Riseup Radio is a monthly community based podcast from Nottingham, UK. Reports on stuff that didn’t make other local media, music from local artists and bands and chatting about stuff that matters. The July show features a report on the recent anti-BNP march in London and an update on the campaign against Red White and Blue. There’s also an interview with Hicham Yezza, arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act at the University of Nottingham, information on resistance to coal locally and globally, and an exclusive interview with Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd.
The resolution below was carried unanimously at the Midlands TUC Council meeting Saturday, 29th June. It was proposed by Notts, Mansfield and Nottingham Trades Council. During the debate speakers praised the campaign led by Notts Stop the BNP and Notts, Mansfield and Nottingham Trades Council which was instrumental in persuading the police to oppose the granting of premises licenses for the event.
However, speakers stressed that it was still necessary to mobilise nationally for the planned protest – in fact, the Secretary of the Midlands TUC even spoke of an international mobilisation being appropriate, as the RWB Festival is an international event for the BNP.
This isn’t exactly news anymore, but according to the Amber Valley Borough Council website, the licence application for the Chillout Festival, due to take place on Alan Warner’s land the week after Red White and Blue, has been withdrawn. There’s no explanation as to why.
Trade unions support accelerates for our campaign to stop the BNP Red, White and Blue festival.
A slightly modified version of our draft motion was passed at the national conference of the RMT in Nottingham today, Thursday, June 26. General Secretary of the RMT in the debate referred to the picket organised by the campaign to Stop the BNP’s Red, White and Blue Festival as a ‘tremendous initiative’.
One of the speaker’s at last Saturday’s demonstration against the BNP in London, was Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). During his speech, he plugged the upcoming protest against the Red White and Blue festival. You can listen to the whole thing online:
For information about the national mobilisation against the BNP's festival Email nobnpfestival (at) riseup.net
For information about the campaign against the BNP in Nottinghamshire Email nottmstopbnp (at) yahoo.co.uk
