DON’T LET THE RACISTS DIVIDE US VIGIL -MARTIN WALK, JUNCTION WITH COPPETTSS ROAD MUSWELL HILL N10 1JS

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THURDAY 6 JUNE, 6-7PM
MARTIN WALK, JUNCTION WITH COPPETTSS ROAD  MUSWELL HILL N10 1JS

Having heard about the shocking fire of the Muswell Hill Mosque which has left it gutted, Barnet UNISON wishes to express its condemnation of such an act and express our sympathy with those directly affected. It follows the deplorable act of the killing of Lee Rigby 2 weeks ago in Woolwich. The relatives of Lee Rigby appealed for no actions of hatred to be taken against any other members of any community. Their calls have been ignored; racist and fascist organisations are using that event to stoke terror and hatred on our Muslim population. The burning down of the mosque has sinister echoes of the 1930s in Europe when Jewish people were under brutal attack.

There is a desperate attempt here to divide our communities and get us to fight amongst ourselves as Miss Dynamite once said in a song: “avoiding acting to the real shit that’s happening to us”.

As far as this branch is concerned, whatever your religion, the colour of your skin, gender, sexuality, we are all in this together and UNISON respects all its members and the communities we serve.  No one needs to feel that they are despised and worth less. If any members of our branch can go to the vigil (details shown below) tonight to show solidarity with the Somali community, then please do so and let us know. If you can come to the branch office and pick up a UNISON flag to take there, that would be appreciated. Other groups and trade unionists will also be there.

See below the statement from Unite Against Fascism about the vigil and please do consider signing the on line petition from Unite Against Fascism, the first signatories of that statement are shown below.

http://uaf.org.uk/2013/06/vigil-for-muswell-hill-mosque-fire/

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/woolwichstatement/

Diane Abbott MP, Jean Lambert MEP, Brian Simpson MEP, Ken Livingstone former Mayor of London, Bruce Kent, Len Duvall London AM, Murad Qureshi London AM, Reverend Hazel Barkham, Varinder Singh Sikhs Against the EDL, Louise Baldock (Liverpool city councillor), Martin Mitchell (Blackpool councillor)