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Picture round-up from the demo against the EDL on Saturday 5 May 2012.
6 May 2012 >> News
EDL’s third birthday turns sour amid flying bottles and smoke bombs as they are outnumbered by antifascists.
5 May 2012 >> Action
Olympic athlete John Carlos, who marked his medal at the 1968 games with a raised fist ‘black power’ salute, will speak in London this month, alongside UAF honorary president Doreen Lawrence.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has spoken out in support of the UAF and ‘We Are Luton’ demonstration against the EDL on Saturday 5 May.
Sun 6 May update: The BNP’s vote in London was derisory, and the fascist party has now been booted out of all the council seats it was defending in this year’s local council elections.
‘I’ve got a possible fractured sinus and a tear to my retina. But I’ll be in Luton on Saturday — and everyone who opposes the fascists should be there too’
