Table of Contents
- Full list of stop the far right national day of protest events. Check back for updates
- SUTR national organiser Samira Ali on Sky News this morning (Saturday 10th August)
- London
- Belfast
- Barrow
- Southend
- Cambridge
- Lowestoft
- Glasgow
- Exeter
- Yeovil
- Colchester
- Plymouth
- Taunton
- Southall
- Nottingham
- Chesterfield
- Southampton
- Hull
- Norwich
- Tenby
- Chorley
- Worcester
- Preston
- Sheffield
- Hackney
- Leicester
- Shrewsbury
- Weymouth
- Lancaster
- Stratford
- Derby
- Liverpool
- Coventry
- Brixton
- Abergavenny
- Dumfries & Galloway
- Wakefield
- York
- Cardiff
- Newcastle
- Calderdale
- Portsmouth
- Eastbourne
- Tower Hamlets
- Islington and Haringey
- Halifax
- Dundee
- Hastings
- Oxford
- Lincoln
- Edinburgh
- Stoke
- Manchester
- Harlow
- Birmingham
Full list of stop the far right national day of protest events. Check back for updates
SUTR national organiser Samira Ali on Sky News this morning (Saturday 10th August)
London
Reform UK HQ, 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW –2:30pm
Belfast
Barrow
Southend
100 at Southend rally
Cambridge
300 at Cambridge SUTR anti-racist rally.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00220ls/look-east-evening-news-10082024 (see report on SUTR protest at 1m 2secs)
Lowestoft
Picture shows part of the Lowestoft Stand Up to Racism/Lowestoft Palestine Solidarity Campaign vigil on Saturday 10th August. After the events of the previous week when masses of people across the country had come out to oppose racism, Islamophobia and the far-right we received a lot of support from passers by. Some thanked us and the movement for standing up against the thugs.
On our Lowestoft vigil we were joined by Red Saunders, one of the founders of the pathbreaking 1970s/80s movements Rock Against Racism with an original iconic RAR placard
Glasgow
Exeter
300-400 in Exeter for unity rally.
Yeovil
St John’s Churchyard, 6pm
Colchester
Colchester War Memorial, High Street 1pm
Over 100 in Colchester. Lots of young people.
Plymouth
200 in Plymouth – lovely rally and march.
Taunton
Town Centre, Market House – 2.30pm
Southall
Unity Hall, Southall Town Hall UB1 3HA – 12pm
Nottingham
Brian Clough Statute, Nottingham city centre – 1pm
300 to 400 in Nottingham today. A handful of fascists that could not disrupt the rally and were variously cautioned by police or moved on
Chesterfield
Southampton
Bargate 12 noon
Hull
Queen Victoria Square – 10am
Norwich
Gentleman’s Walk 12:00pm – organised by Protest With Pride and Norwich Stand Up to Racism
500 joyous people in Norwich against 15 or so fascists.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00220ls/look-east-evening-news-10082024 (see report on SUTR protest at 1m 2secs)
Tenby
100 anti racists in Tenby and no show from Nazis.
Chorley
Union Street, Chorley PR7 1AE
Worcester
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24510528.anti-racism-protest-held-worcester-city-centre
Preston
Friargate Pedestrian Area – 2pm
Sheffield
Sheffield City Hall – 12pm
Hackney
St Augustines Tower, Narrow Way, Hackney Central E8 1HR – 12pm
Leicester
Meet outside HSBC Bank, Humberstone Gate 12pm
Shrewsbury
The Square 12.30pm
Shrewsbury SUTR demo – 500 anti-fascists, 20 fascists who left after about an hour and a half.
Weymouth
Meet outside The Range, New Bond Street –11am
100 anti-racists rally in Weymouth. NN = No Nazis 🚩🙂
Lancaster
Town Hall steps – 12pm
Stratford
Stratford Bus Station (old shopping centre side), E20 1EH – 11am
Around 150 people turned out today in Stratford for a brilliant and lively demo – loads of speeches and loud chants showing we are both diverse and united against the far-right ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾
Derby
Meet Council House 11am, marching to The Spot – 11am
200 in Derby. Great atmosphere.
Liverpool
Pier Head 12pm
Coventry
Millennium Place, CV1 1JD – 1pm
Brixton
Windrush Square SW2 1JQ – 1pm
Abergavenny
Opposite Waterstones – 11am
Abergavenny (South Wales) unites against the far right and racism. 150 people and very well received by passers by in the busy town centre.
Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries 11am at Planestanes – called by Dumfries and Galloway Trades Council
Wakefield
12pm Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF4 3QZ
York
St Helen’s Square – 4pm
Cardiff
Newcastle
Grey’s Monument, Newcastle – 9:30am
Calderdale
Outside Wilko’s, 2 Southgate, HX1 IDR
Portsmouth
Eastbourne
Outside Barclays Bank, Terminus Road, Eastbourne
150 at Eastbourne. Great range of speakers and poets plus a great set from a local internationalist Roma jazz band who played a great rendition of Bella Ciao. Chants of ‘Eastbourne, Eastbourne say it clear! Racists are not welcome here’. We put the unity in community ✊✊🏽✊🏿
Tower Hamlets
Altab Ali Park, Alder Street, E1 1FD
Islington and Haringey
North London Finsbury Park _ Finsbury Park Mosque St Thomas’s Road N4 2QH – 2pm. Link arms around our mosques
Halifax
Over 100 anti racists gathered in Halifax.
Dundee
City Square, Dundee – 12:30pm
Hastings
12 noon – Hastings Town Centre Robertson St, outside Owens – STOP THE FAR RIGHT UNITY RALLY
350-400 at the SUTR Unity Rally in Hasting
Oxford
11 am – Bonn Square, Oxford, OX1 1LQ
📣 In Oxford 300+ protesters rallied in Bonn Square to hear speakers from local refugee support campaigns, trade unionists, community campaigns, political parties, musicians and a magician while people chalked “Refugees Welcome” messages on the pavements. Protesters went on to march through Oxford’s streets led by samba drummers while we chanted “When refugees are under attack what do we do? Stand up fight back!” and “Tommy Robinson we know you, you’re a fascist through and through.” and “One – we are the people Two – we won’t be silenced, Three – stop the fascists Now! Now! Now!” Shout out to everyone who helped make today a success. Unity is strength.
Lincoln
2pm – Lincoln High Street, Speakers Corner.
Edinburgh
11am – outside Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
2,000 people attended the Edinburgh SUTR protest.
Stoke
12pm – Hanley Town Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
150 on stoke antiracism protest yesterday. We had 9 unions represented by speakers and lots other representing various groups – a majority being women and/or not white. Apart from local Palestine demos I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed this level of participation. Big leaps forward for antiracism movement in the city.
Manchester
11am – Unity Rally in Piccadilly Gardens
Harlow
1:30pm – The Obelisk, Broadwalk, Harlow Town Centre, CM20 1JA
Between 100 and 150 at the Harlow SUTR rally today.
Birmingham
12:30 – Outside Waterstones, Birmingham City Centre
About 400 in Birmingham, brilliant rally, an anti-fascist celebration. But preparing for next Saturday when far right say they are coming
