The far right internationally are seizing on the refugee crisis in Morocco to push anti-migrant clampdowns. At least 67 migrants have died trying to reach Spanish colonial outpost of Sabta - better known as Cueta - and most of the 60,000 who did reach it have since left after facing extreme violence and gruelling living conditions. Resisting the far right onslaught means understanding what is behind the crisis and raising the demand that refugees are welcome here - see SW article here. 
 
In Britain the Greater Manchester mayoral election revealed the fragility of the "Burnham bounce", and illustrated the continuing far right threat. Reform UK lost, but Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain - who openly embrace fascists - got nearly 50,000 votes. Farage may be stumbling, but if Burnham doesn't deliver on the cost of living and continues the war on mirgants - as he did yesterday when pledging to be "relentless" on small boats - the far right threat will grow. 
 
The SWP priority over the summer is to build Stand Up to Racism as a force that can confront this threat. That means winning social weight to anti-racist and anti-fascist campaigns and mobilisations.   
 
In Oxfordshire, a key campaign is the Stand Up To Racism one to halt the surge in racism and far right activity in Bicester that is growing following the announcement of Labour's plans to house 1250 people seeking asylum on a MOD site nearby.  Anyone wanting to get involved in the "Refugees welcome - communities not camps" campaign can email contact@oxfordstanduptoracism.org.uk 

Oxfordshire Stand Up To Racism is also working with the NEU, UNISON Health branch, Oxford and District Trades Council and Oxford PSC to build a unity march in Oxford in the autumn.   

contact@oxfordstanduptoracism.org.uk if you would like to get involved.

Organise Together summits: The summits organised by the Together Alliance are going to be important forums for the movement to come together, and should be built widely (see below for tickets and transport)  

NEXT OXFORD AND THAMES VALLEY OPEN MEETING

All welcome

Farage and the changing far right

7PM Wednesday 5th August

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

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

Join us to discuss how Farage is pushing far-right politics and what can be done to stop him.

Support the Imperial Cancer Research strikers

Socialist Worker will carry a double page spread on the strike. You can read the report here.

Download the Strike Map Solidarity Pack here. Strikers are willing to travel to towns and cities across the country to do delegation work. If you want to organise this get in touch with the Workplace and Trade union office.
 
 Send messages of support to: teigempwork@gmail.com Rush donations to the strike fund: reference: ICR-Strike Fund, acc name: Unite LE/524 Branch, Sort Code: 608301 Acc number: 30010808. Share the Crowdfunder: https://www.gofundme.com/f/cancer-researchers-get-a-fair-pay-deal  

Oxfordshire Women Against the Far Right is supporting the Oxford Women March  organised by Oxford Intersectional Uprising. Join us to march in solidarity with all oppressed women. Assemble 6pm Bonn Square finishing at The Nest for speeches.

The far right are using women's safety as a weapon to spread racism and division. They are not defenders of women, they exploit violence against women and children in order to peddle hatred and division. It is important we can stand with all survivors and victims of abuse, while building unity against the far right and exposing their racist lies and scapegoating. 

Reform UK have made no secret about wanting to repeal hard won equal rights for women, as Trump has done in the US.

We urge all supporters of Women Against the Far Right to join our delegation in solidarity with all oppressed women.  

STOP BOMBING IRAN - SHUT DOWN US AIRBASES

London demonstration part of the International day of demonstrations for Palestine

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.