By Manthan Pathak. First came the trauma. Then the fight. Now the hope. It’s been an emotional couple of weeks. I’ve watched in horror as extreme violence by the far right, targeted at immigrants and all people of colour, has disfigured our country. Perhaps it’s useful here to offer...
John Hansard Gallery Community Takeover
By Katie Isham. Something’s cooking at the John Hansard Gallery (JHG) in the heart of Southampton city centre. The ideas have been marinated, the ingredients have been prepped and now the timer is on. JHG is offering up a platter of food themed treats for its Community Takeover exhibition...
Reader’s letter: So what happened in Southampton on Wednesday,7th August?
By Jayanti Shah MBE. In response to the article ‘Southampton’s anti-fascist counter demonstration – last night we took our country back’ So what happened in Southampton on 7th August? 1 A large number of people came out to show community unity. It would have been a larger crowd but...
Southampton’s anti-fascist counter demonstration – last night we took our country back
By Sam Wise. Last night, Southampton made me proud. I’m sure everyone was aware of the brief spate of far-right violence that had happened in the last week or two, using the excuse of the tragic stabbings in Southport to justify “peaceful protests” which devolved into fighting with the...
Reader’s letter: Southampton – you did us proud
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. Wow, well done Southampton and thank you. Tonight (7/8/24) you did us proud. Hundreds of you took to the streets in a counter protest to let the racists know that they are not welcome in our city. It’s been amazing to see photos of people, young...
Unity rally to be held in Southampton on Saturday
A unity rally, subtitled ‘stop the far right’ is being held in Southampton on Saturday (10/8/24). It comes in the wake of right-wing extremism, racist hatred and acts of terror occurring across the country and follows a huge anti-racist counter demonstration on Wednesday, which saw hundreds of people from...
Company targeted for far right hate helps people to move to Canada and Australia
A company which has been singled out as a target of a far-right rally in Southampton on Wednesday (7/8/24), amongst a string of immigration services being targeted across the country, specialises in helping people move to Canada and Australia. In a post on social media, the Southampton company has...
Anti-racist meeting held ahead of demonstration in city centre
By Sally Churchward. “I am a migrant who has lived here for 20 years. I haven’t been able to leave my house or let my children out since this started and it’s making me a nervous wreck.” “I support older people and now they’re talking about racism – I’m...
Southampton comes together to condemn hatred and racist violence
By Sally Churchward. Amid growing racist violence across the country, Southampton communities are standing together against hate. On Wednesday evening, a demonstration organised by Hampshire Antifascists will be held in the city centre, leaving from the Peace Fountain at 7pm. This will be a counter-demonstration to planned demonstrations at...
Review: Wickham Festival day 4, Manran, Tony Christie, Rura, Curtis Stigers, Katherine Priddy
By Graham Hiley. What a smooth ending to the Wickham Festival courtesy of two masters of their art. Curtis Stigers and Tony Christie shared headline billing in the Big Top and showed just why they have been at the top of their profession for so many decades. First up...