The Red shirt movement or the national united front for democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) emerged as counter to the yellow shirts. Its core is among the supports of Thaksin, largely in the far North, the Northeast, and the migrant population of the capital. The movement has also gathered support from many in the intelligentsia and middle class who have no love for Thaksin but who believe that democracy is under threat. The movement was structured through media channels, with local groups clustered around community radio stations, and national communication achieved through a satellite TV channel. From late 2009, the leaders conducted political schools. Local groups regularly ran fund-raisers, and campaign meetings.