Preston Unite Against Racism and Fascism. Credit: National World Preston’s long history of good community relations shows how cohesion has to be forged ov
Preston’s long history of good community relations shows how cohesion has to be forged over generations.Isa Cole was speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service after leading the Preston United Against Fascism and Racism event, which saw more than a hundred people gather on Friargate North to hear speeches denouncing the riotous scenes recently witnessed up and down the country – and the sentiment underpinning them.
“The people gathered around while I’m DJ-ing today are Asians, white people and black people – that’s just standard for us in Preston,” said Isa, who is a member of the city’s Windrush and Muslim communities. “There is an issue of education – a lot of people are just believing things they are online and they don’t fully understand the situation. We do need to start having those conversations, because we can’t just silence these people – we’ve got to bring them back into the fold.”
“ who have caused the destruction and attacks on emergency services and retail workers don’t represent anything other than a narrow minded racism,” said Pete, who was one of the speakers at Saturday’s event.
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