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Disabled people ensure their voices are heard in historic march against the far-right

By John Pring on 2nd April 2026 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ensure their voices are heard in historic march against the far-right
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Disabled activists have explained why they needed their voices to be heard in Saturday’s historic mass march against the far-right through the streets of central London. The event, organised by the Together Alliance, was described as the biggest anti-racism and anti-fascism […]

Disabled people of colour speak of terror and safety fears after mass far-right protest

By John Pring on 18th September 2025 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people of colour speak of terror and safety fears after mass far-right protest
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Disabled people of colour say last weekend’s “horrific” far-right protest in London has left them feeling terrified and unsafe. Saturday’s protest was supposedly aimed at “free speech” but most of those who attended appeared to be there to complain about immigration, […]

Racist responses to disability hate crime campaign signal ‘deeply worrying’ trend

By John Pring on 11th September 2025 Category: Crime

Racist responses to disability hate crime campaign signal ‘deeply worrying’ trend
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Campaigners calling for government action on disability hate crime were horrified when their posts on social media led to a string of racist and disablist responses, some of them from disabled people. The responses to the Inclusion London campaign posts appear […]

Local Mencap charity boss shared racist posts on social media

By John Pring on 25th January 2018 Category: Human Rights

Local Mencap charity boss shared racist posts on social media
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The boss of a local Mencap charity has admitted repeatedly sharing racist messages from far-right organisations including the BNP and Britain First on social media. Patricia Chadwick has been sharing far-right messages on her Facebook page since at least 2015, alongside […]

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