My day on Saturday was depressing and terrifying! A National Front organized anti- immigration / anti-refugee rally taking place in Dover…the main port of entry for refugees & migrants.
It began with a peaceful gathering of anti-fascist protesters listening to speeches in the town square while the right wing Neo-Nazi extremists were at the railway pub a short distance away tanking up on beer, chanting racist slogans, and making Hitler salutes.
The day quickly turned violent as the Anti-fascists stormed through the high street to confront and stop the racist march from taking place. Hundreds of riot Police screeched into action trying to separate the groups.
anti-fascists attempting to stop the racist rally
The neo-Nazis gathering
Rocks, bricks and bottles were flying through the air (weapons later retrieved by the police included lock-knifes, knuckle dusters, metal poles, pieces of wood and glass).
I lost my nerve and clambered up the steep bank but rocks still managed to reach these heights and were whizzing past the helmet I had luckily worn. As soon as they landed, the rocks were hurled back down indiscriminately hitting police/fascists or anti-fascists alike.
On my way down to get closer to the action I was suddenly charged by a neo-Nazi protester (not the one in the photo below) wielding a large wooden plank yelling: ‘Fucking get that fucking camera fucking away”. Behind me four men jumped on a female anti-fascist protester and started kicking her. As a group of press stormed past me and I realized it was time to run!
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The National Front adheres the white supremacist slogan: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.”
To quote their website: “Multiracialism has been a disaster for Britain – only a policy that enforces a total ban on immigration and the humane repatriation of all immigrants and their descendants to their ancestral homelands can save this country from chaos.”
“This is OUR country and we want it back.”
Janine Wiedel photo Blog 