BOOK LAUNCH - Bye Bye Black Shirt

BYE BYE BLACK SHIRT! THE FIGHT AGAINST OSWALD MOSLEY, ANTISEMITISM, AND THE BRITISH UNION OF FASCISTS; 1934-1936.

In the 1930s fascism seemed to be sweeping Europe. And in Britain, Oswald Mosley and his 'blackshirts' were on the march too.

The story of the resistance to Mosley at Cable Street in East End is well known. But this meeting also brings out two less well known dimensions of the fightback against Mosley. The British Union of Fascists placed antisemitism at the centre of their programme. And Jews, especially young Jews influenced by socialist and communist ideas, alongside others played a key role in challenging Mosley's supporters.

Author Mark Krantz shows how the mid-1930s witnessed a truly national anti-fascist mass movement, far beyond East London, as confrontations with the BUF took place in city after city in these pivotal years. The story from Mark's book which he will present at this meeting resonates with lessons for today.

All welcome. Hosted by Bristol Socialist Workers Party.