A People's History of the Anti-Nazi League, with Geoff Brown
The Anti-Nazi League (ANL) was formed in 1977, an important example of a “United Front” approach to resisting the far-right. The ANL has a particular connection to Tower Hamlets because of its link to Rock Against Racism and its huge concert in Victoria Park on 30th April 1978, attended by 100,000 people. Tower Hamlets teacher Blair Peach was also a member of the ANL. Geoff Brown's book looks at the history of the ANL and why its tactics remain relevant today.
Geoff has been an active socialist and trade unionist since the late 1960s and was an ANL organiser in Manchester from 1977 to 1979 and later worked for the University and Collee Union (UCU). He has written extensively on apartheid and anti-racism.
The Common Press bookshop is twenty yards from a particularly important landmark in the resistance to the far right. During the 1970s and 80s, the top end of Brick Lane was where the National Front used to gather and sell their racist materials, until they were driven away by the local Bangladeshi community and anti-racist activists, including the ANL.
The Common Press Bookshop118 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6DG
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