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There are plenty of groups in the UK which I’ll link below. But I wouldn’t recommend getting involved by only joining your local branch of AFN or some other organization or network. Honestly the best connections I’ve made have been with autonomous individuals and affinity groups you can’t just join. 

If you wanna get involved start turning up to events, like and follow loads of anti-fascist groups and pages so you hear about more events and meetings. Follow other groups in your region even if they’re not local to you, you’ll find out about more demonstrations and general knowledge. Meet people at these events, nothing builds friendship like stopping Nazis or successfully running away from the cops! The more antifa you meet the more people you can securely organize with in a decentralized trust-built network. There are more lefties in your area than in your local antifa group. 

The best way to get involved in anti-fascism in your area is to find local activists or people who share your ideas, if you don’t even have a local group or events maybe you should organize them yourself. I will provide some brilliant resources from Crimethinc on how to form groups, plan direct actions or events, and how to adopt the perfect security culture. We need to find eachother and come together when we are in need, so we can take actions and attend demos together. 

You should defo check out your local group, but just be aware that they are a fixed entity and you may do better outside a closed rigid organization. Because networks are made up of individual cells their size, experience, knowledge, connections, and abilities are different. Some groups may have more active members, or regular actions they may want help with, or they’re difficult to contact and closed off. 

UK Antifa networks

Anti-Fascist Network, the UK’s largest antifa organization with chapters in most cities. On the website are some long lists on branches of AFN and useful links and page to follow. Honestly if you wanna find a local group look on Facebook or Twitter “[Town/region name] Antifascists” they have loads of group all over.  (Website)  

Feminist Anti-Fascist Assembly, who did a lot of good demonstrations last year against Tommy Robinson and the DFLA. (Twitter) 

London Anti-Fascist Assembly (LAFA), a more recent group based in London doing grassroots community work to oppose racism and demonstrate worker solidarity, they recently helped to shut down TERFs crashing the London mayday rally. (Twitter)

Plan C, an anarchist and anti-fascist group that has been present at anti-tory, anti-Trump, and anti-fascist demonstrations, as well as opposing Tommy Robinson and the pro-Trump march in London. They do lots of leafleting and postering from what I’ve seen. (Website) 

Antifa Intel, they give valuable resources about UK fascists and anti-fascist events, generally useful information to have. (Twitter) 

There are a load of UK groups you might be interested in like Anarchist Federation, Antihomophobe Action, Scottish Anti-Racism Network, and so on. But the best ways to find comrades in your community involves working locally and organizing on your terms. Good luck. Hope this was even slightly helpful.

Crimethinc resources:

How to form an affinity group 

Collective Security Culture (IMPORTANT) 

Direct Action guide 

Other resources 

Antifa International Masterpost for forming a group 

AFN guide to starting local chapter 

AFN list of antifa resources 

There are a load of UK groups you might be interested in like Anarchist Federation, Antihomophobe Action, Scottish Anti-Racism Network, and so on. But the best ways to find comrades in your community involves working locally and organizing on your terms. Good luck. Hope this was even slightly helpful.

the Industrial Workers of the World have been growing in the UK

you can also look for local Food Not Bombs groups on facebook

There’s ACORN the tenants’ union in England and Wales, and Living Rent in Scotland

Also if your city has a SolFed group they’re a friendly and open bunch, helping workers where they need it.