'History of the Anti Nazi League': Book launch
Schedule
Tue Oct 28 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Central Newcastle - United Kingdom | Newcastle Upon Tyne, EN
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A People History of the Anti Nazi LeagueFree public book launch with the author, Geoff Brown
Hosted by Stand Up To Racism Newcastle & Gateshead and Newcastle Unites.
Register today, places are limited:
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The far right and fascist parties are growing in many countries including Britain. The problem is not a new one.
Demanding the compulsory deportation of all immigrants, in the 1970s the Nazi National Front was able to claim it was becoming a major party, coming third in many local elections.
Written by its full-time organiser in Manchester and drawing on many in-depth interviews, this book shows how the Anti Nazi League (ANL) stopped the National Front.
Challenging every attempt by the fascists to organise on the streets and elsewhere, its 40,000 members built groups in workplaces, unions, schools and colleges.
Women, LGBT+ communities, football fans and many others organised ANL groups. Together with its sister organisation, Rock Against Racism, the ANL organised two national carnivals, each supported by tens of thousands of young people, black and white.
Nine million leaflets were distributed and seven hundred thousand badges sold. The National Front was humiliated in the 1979 general election. By 1981 it was broken as a national organisation.
Come along to the launch of this important new book, meet the author and discuss the valuable lessons we can learn from when we beat the Nazis last time.
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Central Newcastle - United Kingdom, 139-141 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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