WALTHAMSTOW, Aug 8 — As the advertised evening meet-up time for a rumoured far-right rally approached in north-east London, a crowd of several thousand anti-racism and...
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A protester holds a placard reading ‘Racists not welcome here’ during a counter demonstration against an anti-immigration protest called by far-right activists in the Walthamstow suburb of London August 7, 2024. — AFP picWALTHAMSTOW, Aug 8 — As the advertised evening meet-up time for a rumoured far-right rally approached in north-east London, a crowd of several thousand anti-racism and pro-Palestinian protesters let out a cheer and clapped.
“I live in the borough and we don’t want these people on our streets... they don’t represent us,” Sara Tresilian, 58, told AFP as she joined the throngs in Walthamstow early yesterday evening. “We’re local, we’re here for each other because these racists declared they were going to destroy our community,” he said. “So we’re here to keep the peace.”
People gather for a counter demonstration against an anti-immigration protest called by far-right activists in the Walthamstow suburb of London August 7, 2024. — AFP picIn Walthamstow, the crowds chanted “whose streets? Our streets!” and other slogans, holding banners saying “smash fascism & racism” and “racists not welcome here”.
“We’re a restaurant run by immigrants, Muslims as well. The silver lining is the community here is very strong,” he added.“It’s crazy,” he said of the recent riots, which followed a knife attack in Southport, north-west England, that killed three young girls.
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