Boston

[Big Red]

forward widely
> THE SHOW MUST NOT GO ON!
> NO NAZIS IN BOSTON!
>
> This Saturday the racist white supremacist , neo nazi groups East Coast
> White Unity and Volksfront plan to try and gather fascist from far and
> wide for a concert at a VFW post in South Boston.
>
> The boneheads plan to get together to jam out to some white power music,
> we will be gathering together to send them the message that they are not
> welcome in Boston!
>
> Join together with members of the Boston and greater New England community
> to expose the fascists for what they are,
>
> RALLY AGAINST RACISM
>
> STOP THE NAZIS
>
> Meet at the Columbus park in South Boston at 1pm on Saturday
>
> Down the street from Andrews T stop off the Red Line
> Go left on Dorchester ave until you come to the park
>
> CALL THE SOUTH BOSTON VFW
> 617 464 4301
>
> Tell them that Saturdays show at 2pm is a neo nazi white power show , let
> them know how you feel about that.
>
> ~ Anti-Racist Action , North-East Anti-Fascists
>
> Keep on the look out for more updates this week and a more complete call
> to action!

By the way everyone, the VFW never picks up. I think they just check their messages, so leave one!

[Patchd]

Good luck comrade!

[Big Red]

For your enjoyment:

Please stay tuned, the nazis are sure to try and go somewhere else and
have a show or rally, we will keep people up on any information that we
find out! ANTIFA!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear friends,
Thank you for participating in the call-in to shut down the "Patriot
Action" white supremacist gathering in South Boston.
Due to our
pressure, the event has been canceled.
This is an important victory, as
the racists have lost the "center stage" they would have had by hosting
their event in the city.
The organizers have decided to cancel the rally
at Columbus Park.
Despite this, we have reason to believe that
the event has been relocated west of Boston.
It may be improbable that
we succeed a second time to shut them down, but if you are interested in
being involved, please contact myself, or the ad hoc Boston Anti-Racist
Coalition (BARC) at [email protected]
Again, thanks to those
who called in.
Please spread the word to anybody you contacted to please
not call the VFW anymore, as they have canceled the event.
Below is the
statement from the VFW.


Solidarity,
NE ANTIFA

A statement from the VFW post :
"Saturday, April 11th 2009 Cancellation Notice

The South Boston Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6536 (VFW Post 6536) has
canceled the event slated for this Saturday, April 11th, 2009 and
refunded the deposit, originally paid by personal check, after
discovering the nature of the event, which conflicts with the ideals and
values of the VFW Post 6536.
As Quartermaster, I have refused to sign
and validate the event approval form which is a requirement for all VFW
Post hall rentals.
No reschedule will be set at this function hall, so
please, no inquiries.


Sincerely,

The Quartermaster"

and a bit from Turn it Down:
Boston Venue Cancels Hate Conference!

For all of our friends and supporters who've been following our efforts to
shut down a white power conference scheduled for this weekend in Boston,
here's the great news. Below you'll find our initial news writeup on the
cancellation of Patriot Action by its previously unsuspecting Boston
venue. More details to follow as we get them.



Boston Pulls the Plug on Hate Conference

Ever since the white nationalist group East Coast White Unity began
promoting a conference in Boston, slated for April 11th, reaction from the
community was strong. The Patriot Action Conference, which would have
included speakers from various hate groups and several well-documented
white power bands, advertised sponsorship by both ECWU and Volksfront. The
location remained closely guarded and unknown to the many organizations
and individuals seeking to protest the event – until today.



Boston Indymedia published a report by Anti-Racist Action and the
North-East Anti-Fascists, detailing the location of the Patriot Action
Conference as the South Boston VFW Hall. The report provided the hall’s
phone number and encouraged readers to phone in their thoughts on the
VFW’s plans to host a hate conference. A call to the VFW by Turn It Down
found that the event had already been canceled quickly and decisively. A
management source at the South Boston VFW emphatically explained that the
venue had no idea as to the nature of the event they were scheduled to
host: “We want no part of that. It has no place here, and it ain’t
welcome. We shut it down as soon as we knew.

”

The Turn It Down Campaign would like to congratulate Boston’s bands, music
fans, anti-racist activists, and everyday citizens for taking such a
strong stand against the efforts of hate groups to gather in their
communities. Many people and organizations have been working against this
event since it was announced. Its cancellation is proof that a community
can keep hate out.