Fascist Tommy Robinson AKA Stephen Yaxley Lennon has been released from prison. He is calling for “the UK’s biggest free speech festival” on 13 September in London. The reality is Robinson wants to bring his far right thug supporters onto the streets to spread racist division and Islamophobia.
Stand Up to Racism has called a counter-demonstration. Together, we have halted his attempts to build a fascist street movement in Britain again and again - but the context is even more dangerous now.
Reform UK’s rise is staggering. The local elections saw Reform replacing the Tories and vying for Labour strongholds. Farage is setting the agenda on immigration - and Starmer adopting the same rhetoric - is giving confidence to the fascists.
Already this summer in Portsmouth we've seen a violent racist mob targeting refugees in their home and attacking anti-racist protestors and the police, instigated by a local far right politician's online campaign of misinformation. Robinson's march aims to increase their numbers and their confidence for further attacks against our community.
But the far right can be stopped. Last summer, mass anti-racist resistance halted the far right riots. We marched in our tens of thousands to oppose Tommy Robinson in October and February. And on Saturday 13 September we have to do it again. Join us.
The coach will pick up at the following times and locations:
8.30am - Queen Street bus stop, PO1 3HW - westbound bus stop at 45-50 Queen Street
8.35am - Students' Union Bus Stop (opposite The Union), PO1 2EF
8.45am - Fratton Bridge Bus Stop, Fratton Road (outside Efes Kebabs), PO1 5AB
8.55am - Trafalgar School Bus Stop, London Road, PO2 9RJ
9.00am - Cosham Health Centre Bus Stop, Northern Road, PO6 3AB
The coach will leave London by 4.30pm, to be back in Portsmouth no later than 8.00pm.
#NoRacismNoFascism #RefugeesWelcome
#StopDeportations #StopTheHate
#StandUpToRacism
