{"id":7734,"date":"2018-03-18T11:34:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T11:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=7734"},"modified":"2018-03-18T11:34:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T11:34:55","slug":"demonstrations-against-islamophobia-racism-erupt-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/demonstrations-against-islamophobia-racism-erupt-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Demonstrations against Islamophobia, racism erupt across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7735\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Demonstrations-against-Islamophobia.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstrations against Islamophobia\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>Tens of thousands took to the streets for protests on Saturday to demonstrate against the rise of racism, Islamophobia and Donald Trump\u2019s presidency.<br \/>\nOrganised by the activist group Stand Up To Racism, over 20,000 people marched across cities in the U.K. including London, Cardiff and Glasgow.<br \/>\n\u201cThe marches were a show of unity against the rise in racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and in support of refugee and migrant rights\u201d the organisation said in a press statement.<br \/>\n\u201cIn the wake of the \u2018Punish a Muslim\u2019 campaign which targetted Muslim MPs and households around the country, speakers demanded action from the government against Islamophobic hate crime and a pledge to stand up to Islamophobia on April 3rd\u201d the press statement continued, referring to another protest planned for April next month.<br \/>\nAttending the marches were Labour MPs David Lammy and Diane Abbot, both of whom were subject to online racist abuse.<br \/>\n&#8220;The far right are rising across Europe \u2013 they are anti-migrant, anti Muslim, anti semitic and homophobic. We stand with all communities they target and must oppose the politics of hatred&#8221; Abbot said in a statement.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will not be cowed. We will fight, fight and fight again for what we believe in &#8211; we will stand up for the women in Yarl\u2019s Wood, we will fight Theresa May\u2019s Hostile Environments policy\u201d Lammy said regarding the march.<br \/>\nThe protests are a part of \u2018The March Against Racism\u2019 which marks the United Nations International Anti-Racism Day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/demonstrations-against-islamophobia-racism-erupt-across-the-uk\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tens of thousands took to the streets for protests on Saturday to demonstrate against the rise of racism, Islamophobia and Donald Trump\u2019s presidency. 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