ANOTHER
SUCCESSFUL LEEDS WNP MEETING
Saturday 8th November 2003
Another well-attended meeting took place in the Leeds area on Saturday
November 8th. The room was packed to capacity with well over fifty members
present. Apologies for absence were accepted from the Women’s Division
Organiser and the Merchandising Officer.
National Organiser John Wood (above), chaired the meeting and told members
that the party had come a long way in the past year. He emphasised
that increased membership was the immediate aim and urged existing members
to give this priority attention. He said that people were now ready to
listen to us, as it was patently obvious that every other party, including
the BNP, had shied away from the problems of more and more asylum seekers
and immigrants flooding our nation.
Paul Bamford, National Student Organiser(above) reported on a successful
leafleting event at a Yorkshire university; he told the meeting that he
hoped to get a lot of publicity in the local press.
Kevin Watmough, National secretary reported on the creation of a new
mail-collection address that was hoped would speed up correspondence which,
until now, had suffered unnecessary delays. He said he was pleased that
new members are still coming in and assured the meeting that the financial
situation remained healthy.
John O’Brian, National Activities Organiser said that plans had gone
ahead to hold a Remembrance Day Parade in Accrington on Sunday, November
9th. This was of special interest to our Lancashire members.
Members living further away were arranging transport to the Ceremony.
He has written to the Chief Constable of Bradford and to the City Council
informing them of our intention of holding a march through the city on
January 17th. He also told the members that a Manchester meeting was planned
for early December.
Jerry Butler, National Security Officer(above), spoke on the need to maintain
an ever-vigilant watch at meetings, rallies, etc. He called for an
elite corps of members to volunteer for security duties.
Tony White spoke of the problems of nationalist comrades who were incarcerated.
He read out a letter from one comrade who, at the time of the report, was
in San Quentin Penitentiary. He asked members to donate money in order
that simple luxuries like decent toothpaste, soap, etc., could be sent
to him. Tony and Carol were married last Saturday and everyone wished
them well.
Pete Barker, from Rochdale was our guest speaker and he spoke of the stupidity
of the leadership of the British National Party. He told the meeting that
the party was getting more and more like the Tory Party and that many rank
and file members had forgotten what nationalism was all about. He
urged the WNP to prepare for a rescue operation when the party was in danger
of collapsing under its own weak democratic policies.
Before the interval, a collection was raised which yielded over £100.
The sale of merchandise in the form of magazines, badges, etc., brought
in a very healthy return.
After the interval, John Wood reminded members that the party produced
some of the very best magazines on the nationalist scene. He pointed out
that the success relied on contributions from members. He said that poor
spelling and grammar should not deter people from writing. The articles
could be very easily edited into an acceptable form.
The last speaker was Eddy Morrison, editor of Folk & Faith and Imperium.
He gave an impassioned speech about the importance of increasing our membership
and he suggested we set a target of one thousand members by the end of
2004. He told of the training programme that had been created and
said that it was vital that the party had a cadre of proficient speakers
now that new branches were being formed. He hoped to train sufficient
speakers to provide a dynamic and enthusiastic selection. Eddy once again
stressed on the need for unity, he said that all nationalists wore the
same uniform; their White skin!
The meeting closed early at around 4pm, as the premises were required
for a birthday party.
Members gathered at the bar for a couple of hours after the meeting
for a general chat. All in all, a very enjoyable and productive
gathering.
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