Difference between revisions of "Ann Marchini"
Tom Griffin (talk | contribs) m (typo) |
Richard Bew (talk | contribs) |
||
| (16 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Ann Marchini]] is a British buy-to-let property investor. According to the ''Sunday Times'', she is active in the [[counterjihad]] movement under the pseudonyms [[Gaia]] and [[Dominique Devaux]].<ref name="ST11Dec11">Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2051/unmasked-wealthy-backers-behind-far-right-lea Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league], Sunday Times, 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.</ref> | + | [[Image:Ann_marchini.jpg||200px|thumb|right|Ann Marchini, Credit: [http://uaf.org.uk/2011/12/edl-network-revealed/ United Against Fascism] ]] |
| + | [[Ann Marchini]] is a British buy-to-let property investor and [[counterjihad]] activist who is a personal friend of counterjihad activist [[Paul Weston]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Activities== | ||
| + | ===Sunday Times allegations=== | ||
| + | According to the ''Sunday Times'', she is active in the [[counterjihad]] movement under the pseudonyms [[Gaia]] and [[Dominique Devaux]].<ref name="ST11Dec11">Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2051/unmasked-wealthy-backers-behind-far-right-lea Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league], ''Sunday Times'', 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.</ref> | ||
A lawyer for Marchini gave the following statement to the ''Sunday Times'': | A lawyer for Marchini gave the following statement to the ''Sunday Times'': | ||
:: "Ann Marchini does not operate under the alias of either Dominique Devaux or Gaia. She is a member of British Freedom, but joined only to show support for her personal friend Paul Weston [the chairman]."<ref name="ST11Dec11"/> | :: "Ann Marchini does not operate under the alias of either Dominique Devaux or Gaia. She is a member of British Freedom, but joined only to show support for her personal friend Paul Weston [the chairman]."<ref name="ST11Dec11"/> | ||
| − | Further evidence of Marchini's role in the counterjihad movement is provided by the original version of a [[Gates of Vienna]] blogpost which contains a press release from the [[Center for Vigilant Freedom]] with Marchini's name and phone number provided as contact details.<ref>[[Dymphna]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071021033459/http://www.gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2007/10/european-organizations-gather-in.html EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS GATHER IN BRUSSELS TO ORGANIZE RESISTANCE TO ISLAMIZATION AND SHARIAH], Gates of Vienna, 19 October 2007, archived at the Internet Archive.</ref> | + | ===Other counterjihad activism=== |
| + | |||
| + | Further evidence of Marchini's role in the counterjihad movement is provided by the original version of a [[Gates of Vienna]] blogpost which contains a press release from the [[Center for Vigilant Freedom]] with Marchini's name and phone number provided as contact details.<ref>[[Dymphna (Gates of Vienna)|Dymphna]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071021033459/http://www.gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2007/10/european-organizations-gather-in.html EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS GATHER IN BRUSSELS TO ORGANIZE RESISTANCE TO ISLAMIZATION AND SHARIAH], Gates of Vienna, 19 October 2007, archived at the Internet Archive.</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Marchini and [[Christopher Knowles]] attended an [[OSCE]] Human Dimension Implementation meeting in Warsaw in September/October 2009, on behalf of the [[Center for Vigilant Freedom]]'s [[International Civil Liberties Alliance]]. [[Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff]] of [[Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa]] was also present,<ref>[http://www.osce.org/odihr/39625 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, Warsaw, 28 September - 9 October 2009], Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, p.209, accessed 13 December 2011.</ref> as was - according to one source - [[Edward May]] who runs the blog [[Gates of Vienna]].<ref name="HNHCartoonRep"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | In 2015 she was in a Hyde Park audience which also included former [[English Defence League]] (EDL) funder and strategist [[Alan Ayling]] (aka Alan Lake) watching a speech by [[Anne Marie Waters]] of [[UKIP]] and [[Sharia Watch UK]].<ref name="HNHCartoonRep">Hope Not Hate, [http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=c943edb2-0d73-4d9c-98c1-8e27e5e89fee The Muhammed Cartoons: the counter-jihadist plot to ignite a civil war in Britain], Hope Not Hate, July 2015</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | British group [[Hope Not Hate]] describes Marchini as a millionaire who lives in Highgate, north London and states she provides a connection between funders and counterjihad activists. The group claims she was the person who linked up Germany’s [[Patrik Brinkmann]] with Canadian industrialist [[Bjorn Larsen]], leading to the [[Geert Wilders]] rally in Berlin in Oct 2010.<ref name="HNHCartoonRep"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[International Civil Liberties Alliance]] (ICLA) | ||
| + | *[[Paul Weston]] and [[British Freedom Party]] / [[Liberty GB]] | ||
| − | + | ==External resources== | |
| + | *Dipesh Gadher, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2086/turner-artist-drops-far-right-aide Turner artist drops far-right aide], ''Sunday Times'', 17 January 2012, archived at Hope Not hate. | ||
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
| Line 15: | Line 33: | ||
[[Category:counterjihad|Marchini, Ann]] | [[Category:counterjihad|Marchini, Ann]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Islam Critics|Marchini, Ann]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United Kingdom|Marchini, Ann]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 18 December 2015
Ann Marchini, Credit: United Against Fascism
Ann Marchini is a British buy-to-let property investor and counterjihad activist who is a personal friend of counterjihad activist Paul Weston.
Contents
Activities
Sunday Times allegations
According to the Sunday Times, she is active in the counterjihad movement under the pseudonyms Gaia and Dominique Devaux.[1]
A lawyer for Marchini gave the following statement to the Sunday Times:
- "Ann Marchini does not operate under the alias of either Dominique Devaux or Gaia. She is a member of British Freedom, but joined only to show support for her personal friend Paul Weston [the chairman]."[1]
Other counterjihad activism
Further evidence of Marchini's role in the counterjihad movement is provided by the original version of a Gates of Vienna blogpost which contains a press release from the Center for Vigilant Freedom with Marchini's name and phone number provided as contact details.[2]
Marchini and Christopher Knowles attended an OSCE Human Dimension Implementation meeting in Warsaw in September/October 2009, on behalf of the Center for Vigilant Freedom's International Civil Liberties Alliance. Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff of Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa was also present,[3] as was - according to one source - Edward May who runs the blog Gates of Vienna.[4]
In 2015 she was in a Hyde Park audience which also included former English Defence League (EDL) funder and strategist Alan Ayling (aka Alan Lake) watching a speech by Anne Marie Waters of UKIP and Sharia Watch UK.[4]
British group Hope Not Hate describes Marchini as a millionaire who lives in Highgate, north London and states she provides a connection between funders and counterjihad activists. The group claims she was the person who linked up Germany’s Patrik Brinkmann with Canadian industrialist Bjorn Larsen, leading to the Geert Wilders rally in Berlin in Oct 2010.[4]
Affiliations
External resources
- Dipesh Gadher, Turner artist drops far-right aide, Sunday Times, 17 January 2012, archived at Hope Not hate.
Contact
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league, Sunday Times, 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.
- ↑ Dymphna, EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS GATHER IN BRUSSELS TO ORGANIZE RESISTANCE TO ISLAMIZATION AND SHARIAH, Gates of Vienna, 19 October 2007, archived at the Internet Archive.
- ↑ OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, Warsaw, 28 September - 9 October 2009, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, p.209, accessed 13 December 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hope Not Hate, The Muhammed Cartoons: the counter-jihadist plot to ignite a civil war in Britain, Hope Not Hate, July 2015
