http://www.naar.org.uk/ The National Assembly Against Racism was established in 1994, at the initiative of black community organisations based in Tower Hamlets, following the community-led campaign against the election of a BNP councillor in a by-election in Millwall. The concern at this apparent electoral progress for an overtly racist party united national black organisations, anti-racists, trade unions, churches and faiths and many other organisations in a campaign to mobilise anti-racist opinion. The wide coalition formed around this issue was established in the National Assembly Against Racism as an umbrella of affiliates and individual members to initiate campaigns, set agendas and raise awareness on the whole range of anti-racist issues affecting British society. en-us NAAR 20/08/2008 09:57:34 5 http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/080811.asp Join the protest to stop the BNP Rally in Derbyshire
Saturday August 16th 11am in the village of Codnor, Derbyshire, East Midlands

Anti-BNP Protest & Rally called by East Midlands Unite Against Fascism; Derby, Mansfield and Nottingham Trades Council; Derby Unite Against Fascism; Notts StBNP; and Unite Against Fascism nationally. Supported by Midlands TUC (and in conjunction with local and regional trade union organisations and local UAF/ LMHR groups). http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/080729.asp Sarika Singh, who was excluded from the Aberdare Girls School in South Wales for wearing a Kara (Sikh bangle), won her case against discrimination under the Race Relations Act. Over the last 9 months, her case was supported by the Coalition for Freedom of Religious and Cultural Expression. http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/080728.asp The NUS Black Students Campaign and the National Assembly Against Racism have condemned the Centre for Social Cohesion's 'Islam on Campus' report. http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/080727.asp In response to a report entitled 'Islam on Campus' by the Centre for Social Cohesion, NUS and the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) have issued criticism of the report.
You can sign the FOSIS petition here http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/080721.asp Addressing deprivation and how people connect is more important for social cohesion than trying to get everyone to adhere to the same fixed notion of "Britishness". This is according to research published today (21 July) by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.