Wondering how we can all stand behind & support minorities in this climate.

Months ago when someone posted about these I said how I got caught up at Euston (I was travelling to Manchester for work one Saturday) wearing a star of David and got abuse. How I had to go past a security guard to go to the kosher butcher after a local kosher grocery store was attacked by a man with a machete (there's a video and it's terrifying) and was told I was paranoid and imaginging it. Anti-semitism doesn't exist. Or is minor...or is unimportant apparently.

Have you thought about why it's young men? Do you think they want to come here to work to support thier family?

Do you think husbands want to risk thier wives and children travelling to this country?

The rioters are a group of down-and-outs who don't want anyone of colour in their country. Driven by racism and ignorance, they seized on the tragic death of innocent children as an excuse to further their hateful narrative.

I hope you watched the video of them stopping cars and checking if the drivers were white. If they weren't, they were severely beaten.

Don't worry. Once football season starts in a week or so, they'll all be back home or at Wetherspoons.

But it’s not affecting just “illegal immigrants” (as if that would be justified). Three of my team, black and Asian British born, have expressed their fears about using public transport this week, or to travel long distances to work through cities and towns where there has been disorder. It makes me feel sick thinking about how they must be feeling. We’re lucky enough to be able to be flexible to accommodate their fears and to offer wellbeing support but for those who still have to go out and head into work in places where there are protests, I can’t imagine how they must feel.

Certainly. But what help will that be to people whose hostel is being deliberately attacked by arsonists? Or whose windows are having bricks thrown at them? Or indeed the police, firefighters and paramedics who are also the target of bricks and other weapons?

Everyone who wants to do good anti racism work would do well to read Nova Reid’s book called The Good Ally.

When has this happened? Were the police called?

Yes, and? That is ONE person, not a vast majority of people at the protest, and it's a virtual certainty that they won't be charged.

Why won't the Government address the real concerns of the people? Why are certain groups allowed to wield knives and machetes in public without intervention by the Police?

Which groups, and when, @Milkyway1213? You do know the person accused of the Southport knife attack is not an immigrant, don't you?

Why do you feel you are being given this label? The OP specifically referred to far right terrorism. Have you been out throwing stones at police and trying to set fire to buildings with people in them? If not, you haven't been labelled by her.

How do you know that your views represent those of "the people"? Do you actually object to, for instance, legal immigrants following their own religion and having places of worship to do so? Why?

@Agn , it’s not terrorism. 🙄
I’m not condoning violence by the way, quite the reverse I hope ALL violence will be dealt with going forward robustly.

I think we need to come out en masse in solidarity with our neighbours and stop these racists from smashing up places of worship and trying to burn refugees to death.

Apparently a lot of them are planning to attack different targets this Weds evening (tomorrow). Immigration centres, visa offices etc.

If the police are overwhelmed, then what? It's on us. Like in Liverpool last Friday night. The fash were outnumbered and went home.

We must do what we can to protect our communities and not give ground to the racists.

brilliant post.

@Agn what most of is want is just to be left alone to live in peace and be given the opportunity to work and take care of our families, be kind and receive kindness from our neighbours and just carry on.

I was at a reggae festival this weekend and the crowd made my heart smile - people of all colours, nationality and creed - together enjoying themselves, just living in love and unity. We require nothing more.

@Milkyway1213 what I find absolutely disgusting is that because of your 'protests', we are not talking about the beautiful children murdered last week. They are almost forgotten while all focus is on your spectacle and that is what is disgusting, especially so soon after the police had seemingly woken up to the fact of VAWG.

This is not a thread about the opinions of Milkyway1213 .

OP I was thinking this just yesterday. I think just being warm and courteous to everyone you meet is the way forward. Being non-white in this country at the moment must be scary and awful.

I'm wonder the same OP. Don't let right wingers distract. They'll try.

Integration is your answer OP
Enough with the biased multiculturalism

I find it frightening going on protests alone or with my child, yet alone protests countering rioters. I'm very grateful for people who do it.

Could be all manner of reasons...fear? Disability? Lack of childcare?

I would encourage people to join the peaceful counter protests if they are able. I found it immensely reassuring to see that the antiracists far outnumbered the racists in my community.

Why can't you go to counter protests?

Throughout history people look for scape goats when things in economy isn't going well. Cost living is hitting poorest hard, they want to blame someone so easiest targets are immigration illegal or not usually with the same rhetoric of stealing house and jobs - basically state resources. Whether people want to deny it or not there is a strong undercurrent especially in working class areas around illegal immigration which is now flowing into all immigration

Sadly nothing new. It makes me sad. I don't know the answer or how to stop it except trying to teach my kids to have open kinds and hearts

Locally, ask people if they are ok? Being friendly and kind is natural of course, but you can also make the effort to make people aware that you do not condone or share the attitudes of biogots and rioters.

On a bigger scale, support anti-racist charities and causes, report misinformation you see online, speak to your MP and local council about anti-racism efforts in your community. Google causes to support, either financially or for free with word of mouth, sharing content online, such as Hope Not Hate, Choose Love, Amnesty International, Refugee Action, Show Racism the Red Card, Stop Hate UK.