Blackpool Anti-Racist Vigil

The following has been supplied by Unity:

BLACKPOOL ANTI-RACIST VIGIL

SATURDAY 28TH MAY

Meet at 12 Noon at The Headlands, south of Central Pier, Blackpool.

The racist English Defence League is trying to whip up race hatred in Blackpool by exploiting the tragic cases of Charlene Downes and Paige Chivers.As local people opposed to racism, we have called an anti-racist Vigil in response to the EDL’s provocations.

The EDL is a racist group with links to the fascist BNP. It has carried out violent rampages in towns where it has held protests. In Stoke-on-Trent, they attacked Asian people, Asian-owned businesses and overturned cars. Every EDL protest has been accompanied by racist chanting and nazi salutes. Our problems are not a result of race or ethnicity. Racism and scapegoating will leave the community divided and at war with each-other. That is what the EDL wants, and that is why we are holding our Unity Vigil in support of our multi-racial and multi-faith community in Blackpool.

We urge everyone to attend the Unity Vigil in Blackpool on Saturday 28th May.

Called by Blackpool & Fleetwood Unite Against Fascism, supported by North West UAF.