Going national

posted by: Nick Lowles | on: Thursday, 29 January 2009, 16:28

The HOPE not hate team are all over the country at the moment, addressing meetings, planning future actions and of course fundraising. Good news is coming in thick and fast. This morning the national executive of Unite the Union voted to support the HOPE not hate campaign, which will allow us to spread the message to well over one million trade unionists across the country.

In the North West recent meetings have meant new groups forming in Preston and Blackpool, with other meetings taking place in the Ribble Valley and Pendle where there are existing groups. On Tuesday night I addressed the Labour councillors on Manchester City Council and received unanimous support for the HOPE not hate campaign.

Across in Yorkshire the HOPE not hate team has been putting the finishing touches to a new regional website and have made some cracking headway with faith groups. Down in the West Midlands Matthew addressed the regional exec of the FBU and is presently on his way to a meeting in Burton. Up in the North East, local trade unionists are busy turning out every last vote in a council by-election taking place today.

The article about our link up with Blue State Digital in Monday’s Guardian has caused quite a stir. Several organisations have contacted us in the last 48 hours inviting us to address meetings or link websites. I have also been emailed by several BNP members. For people who repeatedly tell me that they are not bothered about our online campaign they certainly are fixated with it.

Will email again later with news of our next campaign email – what they call in the trade, a kicker!