Portsmouth
Anti-racists humiliated fascists in Portsmouth last Saturday.
Fascists under the name South Coast Resistance had threatened to hold an anti-refugee protest.
They mustered around two dozen people,
Around 150 joined a counter-protest called by Unite Against Fascism and Stand Up To Racism.
Newcastle
The fascist North East Infidels plans to protest in Byker, Newcastle, this Saturday.
The Newcastle Unites group plans a counter-protest.
Rotherham
Anti-fascists in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, have called a protest against the Islamophobic Pegida group for Saturday 4 June.
Pegida has called a “Silent Walk” in Rotherham on the day. It is one of several racist groups that has tried to use a sexual exploitation scandal in the town to whip up racism and Islamophobia.
Fascist mobilisations create a climate where racists feel more confident to go on the offensive.
Muslims have reported an increase in attacks and harassment. A jury earlier this year found two men guilty of the racist killing of pensioner Mushin Ahmed.
A big protest against Pegida will show the racists they are not welcome