Stop Trump Coalition

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Stop Trump Coalition is "a coalition of organisations and individuals [who] joined forces to protest against Donald Trump’s planned visit to the UK" in May 2017.[1]

The Women's March London also organized anti-Trump protests in the United Kingdom.

'Resistance against rightwing populism'

Ash Sarkar of Novara Media and James Butler are joined by "anti-racist activist" Joshua Virasami and Stop Trump Coalition organiser Nick Dearden to discuss "protest and strategies for resistance against rightwing populism."[2]

2018 Protest against President Trump

In an article from Kathleen Durkin of the Workers World Party:[3]

"In another sign of resistance, the mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid, a Somali immigrant, banned Trump from the city and named July 13 “Mexico Solidarity Day.”
"Some 4,000 marched against Trump that day in Sheffield and in Manchester, while 1,500 came out in Leeds and 1,000 in Birmingham.
"The Scottish Labor Party and Scottish Green Party said Trump was not welcome in their country because of the horrific mistreatment of migrant children, locked in cages at the U.S./Mexico border.
"In Scotland, 10,000 people gathered in Glasgow and also in Edinburgh, the country’s capital, on July 14, calling Trump a “racist” and a “liar.” The U.S. president was even dogged as he played golf at one of his luxury resorts in Turnberry. Protesters there could be heard chanting, “No Trump! No KKK! No racist U.S.A.!” Activists in Scotland are encouraging people in the U.S. to fight the Trump regime because his actions have “global impact.”
"Jonathon Shafi, of Scotland Against Trump, expressed solidarity with people in the U.S. and said: “It’s not acceptable that a president talks about grabbing women, separates children from their families and gives encouragement to fascist, racists, misogynists and homophobes. We are against Trump and his divisive regime.” (cbsnews.com, July 14)
"And in Wales, hundreds protested in Swansea, Cardiff city center and outside the Senedd, the National Assembly building in Cardiff Bay. Catherine Fookes, director of Wales Women’s Equality Network, said the protests showed “Wales is against the casual racism and sexism of Trump.” (bbc.com, July 12)
"Outside Belfast City Hall in the north of Ireland, several hundred rallied. There, People Before Profit councilor Gerry Carroll said thousands would turn out if Trump visited Belfast, as residents deplore everything he represents.
"The size, militancy and determination of the anti-Trump demonstrations will buoy people’s movements fighting against all forms of bigotry, xenophobia, sexism, environmental destruction, austerity and war. These large, spirited protests show that the potential exists for a strong united fightback against the forces of reaction in Britain.

Letter Published at the Guardian

The signatories listed below signed a letter published at The Guardian that read in part:[4]

"We write to impress upon Theresa May and her government our opposition to US President Donald Trump being accorded a state visit or any official visit to this country. The US population has suffered more than a decade and a half of a fall in incomes, but billionaire Trump offers no solution to this problem.
"Racism, sexism, misogyny, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, war mongering, climate change denial or policies designed to boost the wealth of the already super-rich should not be rewarded or celebrated in this country.
"Trump is, as the president of the richest and most powerful nation on earth, uniquely placed to do good or ill. His first week in office has shown beyond doubt that he intends the latter.
"Most people in Britain want no part of it. They do not expect our government to condone or celebrate such policies or the values that stand behind them. That is why we say no Trump in Britain."

Letter Signatories

References

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  1. ↑ Stop Trump Coalition Home Page, accessed July 12 2018
  2. ↑ #NovaraFM: Vive La Resistance?, accessed July 12 2018
  3. ↑ https://www.workers.org/2018/07/16/anti-trump-protests-sweep-britain/ Anti-Trump protests sweep Britain, accessed July 17 2018]
  4. ↑ We stand together against Donald Trump’s toxic agenda, accessed July 12 2018
  5. ↑ Who we are, accessed July 12 2018
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