http://www.hopenothate.org.uk HOPE not hate: blog feed en-gb Copyright Searchlight / HOPE not hate Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:10:19 GMT Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:10:19 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/images/rss_image.gif 50 50 nick@stopthebnp.org.uk (Nick Lowles) nick@stopthebnp.org.uk (Nick Lowles) http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/880/Walk-for-HOPE Next summer the Searchlight Educational Trust is putting on a sponsored walk up Kilimanjaro to raise money for a youth and community organising project we hope to set up later in the year. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:10:19 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/880/Walk-for-HOPE http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/879/Out-East After several incidents of homophobic attacks in Hackney the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community organised a community campaign to stop hatred in the borough. The campaign, Out East, was established to create Hackney pride and today a march and rally took place. Proudly supported by HOPE not hate the event saw over 400 local residents march through the heart of Hackney ending up at Shoreditch church for a rally with speeches from trade unionists, LGBT asylum seekers and of course the HOPE not hate campaign. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:15:54 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/879/Out-East http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/878/A-big-thank-you Yesterday morning two of our supporters from Bradford, impressed with our campaign against the EDL, offered to double the donations we received in the following 24 hours. This fantastic gesture was immediately and enthusiastically taken up by our supporters on Facebook. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:18:05 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/878/A-big-thank-you http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/877/Double-our-money Just had a marvelous message from a Mr ...amp;amp; Mrs Siraj of Bradford. They have said they will match the total of all donations we receive on here between 11 am today to 11am tomorrow. ...lt;a href=...quot;http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/page/content/donate/...quot;...gt;You can donate here...lt;/a...gt;. Remember all donations we receive go towards the Hope not Hate campaign against the BNP and the EDL. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:45:53 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/877/Double-our-money http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/876/We-shall-continue-to-tell-the-truth The utter hatred the EDL has for journalists and photographers was clearly evident at their protest in Bradford on Saturday. They swore, abused and threw missiles at the press at every opportunity. Since Saturday EDL forums having been buzzing with veiled threats against named journalists, including myself and others connected with HOPE not hate. There has been a whole thread into discussing finding my home address. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:21 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/876/We-shall-continue-to-tell-the-truth http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/875/A-sunny-day It's a beautiful Thursday morning, I'm listening to Jamie Cullum on Jazz FM and I'm feeling good about the day. I've just been sent some from photographs from Rashid Ibrahim, one of the people who organised the delivery of food to the police in Bradford on Saturday night. He came across my blog and thought I might I might like a photo of the event. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:39:55 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/875/A-sunny-day http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/874/Your-views-welcome Yesterday I sent out an email to those who signed our petition to ban the EDL march in Bradford as I wanted their views about what we should do next. We not only stopped the EDL from rioting in Bradford but I believe we helped foster a new spirit of togetherness in the city. To build on this new mood we are going to continue our work in Bradford. It is no point us campaigning in the city, talking to thousands of people and having such a great victory if we just walk away as soon as it is done. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:47:46 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/874/Your-views-welcome http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/873/Today's-the-day I have to admit I...amp;rsquo;m tingling with anticipation. Any minute now the van carrying our latest issue of Searchlight will arrive. It...amp;rsquo;s normally an exciting moment but today is extra special. We are going full colour and we have a new design. The contents inside the magazine are pretty good too. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:56:36 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/873/Today's-the-day http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/872/A-new-week After a week in Bradford and the best part of two months working with the Yorkshire HOPE not hate team on the anti-EDL campaign it seems like today marks the start of a new chapter. The Yorkshire HOPE not hate team are planning to build on the fantastic links they've developed during the campaign but my focus is turning elsewhere. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:09:21 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/872/A-new-week http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/871/It's-curry-and-samosas-all-round There was widespread relief across Bradford last night after the EDL protest passed off without major incident. Despite huge provocation from the racist hooligans the Muslim community in particular refused to rise to the bait. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:24:04 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/871/It's-curry-and-samosas-all-round http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/870/Summary-of-today Ok, I'm going to try to sum up today. It's been both frustrating but pleasing. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:09:41 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/870/Summary-of-today http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/869/Leaving-the-area I'm finally leaving the area. I'll be heading back down to London this evening so I'll try to write a summary of my view of today. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:43:23 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/869/Leaving-the-area http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/868/15-riot-vans Was just standing down for the day but then I've just seen 15 riot vans speed past and park up in the city centre. Dozens of riot police are also on foot. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:48:17 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/868/15-riot-vans http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/867/Milestone-reached. I've just taken my 1,000th photo today. Some poor colleague is going to have the pleasure of going through them. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:52:05 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/867/Milestone-reached. http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/866/Police-are-getting-bored I think even the police are now getting bored. A couple of hundred EDL have been allowed to move off in the direction of the coaches. Tommy's back on his phone. He's still in a small group still penned in....lt;br /...gt; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:42:39 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/866/Police-are-getting-bored http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/865/Is-Tommy-following-me-on-twitter? Is Tommy following me on twitter? Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:41:48 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/865/Is-Tommy-following-me-on-twitter? http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/864/Tommy-is-back Tommy's back. He popped out of the police cordon for a minute but he's returned. Three more coaches are backing down the road. Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:23:16 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/864/Tommy-is-back http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/863/How-sweet I spoke too soon. They broken through the police lines but don't seem to have an idea where they're going... There's Tommy Robinson, right in my lens sight ... How sweet. Some EDL are shouting at me. And they're pronouncing my surname right too Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:21:02 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/863/How-sweet http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/862/Getting-nowhere The EDL are getting frustrated at being penned in. Only 6 are being let out at a time. They are pushing but getting nowhere. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:17:08 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/862/Getting-nowhere http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/861/Police-sirens-can-be-heard They are boarding three coaches at a time. The first three are still being loaded. It is going to take ages at this rate. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:06:03 GMT http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/861/Police-sirens-can-be-heard