Help still needed

posted by: Nick Lowles | on: Saturday, 4 April 2009, 07:59

Yesterday we raised £3470 towards our print costs for producing 300,000 leaflets. That means we are still £780 short of our target, but a great effort all the same.

I would like to thank everyone who donated, I really appreciate your support. The BNP's 'Jesus' billboard is so offensive that I'm sure we can win back some voters who were considering backing the BNP whilst simultaneously reminding others of the importance of voting. That's why this appeal is so important. With 300,000 leaflets we can really spread the word.

Yesterday I got a wonderful email from Mark Perryman, of Philosophy Football. He described our campaign as 'truly inspirational' and invited us to send a sign up email to his 21,000 email database. We have worked closely with Mark for several years but he too is feeling the energy of this year's campaign.

Late last night I got a report back from Matthew who has been in Wales for the start of the Searchlight campaign there. When he informed them that our Welsh supporter base has risen almost 300% in the last two weeks, from 500 to 1,400, they responded by announcing a national campaign day against the BNP. This will see activities taking place in every city and large town across the country in May. Great stuff.

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and if you haven't already done so please donate to our appeal.

https://donate.hopenothate.org.uk/page/contribute