Burnham's "bounce" is more style than substance and is going to be fiercely tested by his budget in two weeks time, with the markets demanding extensive cuts to welfare and spending. In other words it is going to be difficult for Burnham to deliver the "hope" he has promised. At the same time, the forces on the far right are growing. 
 
Reform UK have announced a new wave of pledges to crackdown on migrants and refugees - including denying all asylum applications and using lethal force against migrants crossing the channel without permission. Restore Britain, a party on the road to fascism, are polling significant numbers from a standing start in constituencies across the country. And the weekend saw further mobilisations from Patriot Platform. 
 
This underlines the priority of deepening Stand Up to Racism into the kind of force that can build the roots required to drive back the far right on the streets and at the ballot box. The inspirational revolts in France and Spain - which have been actively anti-fascist - show the way for the kind of movement needed to push back the far right.  

Saturday saw a monster demonstration on the streets of London to mark three year of genocide. It came as an onslaught is taking place against Zack Polanski and the Greens due to the passing of the "Zionism is racism" motion. The scale of Saturday's demo and the fact that the Greens passed the motion illustrates the depth of support for Palestine generated by the mass movement over the past three years.   There will be an Oxford protest on 31st October to carry on building this movement locally.

Join and help build the Oxford Unites Against the Far Right march on Saturday 17th October (see flyer below) - one of thirty unity marches around the country (email contact@oxfordstanduptoracism.org.uk to volunteer or request materials to build the march).

STUDENT MEETING

Wildfires, genocide and the rise of the far right.....

Why you should be a revolutionary

7PM Wednesday 14th October

New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford, OX1 1LQ

The far right are on the march. They want to bring racist violence to every city in Britain. US Imperialism has wreaked havoc from Venezuela to Iran. Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians - a genocide Andy Burnham can't even name. Trans+ and women's rights are under attack. Heatwaves and wildfires due to climate breakdown are now regular features of summer, but still only a fraction of what's to come. Capitalism can't offer a decent future for billions of people - or perhaps any future at all.

But we've also seen resistance. Half a million marched against the far right in London. Workers have led key strikes. The "Cockroach" student movement in India took on their corrupt, far right government - and won!  Now the revolts in France and Spain with youth taking on the state in a fight for a better future.

Millions know that capitalism is the problem. We think revolution is the only solution - but what does that mean for us here and now? Can we not reform the system instead? What does "revolution from below" look like? Can the ideas of Karl Marx help us today? Are the working class still the agents of change? 

Come to our first Socialist Worker Student Society meeting of term to discuss why everything seems to be getting worse, and what we can do to fight it.
 

In the last few years, we have seen a shocking growth of the far right spreading fear, division, and hatred.

The far right are constantly trying to whip up racism against Muslims, migrants and refugees. This has lead to repeated outbreaks of racist protests and violence including the pogroms in Belfast, Glasgow and Southampton  - and now the fascist paramilitary style mobilisations of the Patriot Platform in Dover and Portsmouth.

The far right are following Trump's lead by calling for mass deportations, including removal of Indefinite Leave to Remain for people who have every right to live in the UK.  

We urgently need a movement that can challenge the growth of racism and the far right.  

In March Stand Up To Racism worked with artists and hundreds of organisations to support the Together Alliance march  - bringing 500,000 people together in a massive show of unity against the far right.  

Stand Up To Racism is now building the same kind of unity in local communities across the country.  

Join this peaceful unity march to say the far right do not speak for us and we will unite to celebrate our diverse communities and reject all attempts at racist divide and rule.

It is by us all uniting together that we can win.

We want to show how proud we are to live in Oxfordshire because of its cultural diversity. We want a day of hope, peace, unity, and fun - to show that there is an alternative to the racism and despair of the far right.

Join us on Saturday October 17th.

Invite your union or campaign group to support this show of unity against racism the far right in Black History Month.  Email us here if you want to help build this event.

Let's create a huge turnout to show that unity will triumph over hate and division.
 

Next Oxford and Thames Valley SWP meeting - all welcome

FIGHTING RACISM

The revolutionary tradition

7PM Wednesday 21st October

New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford, OX1 1LQ

or join via zoom https://oxfordswp.org.uk/zoom

Future meetings
 

28/10  - Andrew Tate and the Manosphere
 

On 28 March, half a million people marched together against the far right

We’ve shown the country that the politics of hate do not speak for all of us. 

But the local election results and the recent pogroms and racist riots in Belfast, Glasgow and Southampton are a wake-up call that our work is nowhere near done. Across the country, the far right is growing louder and more organised.

Those who push a message of racism and hate are getting more confident – and we will not stand back and watch it happen.

On Saturday 24 October, thousands of people will gather in London to organise, collaborate, and build the future together as part of two summits – North and South.

A space for organisers, campaigners, trade unionists, activists, creatives, educators, community leaders and local people to organise, collaborate and share strategies about how we stop the far right.

This is not a conference for people who sit back and listen.

It is a summit to build power and plan action.

Help us plan, organise and build together against the far right in local communities across the country.

Save the date and book your place.  

Book seats on the Oxfordshire transport

Stay tuned for speaker announcements and more details soon.  
 

Electronic Against Hate - 29th October at the Bullingdon

Let's party with a purpose -  get bio's and early bird tickets here

This special Electronic Against Hate line-up that features two of the most exciting and provocative female electronic artists based in the UK.