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A celebration of anti-fascist unity in central London
The Bookmarks team at the end of the solidarity day
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THE spirit of Cable Street was evoked in Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church at the weekend as the left came together to vow a fightback against the growing threat of the far right.
The solidarity event with Bookmarks, the socialist bookshop attacked by far-right activists a week earlier, attracted hundreds upon hundreds of people across the afternoon, with speaker after speaker pointing to the need to unite and fight against fascism.
The day was a celebration of culture and literature as well as a political rally.
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