The Campaign against Euro-federalism was founded in 1991 at a public meeting in Liverpool with the formation of an ad hoc committeee. This committee was briefed to call a conference which took place in Sheffield in 1992 just prior to the General Election. A campaign committee was elected at this conference.The original Conference Newsletter was renamed The Democrat and remains the paper of the Campaign published ten times a year. In addition the Democrat Broadsheet covers single issues and is circulated as an insert with the Democrat and available separately.
The Campaign is oriented to the labour and trade union movement and the people whom these organisations normally represent including democrats, socialists, trade unionists, students and pensioners and their organisations.
Several conferences have been held since the founding conference in 1991 and were convened to discuss and take action on, jobs, racism, the Welfare State, military aspects of the EC/EU and implications of the single currency and other implicatons of Britain's membership of the EEC/EC/EU.
A key conference was held in April 2000 in support of those campaigns: preventing the sale of council housing and residental homes; keeping the Rover plant at Longbridge and associated jobs in the Midlands; jobs for disabled people; and opposition to the privatisation of hospitals.
The implications of the single currency were discussed at a well attended seminar in March 2002. In September 2002 CAEF held a conference in London opposing the privatisation of public services.
In 2003 CAEF held a conference on Jobs and the EU and the EU implications for the law.
The Campaign is opposed to: Britain's membership of the European Community/Union; the Treaty establishing the EU state Constitution; Britain joining the single currency; opposes the Common Foreign and Security Policy and European Army; opposes the introduction of Corpus Juris to replace Habeas Corpus; and harmonisation of taxation. The Campaign also opposes the Private Finance Initiative (PFI): opposed the NATO and EU military action against Yugoslavia; is against exploitation of the Third World through the Lome Convention, GATTS, WTO and other aspects of EU.
CAEF is affiliated to the cross party Campaign for an Independent Britain, is a founder organisation and part of the Anti Maastricht Alliance in Britain and the internaional alliance of euro-critical organisations of TEAM originally formed in December 1992 at a 'Counter Summit' in Edinburgh and re-established in 1996. The Campaign also liaises and works with similar labour movement and other organisations at international and national levels.
Besides publishing it's own pamphlets and other material, the Campaign publishes a monthly paper, The Democrat, to provide an analysis of all aspects and implications of the thrust to European Union and news of local, national and international activity. The paper includes regular series on `how the EC operates', `roots of our rights', `human set aside' military and economic matters. There are pages for readers letters and discussion. A single issue of the Democrat is available for two 24p postage stamps or £6 for ten issues. These can be obtained by using the order form. Campaign members receive the Democrat free.
The Campaign welcomes offers of help and donations, can provide speakers and is setting up local campaign groups. Membership of the Campaign is £10 (£5 unwaged) and organisations can affiliate for a suggested minimum of £10.
CAEF, PO Box 46295, London W5 2UG
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