We strongly oppose plans by the violent English Defence League (EDL) to hold a racist demonstration in Wakefield on Saturday 23 November. We urge everyone to build the largest possible united peaceful celebration of multicultural Wakefield on Saturday 23 November to show that the overwhelming majority of Wakefield people reject the violence, racism and division of the EDL. We oppose the cynical and self serving attempt by the EDL to bring racism and division to our multicultural city without a care for the damage they leave in their wake. The EDL is a racist group dedicated to attacking Asian people and Muslims. Islamophobia – bigotry against Muslims – is as unacceptable as any other form of racism. Its aim is to divide us by making scapegoats of one community. Today they threaten Muslims, tomorrow it could be Jewish people, Hindus, Sikhs, black people, lesbians and gay men, Travellers or Eastern Europeans. Supported by Wakefield and District Unite Against Fascism UNISON South West Yorkshire Partnership Health Branch CWU West Yorkshire Branch Tony Robinson Bishop of Pontefract Mary Creagh MP for Wakefield Bill Adams Regional Secretary Yorks and Humber TUC CWU North East Regional Youth Ratna Lachman Just West Yorkshire Chawa Muverengwi Director AWSP Foundation Mohammad Taj Unite, General executive member. Kamaljeet Jandu National Officer GMB Brian Hamill Chair Wakefield District City of Sanctuary Rev Mary Taylor Regional Minster for Yorkshire Baptist Association Councillor Olivia Rowley Kebba Manneh African Board 4 community Relations John Durkin FBU Brigade Chair West Yorks David Peace author Jilly Riley, musician David Pickersgill Treasurer Wakefield and 5 Towns Trades Council, Mohammed Ayub (Yubi) General manager of Next Generation Councillor Nadeem Ahmed Wakefield South Ward Tim Roache Regional Sec Yorkshire & N Derbyshire GMB Thompsons Solicitors Leeds Office Chawa Muverengwi Director AWSP Foundation Rachel Dix Regional Officer Yorkshire GMB Jean Claude Nkurunziza, Chair of African Board for Community Relation (Hemsworth) Steve Jennings Senior Organiser/Political Officer GMB Wakefield Sally Kincaid Divisional Secretary Wakefield NUT Greta Holmes Unison Young Members Rep Ian Stevenson Regional Sec Yorkshire Midland NUT C. Boothman Sec Wakefield and 5 Towns Trades Council Juanita Charles, Regional Secretary, Yorkshire & the Humber. PCS Alison Fender, Resident of Castleford, Labour Party and NUT member Nicholas Fender, Resident of Castleford, Labour Party and GMB member. Barbara Gregson Trustee Wakefied Labour Club Stuart Boothman Treasurer: Phoenix Centre Alverthorpe, Wakefield FoE Co-ordinator Trevor Howard RMT Yorks & Lincs Regional President Hazel Danson & Patrick Murphy NUT National Executive Members West Yorkshire Dennis Gibbons Treasurer Wakefield NUT David Williams West Yorkshire FBU Brigade Secretary Gill Goodswen Past President National Union of Teacher Geoff Lockyer Organiser, PCS Leeds & District Revenue & Customs Branch Paul Holmes Unison NEC (pc) John Hughes Labour Link Offficer Wakefield Local Gov Unison Laura Miles UCU NEC Michael Brown Vice-Chair Co-operative Party, Bradford & District GMB Bill Innes Legal Officer, Yorkshire & North Derbyshire GMB Julie Tomlinson Wakefield Primary Headteacher C. Weir Headteacher Holy Family & St. Michaels Catholic Primary School Jenny Slater Wakefield resident Lynn Masterman Unite Rep Cath Miles NUT rep Kettlethorpe High School Kate Mayer GMB Gerry O’Donnell Area Secretary, Wakefield NASUWT Neil Cole GMB Convenor & Leeds Civic Branch Sec David Gillian West Yorks FBU Bradford Division Chair Pete Shaw Unite Construction Katie Fallon Wakefield teacher NASUWT Zamar Khan Wakefield & District NUT Gus Khan Wakefield resident Raman Khan Equality and Diversity Officer Wakefield & District NUT Flo Bradley member of Wakefield Baptist Church Adrian O’Malley Branch Secretary Unison -Mid Yorkshire Health Joan Keane GMB Regional Equality and Inclusion Officer Rachel Harrison GMB Regional Young Members Officer. Shay Boyle Secretary GMB Chesterfield Deanne Ferguson Senior Finance Assistant GMB Wakefield Kevin Straw Wakefield Resident. Ryan Case - CWU Regional Youth Secretary Pam Milner NASUWT National Executive Member Andy Brammer Wakefield Unison member Bridget Hopkinson - retired member NASUWT Cathy-Jean Hyman Wakefield resident Kirsty Lowe Wakefield resident Simon Nodder Wakefield resident Carly Doyle Senior organiser Yorkshire Midland NUT Christine Hardacre SDSO Yorkshire Midland NUT Robert Donaldson Casework Support Officer Yorkshire Midland NUT Nick Raine Regional Officer Yorkshire Midland NUT Russ Ballenger Regional Officer Yorkshire Midland NUT Rhoda Andruchow Regional Officer Yorkshire Midland NUT Ken Rustick NUT Steven Finn Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) Leeds City branch and national rep Patrick Ganley, Treasurer Wakefield NASUWT Jetta Lüdecke, Labour Party Frankfurt, Germany Kate Smith, PhD Researcher, Huddersfield Chris Jenkinson Unison Dave Wetzel President of the Labour Land Campaign. Conie Nankuda AWSP Foundation Michael Wood, Wakefield Resident
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:45:35 +0000
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