Following Friday’s sparsely-attended anti-asylum seeker protest (pictured), which saw around 20 people gather outside a hotel temporarily housing people awaiting their asylum decisions, another rally is being held by the group in Portswood, Southampton, on Sunday afternoon (4th January).
Recent anti-asylum seeker demonstrations have seen a significant drop in numbers since highs in the summer of around 100 protesters gathering outside the hotel.
Southampton Stand Up To Racism will be holding another counter-demonstration, to share a message of unity, with demonstrators meeting outside Waitrose in Portswood, near the bus stop, at2.45pm before marching up Portswood high street to stand in opposition the the anti-asylum seeker protest.
In as post on social media, SSUTR said: “Local residents and businesses have had enough. We must put an end to this hate by standing together.”
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