London, 23/04/2017. Today, hundreds of people gathered at Duckett's Common in Turnpike Lane to celebrate the Haringey's multicultural diverse community and the "Battle of Wood Green" which saw the anti-fascists victory over estimated 1,200 members of the fascist British National Front when they tried to march in Turnpike Lane on the 23 April 1977. Speakers included, amongst others, Jeremy Corbyn MP (British Labour Party Leader, Member of Parliament for Islington North, and himself...
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London, 23/04/2017. Today, hundreds of people gathered at Duckett's Common in Turnpike Lane to celebrate the Haringey's multicultural diverse community and the "Battle of Wood Green" which saw the anti-fascists victory over estimated 1,200 members of the fascist British National Front when they tried to march in Turnpike Lane on the 23 April 1977. Speakers included, amongst others, Jeremy Corbyn MP (British Labour Party Leader, Member of Parliament for Islington North, and himself involved in 1977 local campaign as a Haringey councillor and Labour activist), Martha Osamor (Veteran local community campaigner and Mother of Kate Osamor MP – for an article/interview about Martha please click here: http://www.irr.org.uk/news/martha-osamor-unsung-hero-of-britains-black-struggle/ - Source: Institute for Race Relations), Matt Wrack Matt Wrack (General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union - FBU) and Peter Kavanagh (Regional Secretary of Unite the Union).

For more info about the event please click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/767695080074039/ & https://www.facebook.com/BattleOfWoodGreen/

For an article about the Battle of Wood Green please click here (Source: Tottenham & Wood Green Journal – 22 April 2013) http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/haringey-blogger-how-the-battle-of-wood-green-prevented-fascism-fouling-our-borough-1-2162426
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