Southampton Stand Up To Racism have announced that they have called off today’s counter-demonstration, set to take place this evening in Portswood (17/4/26). It comes in response to ‘Southampton Patriots cancelling their weekly anti-asylum seeker protests outside Highfield House Hotel in Porstwood, which houses asylum seekers, placed there by...
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Another unity march in Portswood this Friday
Following last week’s demonstration, which saw around 100 people march up Portswood high street in a show of community unity, another march is planned for this Friday (21st November). The marches are organised by Southampton Stand Up To Racism. The group has also been coordinating counter-protests, in response to...
Opinion: Southampton – Our City of Sanctuary
By Rachel Jones. Southampton is a city built on the movement of people. From the docks that launched the Titanic to the cruise liners that still connect us to the world, we have always been a place shaped by travel, trade, and migration. Generations of families have arrived here...
Opinion: Resisting the Rwanda Act
By Manthan Pathak. It’s a Monday morning like any other for most of us, but not for everyone. Outside Portswood police station dozens of men and women seeking refuge queue to ‘report’, a regular commitment they must make if they have claimed asylum. For many, they know that every...