KENT ANTI-RACISTS' STATEMENT
We stand united in sympathy and solidarity with those who
lost their lives on The Herald of Free Enterprise and their families, and we
have no wish to intrude on their grief.
However we are faced with a demonstration on 4th
March by Far Right groups. We know what happened recently in Knowsley when a
visit from a Far Right Group led to an attempted violent attack on a hotel
housing refugees.
There is already a great deal of hostility towards
refugees. That resulted in a fire bomb attack on the Dover Reception Centre
only four months ago. Allowing the Far Right to spread their poison unopposed
runs the risk of increasing that hostility, putting those perceived, rightly or
wrongly, as being refugees at further risk. It also makes the prospect of
further visits by Far Right groups much more likely.
The original decision to hold a rally opposing the Far
Right was made collectively by several different anti-racism groups and
individuals, not just by those who are party to the Statement released by South
East Kent TUC.
We have met again and agreed that the rally should go
ahead. We will be meeting at 12 noon on Saturday 4th March in the
Market Square in Dover and urge as many anti racists as possible to join us.
Medway Stand Up to Racism
Kent Anti-Racism Network
Kent Refugee Help
Roma Sinti Holocaust Group
Beccy Sawbridge ex Seafarer and Herald of Free Enterprise
Stewardess
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