Community reacts quickly to remove Nazi graffiti

Residents near Dollis Hill station in Brent reacted quickly when Nazi graffiti appeared on their street. The community came together and set  to work to clean off the graffiti and were helped by a local councillor.  Worryingly some of the graffiti appeared to be outside the homes of Jewish families.

Lucy Cox, who discovered the graffiti, said:

I'm horrified to see my Jewish neighbours targeted in this way. Anti-semitism is real on the far right and we won't tolerate it in Dollis Hill.

We will be holding a vigil in solidarity on Tuesday evening at 7pm at the bus stop on Hamilton Road. (Near Dollis Hill tube). I hope lots of local people can join us to show our community is united against hate

Sadly there has been anti-semitism in the area in the past when a memorial in Gladstone Park to prisoners of war and concentration camp victims by Fred Kormis was vandalised in 2003. This too led to a counter demonstration opposing racism and anti-semitism. The memorial now has Grade 2 listed status.

LET THEM IN! Bring suitcases and travel bags to Liverpool Street station 6pm Friday

From Brent Stop the War

Shamim Rahman from Amnesty International LINK  nd Lucy Cox, a local teacher LINK,   spoke to our meeting last night about War and Refugees.

More information HERE:   https://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/Refugees%2C-migrants-and-asylum

We agreed to support this initiative on Friday: 

Support Lord Alf Dubbs' campaign call to support his amendment to demand refugee children in Calais be allowed into the UK! They are about to bulldoze the camp!

Bring suitcases and travel bags for protest / photo event this Friday, 14 October, 6pm, at the Kindertransport statue, Broad Street exit, outside Liverpool Station.

Alf Dubbs' was one of 10,000 Jewish Kindertransport children who came to UK in 1938-9 as a result of pressure campaigners put on the government. Lives saved then. Let's do it now.

LET THE CHILDREN IN!

#standuptoracism #stopracism2016 #letthechildrenin

AMNESTY

Truce called as election opponents unite against UKIP's racism

 

Supporters of the various parties and campaigns fightinfgthe elections in Brent took time off this afternoon to unite against the racist and Islamophobic views of Heino Vockrod, UKUP candidate for Dudden Hill, revealed by the Kilburn Times LINK 

Labour leader Muhammed Butt, was joined by Pete Murry of the Green Party, Sarah Cox of SWP and TUSC, Alex Colas of Make Willesden Green, and L:ucy Cox of TUSC.

Leaflets urged residents to use their vote to keep out UKIP in the upcoming local and European elections.

Cllr Butt with the welcome message at Neasden Shopping Centre