Recent news items at the National Assembly Against Racism website. 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 04/02/2012 13:23:58 5 Tribute to Redmond O’Neill http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/091029.asp Britain’s anti-racist movement mourns one of its best ever campaigners Your vote can stop the BNP getting elected http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/090603.asp There is a very real danger of the BNP winning seats in the Euro elections if not enough people vote. The time to act is now! Your vote could mean the difference between the BNP winning and losing. Boris Johnson shuts down anti-racist Rise festival http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/090415.asp The National Assembly Against Racism condemns the decision by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, to shut down the “Rise: London United Against Racism” Festival. One Society, Many Cultures http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/090401b.asp The world has entered the worst recession since the Second World War, if not a full blown depression. Only time will tell. However, one thing is well established: these are the conditions in which racism and fascism can flourish. Report warns that ‘white working class’ debate could be dangerous and harmful http://www.naar.org.uk/newspages/090401a.asp The recent Runnymede Perspectives report, ‘Who cares about the white working class?’ is a potent antidote to the reactionary agenda on multicultural Britain which has gathered pace in recent times. It succeeds in exploding the key myths surrounding much of the current debate on race and class. It is also a serious attempt to provide fuel for a progressive alternative.