A very brief and vague outline from the days events:
So after the humiliation of the last White Man March in Newcastle (Physically confronted at their meeting point, one ended up with a busted face and another with broken ribs. On top of this there were two separate counter-demos, one with roughly equal numbers to WMM and the other outnumbering it) back in March and in a bid to recoup some lost pride, the organisers (Most likely National Action) of this shower of shit decided it would be wise to hold yet another attempt in Liverpool on 15th August. It was obvious from initial announcement that it would be a disaster.
Anti-fascists from the Anti-Fascist Network and beyond decided to counter. There were to be two counter-actions, one from Unite Against Fascism (UAF) and the other from the Anti-Fascist Network (AFN). Fast forward to the 15th, the day of action. We all met up at St. Luke’s Church Gardens, an unexpectedly good turn out and soon after arriving we all set off in a column towards Liverpool Lime Street train station, the fascist meet up point. On the way there the atmosphere was already buzzing and optimism was high, an unusual cocktail for a demo these days. Claps and beeping horns of approval were abundant, the support from the community was crystal clear due in part to the majority of the AFN mobilised turn out being from Merseyside.
We had confirmation that they were meeting up in a pub next to Lime Street station so we headed for that. We seen them through the windows of the pub looking like a scared nest of rats, all 20 or so of them fucking shitting themselves at the sight of a 100-200+ anti-fascist mob jeering them and offering them out for a fight. The coppers quickly blocked the doors and move the nazis on and so after a little piss taking and jeering we made our way around the back of the station. Here we found them standing on the concourse of the station looking a little cocky probably due to bars being between us and them. Having said that though they started to look a little worried when we started trying to pull them open but to no avail.
Anyway, after marching around a little bit, looking to block one of their other meeting points but we felt it more wise to confront those on the concourse, those people who just happened to be some of National Action’s ‘top people’. We all stormed through the doors of the station and immediately confronted a “bouncer” they had placed on the door of the station, he shit himself and was not the superior Aryan warrior he probably thinks of himself as.
After that “bouncer” had been given the message, a suited country toff looking nazi went for one of us as we advanced towards National Action. He made a mistake and his face paid the price but unfortunately, the person he took a swing at was arrested for defending himself (Typical!) but fortunately was released later that day with no further action taken. So on we go up the station concourse towards the bags of shite (National Action and a couple from the National Front and Polish NOP) at the other end. The police go into panic and form a line around the fascists to protect them but, 20 (At the most) fascists plus a handful of police were nowhere near enough for the massive crowd smelling fascist blood!
They were pelted with eggs, water, milk and other food items. They were stood outside of the station lost luggage and then slowly drifted into it under a deluge of food items, pushing bodies and a few fists being thrown. The taunting and the objects were still being thrown at them stood in the baggage area, then the shutter came down and only their feet could be seen sticking out of the bottom.
The jeering continued and eventually they were escorted out under the protection of the police and to be met with punches, hits from poles and food stuff. The police then separated the anti-fascists into two groups and pushed one half out of the gate at the side of the station. They then created a tight corridor to escort the nazis out of the station and along the edge of the car park wall like a bunch of scared rats (All of this going on whilst a group of nazis were having the shit kicked out of them on the station concourse to the street…and had their British Movement (BM) flag taken and burned).
Then the group of nazis formerly with the BM flag (Ade Brooks, Wayne Baldwin, Wigan Mike etc.) were then being frantically escorted under police protection (Again hundreds of anti-fascists-vs-a few coppers and nazis, quite easy really) and also under blows to the head with fists and flag poles and also a swift kick to the bollocks for Baldwin! Haha That has got to hurt!
All the while our “bouncer” mate from before was getting his arse handed to him again but this time outside of the station. He was shitting himself and was bundled into a police van and escorted to safety by his mates in uniform.
We then were joined by the UAF crowd who had earlier marched down to the pier but then marched back up (After NA and other nazis had gone) and joined us for a celebratory march to the pier along the intended White Man March route. The numbers had swelled even more by this time and the atmosphere was electric. We finally arrived at the pier and had a little celebration upon hearing the anouncement that the organisers of the White Man March had cancelled the event.
Like Newcastle, National Action bigged the event up as if it will be the coming of the Fourth Reich, that failed both in Newcastle and in Liverpool. Humiliated at every turn!
They have finally had to admit defeat on this one (Well to an extent at least) but like Newcastle they have thought of all sorts of excuses (These are easily refuted from the many videos, photos and accounts of the day’s events). So Renshaw, keep living in fantasy land because people across Europe are laughing at you lot!
In short, the most successeful anti-fascist event I have ever experienced with hopefully more to come.