People from the Swindon community flocked to protect their town and it’s residents, in anticipation of the rumoured far right anti-immigration march through their town today….
With suggestions of a large violent gang threatening their asylum hotels, mosques and immigration services, they guarded all the possible targets in large numbers from 2pm until 8.30pm.
It became clear that the rumoured attack wasn’t going to happen but the community spirit was high. New friendships were forged and the movement grows.
One of the people at the counter demonstration said, “There is no way we would allow those violent thugs to intimidate our community. Swindon is a multicultural, welcoming town. We wanted to show our solidarity and strength. It was heartening to hear of the anti racism movement across the country outnumber the far right. We had eyes all over our town, covering all areas, and a great mobilisation model. We can call numbers at short notice and will continue to do so while there is a threat.”
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