By Donna Williams • Updated: 08 Aug 2024 • 20:23 • 1 minute read
This is what anti-racism peaceful demonstration in Walthamstow looked like Credit: X:@AntiRacismDay
With everything that the world has gone through in recent years, it is very sad to see that, once again, racism has reared its ugly head in the UK.
All the recent rioting has led to King Charles receiving daily briefings on the evolving national situation, such is the gravity of what is occurring. Of course, as is often the case, the breakout of violence has stemmed from a false claim concerning who is responsible for the atrocities that happened in Southport on July 29.
However, despite police forces being on alert to respond to more than 100 planned protests last night, the anti-immigration protests failed to materialise in most places.
Instead, a peaceful anti-racism demonstration took place, restoring some faith in humanity. According to Stand Up to Racism, an estimated 25,000 people took to the streets to take a stand against racism and violence.
Their presence was felt in many large towns and cities, including an 8,000-person gathering in Walthamstow (London), 7,000 in Bristol, 2,000 in Liverpool, and similar numbers in Brighton and Newcastle. In Walthamstow, the crowd could be heard chanting, “Whose streets? Our Streets” and “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here.”
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a calm night everywhere, as around 50 people gathered in Croydon, South London, to throw objects into the road and bottles at officers. However, according to the Metropolitan Police, they were using the protest as an excuse for pure antisocial behaviour. As a result, 10 people were arrested, including four for violent disorder and one for assaulting an emergency worker.
The following morning, commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, Mark Rowley said, “We put thousands of officers on the street, and I think the show of force from the police and frankly the show of unity from communities, together defeated the challenges that we’ve seen,”
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan also thanked “those who came out peacefully to show London stands united against racism & Islamophobia” and praised the “heroic police force.”
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Look up Wesley Winter on youtube, he is attending the protests, time to educate yourself.
Are people racist, or just anti-illegal immigration? The government and the media, including this publication and the sadly misguided and Journalistically challenged writer of this article, would have you believe former, when the later is actually true. The so-called far right protests are attended by people of all colours, afraid for the safety of their children. This is the obvious example of gaslighting sby the government/media complex since Covid, and how did that one turn out? #diedsuddenly
Is scratchit another pseudanim for leapy lee the euro weekly columnist who regularly preachers the politics of hate stoking the flames of the recent riots
I would propose anti immigration by every day folk and families. For both sides of the coin the minority who want to cause issue at both protests are allowing the MSM’s and government to generate their narrative. And again the police on the front line are being put in a politicised position by the higher up’s cow tailing to politicians. Even handed with no favour should be the order of the day, not the last ten or so years of knee bending.
@Bob Scratchit Thank you for taking the time to read my article and express your opinion.
Strange how people who “complain” about the Asian immigrants are called racist but Asians stabbing, beating up or raping Brits seem to be ignored! I know which way my thoughts run on this! Bob Scratchit/Leapy/whoever, you are dead right!
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