sheffield Says No To Hate

Contribute to the fundraiser to support  arrested  anti-racist activists Antifascists gathering near the cathedral – credit @racheloleary_ Saturday saw 800 Sheffielders turn out onto the streets and attempt to block UKIP's hate march. Billed as a “Mass Deportations” march, UKIP mustered under a hundred “patriots”, around a quarter of whom were livestreamers. The day began jubilantly enough at the Cathedral, the original start point for the far right, but now occupied by hundreds of antifascists. However, in the event, facilitated by police violence, the far-right were able to march. The majority of the counter demonstration went down to Waingate, where antifascists attempted to hold the road. There they were kettled by police and herded into Castlegate by a combination of police violence & ushering from (non-SCARF) stewards. This crowd then remained contained by police on Castlegate.  A group of forty antifascists managed to break away from the kettle and sto...
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Stop UKIP in Sheffield – Saturday 8th November

Far-right street movement and novelty political party UKIP intend to march through Sheffield at 1pm on Saturday 8th November. Local opposition to the hate march will be forming near the cathedral from 12.30pm For updates on the day, you can join our WhatsApp announcement list https://chat.whatsapp.com/KjJjU8Z6QwrDHvTCpDYrYS
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UKIP – Are they still a thing?

On Saturday, 8th November, United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) intends to march through Sheffield. The most common response to this news has been “Didn’t they pack up years ago?” The answer, unfortunately, is no. UKIP's recent (hastily abandoned) rebrand more accurately reflects their political shift Once upon a time, UKIP was a Farage vehicle, but the wheels have truly come off. No longer interested in waving plastic Union Jacks in the face of a bewildered European parliament, the name’s been sold to the (not very) highest bidder, namely one Nick Tenconi. Nick started out as a serial student botherer with Turning Point UK, an offshoot of the better-funded and better-looking, Trump-adjacent Turning Point USA. His schtick was to be a thirty-year-old man wandering around campuses trying to trick students into being woke while furiously mugging for the camera. Once this stopped paying the mortgage, Tenconi started making a fuss with an imported U.S culture war issue, Drag Qu...
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Backs Against the Walsall – Homeland Conference Brum Rushed

An embarrassing weekend for the 'Homeland Party' who ended their annual conference by being chased through the car park. On Saturday 27th September, Homeland – the fascist micro party – held their 2025 conference at the Village Hotel in Walsall, just outside of Birmingham. Antifascists arrived around 10am to a distressed looking group of Homeland members, including a few acting as security. Daniel Gale appeared and looked close to tears before scurrying back into the hotel lobby.  Activists, including members of Birmingham Queers for Palestine, took over the entrance to the hotel while chanting 'Nazi scum, outta Brum', 'racist, sexist, anti gay, Homeland party go away', along with other catchy chants and banging a drum.  The hotel management went into crisis with a mob at the front and the phones ringing off the hook. Locals were supportive of the blockade, and a number of hotel guests went straight to the front desk to complain about the Homeland booki...
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Chesterfield Sofa, So Good

Tense standoff in Unstone, near Chesterfield today (Sunday 28th September) at the Sandpiper Hotel. An unusually timed Sunday afternoon demo saw a large number of flag wavers turnout to harass and intimidate asylum seekers. All told there were around 500 far-right. Many had travelled long distances to be there. An outnumbered counter protest stood their ground for the duration, and despite fascist incursions into the hotel grounds, there was no significant damage done. A SCARF salute to the Chesterfield residents who stood firm in the face of racist intimidation. Longer report to follow.
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Waiting for Fasho – Racist No Show in Sheffield

At 12pm on Saturday 6th September a couple of hundred antifascists came out to defend refugee accommodation is Sheffield. In the event, the few fascists who did make it on to the streets did so in ones and twos, quickly skulking away without announcing themselves as soon as they saw the local opposition. By 2pm it was clear the fascists were a no show and with the streets were clearly ours. Some of us then swung by the nearby Home Office building for a quick pyrotechnic celebreation. No Pasaran! Blonk Street blocked   Fascists in retreat No pyro, no party
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Racists Out of Sheffield

Anti-racist counter protest this tomorrow, as fascists plan to harass refugees.  12pm Saturday 6th September Holiday Inn Express – Blonk Street S1 2AB Last summer, we saw a similar far-right mobilisation in Rotherham with the racists setting fire to a hotel with people trapped inside.  And now they intend to gather again at another hotel in South Yorkshire. We must refuse to let them mobilise in our communities. Let's show that Sheffield welcomes refugees and rejects racists! And now they intend to gather again at another hotel in South Yorkshire. We must refuse to let them mobilise in our communities. Let's show that Sheffield welcomes refugees and rejects racists! Please come tomorrow to show our rejection of the hatred of the far right. Gather in the vicinity of Blonk St, S1 2AB from midday and keep your eyes peeled! Follow one of our socials for updates on the day
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