<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[the commune]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thecommune.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[internationalcommunist]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thecommune.wordpress.com/author/internationalcommunist/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[the rise of the far right and anti-fascism: february 16th,&nbsp;sheffield]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The next communist forum in Sheffield will be a discussion on the rise of the far right in Britain today, the character of fascism, and how we should organise against this threat.</p>
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<p>The meeting takes place from 7pm on  Tuesday 16th February at The Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS. Email uncaptiveminds@gmail.com to express your interest or ask for more info &#8211; see below for some background reading for the meeting.<!--more--></p>
<p>(As you can tell from the long list of pieces, this is not compulsory reading for the discussion, just a list of articles that may be of interest!&#8230;)</p>
<p><a href="http://libcom.org/dst">Fascism/anti-fascism</a>, by Gilles Dauvé</p>
<p><a href="http://shiftmag.co.uk/?p=317">Anti-fascism in the 21st century</a> &#8211; from Shift magazine</p>
<p><a href="https://thecommune.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/the-european-elections-the-left-and-anti-fascism/">The European elections, the left and anti-fascism</a>, by David Broder</p>
<p><a href="https://thecommune.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/the-rising-threat-of-the-bnp-the-underlying-causes-its-present-nature-and-prospects/">The rising threat of the BNP: the underlying causes, its present nature and prospects</a>, by Dan Jakopovich</p>
<p><a href="https://thecommune.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/british-nationalism-and-the-rise-of-fascism/">British nationalism and the rise of fascism</a>, by Chris Ford</p>
<p><a href="http://libcom.org/library/get-racist-jack-straw-bbc">Get this racist Jack Straw off the BBC</a>, by The Commune</p>
<p><a href="http://www.afed.org.uk/org/issue70/fascism_democracy_arse.html">Fascism and democracy &#8211; two cheeks on the same arse </a>&#8211; by Anarchist Federation</p>
<p><a href="http://www.afed.org.uk/org/issue70/antifa_bash_the_fash.html">Bash the fash</a> &#8211; by Anarchist Federation</p>
<p><a href="http://paulstott.typepad.com/i_intend_to_escape_and_co/2009/11/giving-up-no-platform.html">Giving up No Platform?</a>, a speech to the 2009 Anarchist Bookfair</p>
<p><a href="http://libcom.org/library/bash-the-fash-anti-fascist-recollections-1984-1993">Bash the fash, anti-fascist recollections 1984-1993 </a>&#8211; by K. Bullstreet</p>
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