Unite against Facism
Scope and Contents
Unite Against Fascism (UAF) is an anti-fascist pressure group in the United Kingdom, with support from politicians of the three largest political parties in the House of Commons, including the former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and the late Labour politician Tony Benn.
It describes itself as a national campaign with the aim of alerting British society to a perceived threat of fascism and the far right in particular the British National Party (BNP) gaining a foothold at local, national and European elections, arguing that "there is a real danger that the BNP could get a significant platform in elected institutions.
As of 2014, its honorary presidents are Doreen Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon and Ken Livingstone. This collection consists of:
Five plastic pin badges and three metal badges several recognising the murder of Blair peach [1979-1999]
One Anti-nazi league supports card [undated]
One sheet of 12 circular yellow badge stickers
Two magazines Temporary hoarding [Spring, summer 1978]
One copy of Skan School kids against Nazis newspaper
One Rock against racism poster advertising the concert created by the Rock Against Racism organisation [1978]
One vinyl cover for 4th street orchestra [1978]
Dates
- 1970s
Conditions Governing Use
Black Cultural Archives
Biographical / Historical
AC2016/28
Extent
12 items
Language of Materials
Undetermined
- Title
- Black Cultural Archives: Unite against Facism
- Author
- Black Cultural Archives
- Date
- 23/02/2022
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives Collection Repository