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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 5d

Hate is on the rise, but on 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:

Our communities are stronger when we stand together.

Join us: hopenothate.org.uk/weekend-of-h...

Join the Weekend of HOPE | 18–19 Oct

On 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:our communities are stronger when we stand together.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 1d

HOPE not hate stands with the people of Peacehaven and all those targeted by extremism. Hate grows when we lose sight of our shared humanity. It’s on all of us to bring it back, to care, to act, and to stand together.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 1d

A place of worship should always be a place of safety. The attack on Peacehaven Mosque is a horrific act of Islamophobia that could have cost lives. Muslims across Britain are living with rising hate, from abuse on the streets to violence in their communities.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 3d

On 18–19 October, people across the UK will show that our communities are stronger together.

Hate is loud, but we’ll be louder.

Join us: hopenothate.org.uk/weekend-of-h...

Join the Weekend of HOPE | 18–19 Oct

On 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:our communities are stronger when we stand together.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 3d

The legend Jason Flemyng, who starred in ITV’s The Walk-In inspired by HOPE not hate’s true story, is backing the Weekend of HOPE. 💛

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 5d

Hate is on the rise, but on 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:

Our communities are stronger when we stand together.

Join us: hopenothate.org.uk/weekend-of-h...

Join the Weekend of HOPE | 18–19 Oct

On 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:our communities are stronger when we stand together.

hopenothate.org.uk

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 5d

Be Part of Britain's Weekend of HOPE 💛

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 5d

Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6d

HOPE not hate condemn the appalling, violent attack at a synagogue in Manchester which has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Our thoughts are with the Jewish community and all affected.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6d

Farage has claimed that Reform UK have the “most in-depth vetting procedure” of any party. We’re not so sure.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6d

Bounds, from Cheshire, has been involved in Reform (and its predecessor Brexit Party) since 2019. He has since risen through the party’s ranks to take on a key role as national director, responsible for its voluntary wing operations.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6d

On a since deleted X account, Bounds shared numerous posts by Steve Laws, an ethnonationalist “influencer” who has been closely linked to the neo-Nazi Patriotic Alternative and served as the fascist Homeland Party’s South East organiser earlier this year.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6d

In 2021, senior Reform UK official Adam Bounds tried to recruit people to a “physical resistance group” for “gorillas by night tactics”, while promoting far-right content and conspiracy theories on social media.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6d

🚨NEW: After last year’s general election, Nigel Farage promised that “‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone” from Reform UK.

But our team has exposed yet another so-called “bad apple” who has worked for the party since the election. 👇

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Exposed: Reform UK national director planned ‘physical resistance group’ for ‘gorillas by night tactics’ – HOPE not hate

Reform UK national director Adam Bounds tried to recruit members to a “physical resistance group” for “gorillas by night tactics” and promoted far-right and conspiracy...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 7d

Across the UK, people are organising to hold Reform UK to account and push back against their hate.

Get involved 👇

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Reform UK is on the rise — Join the local fightback

Reform UK is pushing hate and division, but thousands of people are already fighting back. From local action to challenging hate online, and building strong, united, communities, supporters like you a...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 7d

Farage plays the everyman, but he’s not harmless, he’s not honest, and he’s not on your side. ❌

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 8d

HOPE not Hate founder, Nick Lowles, speaking to the
@theguardian.com Today in Focus podcast. 🎧

He says, this is an exceptionally dangerous moment, but we must remember that the majority of people are still in favour of our multicultural society.

www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

How to defeat Britain’s far right – podcast

Hope Not Hate founder Nick Lowles has spent decades researching, infiltrating and helping communities to combat far-right groups. But now, he says, ‘they have their sights on our multicultural society...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 8d

“The far right have their sights on our multicultural society, the idea: can people of different faiths, different religions, different backgrounds live together peacefully and happily? Things that we never thought would be contested territory 20, 10, even 5 years ago, are now contested.”

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 8d

The message is clear: people want solutions that build security, fairness and connection, not blame or division.

🔗 Read our findings here 👇

hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hope/

The State of HOPE

A new mega poll of 45,000 people shows what “people in the UK” are really thinking

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 8d

Community 🤝

59% of people are concerned that our communities are divided. But, 4 in 5 people say they like mixing with people of other ethnicities, religions and backgrounds in their local area.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 8d

Politics and trust 🗳️

When asked to select which professions could be trusted to tell the truth, only 5% selected politicians but 69% are in favour of the Government trialling new ways of involving the public in decision making, such as citizens’ assemblies or online debates.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 8d

People in the UK care about fairness, belonging and the possibility of practical change, according to a new mega poll of 45,000 people conducted by HOPE not hate and Ecotricity.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 8d

💥NEW: Our State of HOPE polling, a mega survey of 45,000 people, shows what people in the UK are really thinking 👇

hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hope/

The State of HOPE

A new mega poll of 45,000 people shows what “people in the UK” are really thinking

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 12d

Stephen Lennon himself was brought up Catholic and has previously claimed to not believe in a God, but has since started to identify as a Christian. After coming out of prison in the summer, his relationship with religion has intensified.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 12d

Decked out in clerical dress were Cei Dewar, David Nicholls, and Brett Murphy, a controversial reverend with extreme homophobic and islamophobic views. London minister and musician Rikki Doolan was exposed for his involvement in a mass money laundering scheme in Southern Africa.

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