(from previous page) paign which brings together all those means the black community, lesbians and say me and the tace Such a campaign must respect the autonomy of oppressed groups. It is unlikely that a campaign that patronises people with regard to their demands - the black agenda - will be able to form a working alliance.
What is clearly needed today, with an increase in Britain of racist attacks -now running at one every 29 minutes -is a credible campaign that can deliver committed activists onto the streets, not pressure-group politics.
Working class
The force that in the final analysis will racism is the working class through its organisations. None of the anti-fascist/anti-racist organisations have yet the active support of anything more than very minor sections of the organised working class.
This is now the greatest weakness of the movement. The trade unions, trades councils and Labour Party local branches must be drawn into the local but as bodies that will mobilise their members in activity. We need unions in particular - because they are frequently in comparison to trades councils and Labour Parties - to raise and campaign amons tel members against tacism and fascism.
There are plenty of opportunities to mobilise, around equal opportunities statements, for exampie. Fascism will display itself among workers first as racism, anti-semitism, homophobia, and gross sexism, playing on the Nazi attitude of women's roleas 'Kinder, Kirche, Kuche'.
Several levels
Any serious campaign that is going racism is going to have to mount uniting broadest forces and mobilising the largest number of people in a variety of actions.
The fascists do not operate in a vacuum and we must not let them win the ideological battle. We must be holding meetings on the estates, attempting to win those for whom fascism will be most attractive to - white working class youth.
We also need to try to prevent the fascists doing likewise; fascist meetings are almost always accompanied by violent attacks in the communities where they take place, fire-bombings, stabbings, etc.
Anti-fascists need to take part in, and instigate where possible, community lightbacks to ensure that the fascists are made unwelcome and are unable put their ideas over.
Free speech
The left should not be misguided by liberal notions of "free speech -the idea that would grant platforms to those who wish to deny the right of others to peak or even live The fascists don't respect any ideal of participation and equality - they incite racial hatred, perpetrate fire-bombings and commit racist murders Ve support the right of the black community to defend itself and are uncurvocat in support for we slogan sell defence is no offence' fascism rather, in a final resort it could turn to fascism as its own weapon). Ultimately only the working class has the power to be able to smash fascism - not through the law or parliament or our current Given the general election this year, the need for a concerted campaign against any fascists or neo-Nazis standing is clear. It is important that they do not get a free ride at the election and that the droption of opposition to racism is The fascists are reputedly attempting to get sufficient finances together stand in 60 seats at the election. This will entitle them to access to TV etc. There must be campaigns against them in every seat that they stand. Such campaigns offer the opportunity to unite activists across the country The camaign could and should continue afte he election to counter both racism an fascism. There has never been an acceptable level of either and such a fight therefore is not a short term issue.