By standuptorac / 2 August 2024
Tommy Robinson mobilised over 15,000 in Trafalgar Square on 27th July 2024. Robinson is a fascist who wants to divide us with racism, Islamophobia and religious hatred.
Chants on this demonstration included “We want our country back” and “You can stick your f***ing Islam up your arse.”
Robinson and other far right figures attempted to exploit the horrific knife attack in Southport to stir up Islamophobia and sew division by spreading misinformation about the attacker’s identity. This led to a racist mob rioting and violently attacking the Southport Mosque and police, chanting the same hateful slogans heard on Robinson’s London demonstration.
Racism and Islamophobia in Parliament is leading to racism and Islamophobia on the streets. When Robinson asked at his demonstration who voted for Nigel Farage and Reform UK almost every hand went up. Suella Braverman galvanised and emboldened this latest iteration of fascist mobilisations, with her claims of an “Islamist” threat, policing “double standards” and refugee “invasion” inflammatory rhetoric.
And across Europe we see the rise of far right and fascist forces, from Marine Le Pen in France to the AfD in Germany.
Tommy Robinson is a threat to all decent people
Robinson is a threat to all decent people. The trial of Finsbury Park terrorist Darren Osborne, who murdered Makram Ali, heard that he was radicalised by reading material by Tommy Robinson and others. When Robinson was leader of the English Defence League, it attacked Muslims, trade unions and strike actions.
All those who oppose this must join in a united mass movement powerful enough to drive back this latest fascist street movement. The majority of people in Britain abhor Robinson and his supporters. But his mobilisation of over 15,000 means this majority needs to make its voice heard the next time they take to the streets.
We are the majority, they are the few. Britain has a proud history of defeating fascists and racists. We must defeat them again. We must stand up to racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism. All those that valued democracy, freedom and our multicultural society must unite and mobilise against the far right and fascism.
Signatories include:
- Weyman Bennett and Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up To Racism co-convenors
- Peter Hain, House of Lords
- Mohammed Kozbar, Finsbury Park Mosque Chairman
- Gideon, Artist, DJ and Bloc 9 Glastonbury curator
- Michael Rosen, author and poet
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
- Dawn Butler MP
- Kim Johnson MP
- Humza Yousaf MSP
- Jeremy Corbyn MP
- Shockat Adam MP
- Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary
- Mick Whelan, ASLEF General Secretary
- Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary
- Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary
- Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary
- Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition convenor
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