An account of the street battles which took place in London when local residents decided to stop a fascist National Front march in their community. Submitted by Steven. on September 10, 2006 On August ...
London, England – “It was the only time in my life I thought I’d probably die. I couldn’t breathe,” says 71-year-old Balwinder Singh Rana. He recalls the mass of bodies pressed together as police ...
A first-hand account of the 1977 Battle of Lewisham, in which the far-right National Front were routed by locals and anti-fascists, from a Sheffield socialist and railway worker. I was present at the ...
On Saturday 13 August 1977, anti-racism protesters and members of the local community fought with the police and supporters of the National Front who were marching through the London borough. The ...
A number of people successfully predicted what turn events in Lewisham on Saturday, August 13 would take. Among them were members of the Socialist Workers Party, who predicted confrontation between ...
ART: The battle of Lewisham mural (Photo: Goldsmiths, University of London A NEW public artwork commemorating the 1977 Battle of Lewisham was formally unveiled at Goldsmiths, University of London last ...
ART: The battle of Lewisham mural (Photo: Goldsmiths, University of London A NEW public artwork commemorating the 1977 Battle of Lewisham was formally unveiled at Goldsmiths, University of London last ...