No Platform

No Platform

No Platform is a political position that actively opposes allowing alleged fascists to express their views in public. It was also the name of a British militant anti-fascist group formed in 2001. This group appears to be defunct, with some anarchist former members helping to form a similar group, Antifa. [ [http://www.antifa.org.uk antifa website ] ]

A No Platform order is an instrument used by groups such as trade unions and students' unions to refuse a platform of any kind to certain groups or particular ideas. No Platform orders are most often used against ideas deemed to be racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic or fascist. Such an order means that certain groups or individuals are prevented from addressing trade union or student union events. The British National Union of Students has applied the no-platform policy to fascist organisations such as the BNP, National Front and Combat 18 and has, in the past, also applied this policy to Islamist extremists such as Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Al-Muhajiroun and the Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK.

ee also

*NUS No Platform Policy
*Free Speech
*Hate speech

External links

* [http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/ppapers/fascists.html Workers Solidarity: No Platform for Fascists]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Platform screen doors — and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors later added to the system rather than installed with the… …   Wikipedia

  • Platform shoe — Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with thick soles, often made of cork, plastic, rubber, or wood (wooden soled platform shoes are technically also clogs). They have been worn in various cultures since ancient times for fashion or for… …   Wikipedia

  • Platform tennis — is unique as the only racquet sport that is played outdoors in cold weather. The sport is played at private clubs, public parks, and in backyards at both highly competitive and purely recreational levels. This sport must not be confused with… …   Wikipedia

  • platform — plat‧form [ˈplætfɔːm ǁ fɔːrm] noun [countable] 1. the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off the train 2. a system used to broadcast television or radio programmes 3. a tall structure built so that people can work around the …   Financial and business terms

  • Platform artists group — Inc., commonly known as Platform, is one of the longest operating Australian artist run initiatives. The organisation is run by volunteers who develop exhibitions of visual arts by young and emerging artists from Australia and around the world.… …   Wikipedia

  • Platform bed — Platform beds are beds whose base consists of a raised, flat, hard, horizontal surface meant to support just a mattress. Platform beds provide firm cushioning and with the support of slats or solid paneling, they eliminate the need for a box… …   Wikipedia

  • Platform youth theatre — [http://www.pyt.org.au] is a theatre company for 16 26 year olds based in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The Company is reflective of the cultural melting pot of the Darebin area, and was originally a program within the Darebin… …   Wikipedia

  • Platform as a service — (PaaS) is an outgrowth of the Software as a Service application delivery model. The PaaS model makes all of the facilities required to support the end to end life cycle of building and delivering web applications and services entirely available… …   Wikipedia

  • Platform boot — Platform boots are boots, with thick wedge soles or a combination of thick soles and high heels that are similar in some respects to the platform shoe. They were seen as the cutting edge of fashion in the UK during the 1970s and during the… …   Wikipedia

  • Platform — Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just reflects the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Platform car — Platform Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”