Anti-racist campaigner Dave from Devon
Coaches are booking up fast as people get ready to march against the far right in London on 28 March.
In Hull, campaigners have organised three coaches with the possibility of a fourth to the Together alliance demonstration.
“We have two coaches that are almost full, then a youth group coach that is almost full and then potentially a coach from the Unite union,” Eleanor, a Stand Up To Racism activist, told Socialist Worker.
In north Devon, there is a 53 seat coach for transport and a second coach being considered.
“People are coming to the Together alliance demonstration that we haven’t seen before. It isn’t just the same people, it is newer younger faces,” Dave, a campaigner in the area told Socialist Worker.
“There is an appetite and deepening of anti-racist organisation. I went to the Barnstaple Islamic Cultural Centre to talk about the Together alliance demonstration. I was very well received.”
Dave said, “They are understandably worried about the political climate. People are watching the political landscape shifting.
“There is a cumulative effect of Labour’s hardline anti-immigration policies and Keir Starmer’s island of strangers speech.”
Campaigners in Devon have raised money through donations, both from unions and from individuals, to cover the cost of transport. They want as many people as possible to join the coaches to London.
In Hull, campaigners have been pushing hard to get people booked onto the transport.
Eleanor explained, “We’ve had anti-racist stalls and leafleting for the Together alliance in the city centre, days of action, we’ve been leafleting the university. And we’ve leafleted as many local meetings such as Palestine solidarity meetings, book launches, union meetings.
Eleanor said, “A lot of people straight away get it when we speak to them. It is resonating with people because they can see the danger of Reform UK, of Tommy Robinson and they don’t like it.
“They can see what happened with Donald Trump and the fightback in Minnesota and it has caught a feeling that something has to be done. We are doing all we can but there is a sense of understanding when you speak to people.”
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