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The Reform UK society at Oxford University is set to host Nathan Cofnas, a self-described "race realist", for a talk on whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies are "undermining higher education" on Tuesday 17th November.
It was Cofnas who first published allegations of plagiarism against Professor Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor in Cambridge University’s history. His allegations were seized upon by parts of the media, with a racist witch-hunt following. Cofnas has claimed that in a meritocracy, Black people “would disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment”.
The organiser of the Cofnas meeting, a once Reform UK election candidate in Oxford, has been exposed by Stand Up To Racism for endorsing the writings of an anti-semite, while himself identifying “the Freemasons and the Jewish Nation” as organised forces advancing "Satan’s plans".
The Oxford University Reform UK society is also giving a platform to other figures associated with the European far right.
This is the politics that Reform UK is giving a platform to.
We cannot leave our universities, our streets and our communities to those who want to divide us. We need to organise.
Cofnas is being given a room at one of the world's most prestigious universities. When people such as Cofnas are welcomed into lecture theatres, it helps racist ideas move into the mainstream.
Stand Up To Racism is organising a counter-protest at 5pm in Oriel Square on 17th November to show that Cofnas is not welcome.
Meanwhile in Bicester, Reform councillor Michael Wilson is trying to play down that he and others from the racist Bicester Says No anti-migrant campaign group marched with neo-nazi Patriotic Alternative on their last protest at proposals to house people seeking asylum on MOD land near Bicester. Also present were the fascists from Oxfordshire Patriots who have called their own hate march to "stop the boats" this coming Saturday in Oxford.
To oppose the far right wherever they show up, we need networks of anti-racists in every town, city and campus. We need networks ready to challenge racism, build solidarity with communities under attack and mobilise against the far right.
That is why Stand Up To Racism is building a national membership organisation rooted in local communities.
Your membership will help us:
- strengthen local anti-racist groups and networks;
- produce campaigning materials and challenge racist arguments;
- support communities facing racism and intimidation;
- organise national demonstrations and respond rapidly when the far right mobilises
Membership starts at £5 a month for students and people who are unwaged. You can also join at £15, £25 or £50 a month, according to what you can afford to contribute. See links below to join/donate.
They have "race realists". We have the power of people organising together.
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