Belfast Anti Racism Vigil

by Anarch. A. Thu Dec 11, 2003 15:30

One of the tv channels and some of the radio channels including cool fm said there was about 200 people at it, whatever many well done

by Ned Thu Dec 11, 2003 22:13

I wandered over to the rally and was impressed by the amount of heads there however I'm Not Taken In By It.

The fact that many who I talked to afterwards felt it was just another front for the Swimmers. "O.K so the ANL didn't work here so lets start up something else...."

Don't get me wrong, I feel that there is a need for an anti racist something or other just as I believed that there is a need for an anti fascist something against certian orange marches.

by No taken in Thu Dec 11, 2003 23:20

The level of racism increases - 140 people participate in action and you get another moan about the SWP. By the way 'Ned' why don't you organise some alternaitve and show us how to do it. Yes the SWP are in the ARN along with many other organisations in particular from the ethnic communities. The response has been great, the mainstream media included. Why is it that indymedia is becoming a turn-off - the capitalist media seem to have better angle than the so called radical one. This is the first action on a collective basis for a decade or so. It's a step forward. Now piss off Ned and go and moan in oblivion.

by AR Fri Dec 12, 2003 09:50

Many people said it was a front for the SWP, so speaks the wanderer.

Given the fact that most of the Ethnic support groups, human rights organisations and trade unionists there are very active in the ARN and in constant contact with the Belfast SWP, within the ARN and outside it , and the fact that the belfast SWP activists have been formally invited to many of their Christmas parties and social events maybe 'wanderer' should wonder who he was talking to, I could have a good idea though.

A united approach like this is what is needed to tackle the rise in racism and of course there will be those that 'wander' along and critise or condemn, but the sucesses to date and the continual success to come will be done by the many many organisations who have and will put in the back work and who have to date worked together and will continue to do so, seeing the problem as being at racism and not with eachother and working therefore collectively to fight it.

by avi H. Mon Dec 15, 2003 19:50

d'oh

by Avid viewer Tue Dec 16, 2003 13:13

You ask were any Jewish groups invited.
How many are there in Belfast, know it all? Bearing in mind that there is probably only about 150 jews in Belfast.