LC AR AF ) ▁also ▁mobil ised ▁activ ists ▁from ▁across ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁and ▁published ▁leaf lets ▁and ▁post ers ▁calling ▁for ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁A LC AR AF ▁march ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁physical ▁attempt ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁N F ▁march . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁demonstr ation , ▁a ▁meeting ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁pub ▁in ▁De pt ford ▁between ▁A RA F CC ▁and ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ' ▁Party ▁( SW P ) ▁Central ▁Committee ▁member ▁responsible ▁for ▁their ▁mobil isation . ▁This ▁meeting ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁produce ▁an ▁agreed ▁joint ▁plan ▁( as ▁both ▁organis ations ▁intended ▁to ▁phys ically ▁block ▁the ▁streets ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁N F ▁march ). ▁However , ▁the ▁SW P ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁London ▁Anti - F asc ist ▁Comm itte es ▁must ▁accept ▁the ▁leading ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁SW P ▁and ▁mobil ise ▁their ▁supp or ters ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁SW P ▁appointed ▁ste wards . ▁This ▁demand ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁A RA F CC ▁( wh ose ▁members ▁included ▁many ▁veter an ▁Anti - F asc ists , ▁some ▁an arch ists , ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁Y CL ▁members ▁and ▁trade ▁union ▁activ ists ) ▁and ▁thus ▁A RA F CC ▁appointed ▁its ▁own ▁ste wards ▁and ▁made ▁detailed ▁plans ▁to ▁combine ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁A LC AR AF ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁with ▁a ▁physical ▁block ade ▁of ▁New ▁Cross ▁Road ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁Although ▁the ▁official ▁position ▁of ▁A