Post by marveloushagler on Aug 13, 2005 18:33:41 GMT -5
This Day in Anti-Fascist History: Battle of Lewisham Aug 13, 1977
Comrades,
It’s now 28 years since the Battle of Lewisham, when the National Front
attempted to march through the mostly West Indian neighborhood in south east
London.
They were met by committed anti-fascists, including many militants from the
Anti-Nazi League (at a time when that name still carried weight).
Unable to stop the NF march, anti-fascists ended up battling the police.
This marked the first time in history that police in the UK used riot
shields (outside of Northern Ireland).
There was a lot of footage shot of the confrontations at Lewisham. If I’m
not mistaken, some even made it into the Clash film “Rude Boy”.
Maybe someone from the UK could elaborate more on the political significance
of what happened at Lewisham.
Check out the following link for more info and streaming video of this
historic battle:
news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/13/newsid_2534000/2534035.stm
Keep Fighting the Good Fight!
djmh
RASH-Northeast:
myspace.com/rash_northeast
Comrades,
It’s now 28 years since the Battle of Lewisham, when the National Front
attempted to march through the mostly West Indian neighborhood in south east
London.
They were met by committed anti-fascists, including many militants from the
Anti-Nazi League (at a time when that name still carried weight).
Unable to stop the NF march, anti-fascists ended up battling the police.
This marked the first time in history that police in the UK used riot
shields (outside of Northern Ireland).
There was a lot of footage shot of the confrontations at Lewisham. If I’m
not mistaken, some even made it into the Clash film “Rude Boy”.
Maybe someone from the UK could elaborate more on the political significance
of what happened at Lewisham.
Check out the following link for more info and streaming video of this
historic battle:
news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/13/newsid_2534000/2534035.stm
Keep Fighting the Good Fight!
djmh
RASH-Northeast:
myspace.com/rash_northeast