TWAFA - Tyne and Wear Anti Fascist Association

No Regrets? Walker Brothers Face the Music

The sun ain’t gonna shine anymore for Adam and Mark Walker, BNP candidates in the Sedgefield borough in May’s elections. The brothers, both teachers face ruined careers as a result of their fascist politics.


Adam Walker	Mark Walker

Humiliation in Wingrove Leads to Discord within North East BNP

Critical of Booth:
Keith McFarlane

May’s local elections this year saw the North East BNP’s vote decrease in most of their target seats, a shambolic record making members of North East BNP question the abilities of regional organiser Ken Booth.

Success still eludes North East BNP: Election Results May 3rd 2007

The North East branches of the BNP have once again failed to get a single councillor elected in the region despite standing a record 96 candidates. BNP performs worst in the North East The BNP hoped that Ken Booth would breathe new life into the BNP’s worst-performing region in England when he took over from Kevin Scott [...]

New Release: “When We Touched The Sky; The Anti-Nazi League 1977-1981″ by Dave Renton

This is the first book-length history of the Anti-Nazi League and the anti-fascist campaigns of the punk era – surprisingly, perhaps, given that this was a period when the National Front were at the peak of their success and the campaign against them was unprecedented in strength and prominence in post-war Britain. A number of factors [...]

Who are TWAFA?

TWAFA is a voluntary organisation with a wide membership of local people.We are concerned that people continue to understand the threat of fascism and the new nazis......

Hope Not Hate gig on Tyneside

The Anti Rascist organisation "Show Racism The Red Card” continue their successful anti racism campaign in the north East and will be spreading a message of Hope not Hate for the North East with a night of great music on 3rd May 2006 at World Headquarters.

North East BNP fails again

North East BNP candidate David Guynan has failed for a second time to win a seat on the board of a Sunderland regeneration project which promotes racial harmony in the region.

Failing Sunderland BNP come last again

The day before nominations opened for the May 2006 local elections, Sunderland BNP came last in the Millfield by-election. On the 23rd March, in a convincing defeat, the fascist party failed to win even a 100 votes. This poor performance follows the devastating pattern they have followed in other recent North East elections. Just like the poor [...]

Sunderland rejects fascists: BNP by-election failure in Barnes

A recent by-election on Tyneside provides the opportunity for voters to reject racism and fascism in their community. The results from the election in the Barnes ward in Sunderland on November 24th demonstrates the sad state of the BNP in the North East. Read on for the election results.

Tyneside BNP foiled again: Felling by-election result adds insult to injury

Another by-election on Tyneside on 1st December provided yet another defeat for the BNP. Local campaigners ensured that voters wernt fooled by the BNP.