Derry City and Strabane District Council Monday 8 March 2021
United Against Racism Belfast presentation Ivanka Antova, Convenor
For contacts and to join UAR Belfast: [email protected];
UAR is an all-Ireland anti-racism activist platform; Democratic and led by members, open to everyone; The UAR principles; The importance of broad fronts and movements against the far-right and against racism; UAR Belfast was found in 2018; Multiple attacks against mosques in the area; Public meeting with representatives of the Belfast Islamic Centre; Working with individuals and other organisations; Engaging with trade unions and creating broad fronts; Confronting racism with positive messages (Rosetta); Counter-demonstrations against far-right hate groups (Belfast, 2019); The Diversity Carnival in 2019; Institutional racism a major obstacle for the Diversity Carnival; During COVID-19 majority of activity is online; Public meetings on key issues; UAR Conferences and linking movements and activists; 6 June 2020 Black Lives Matter protests; Peaceful, socially distanced and respectful protests in Belfast and Derry; Consequent political repression of BLM activists; Public campaigns to drop fines, cautions and end prosecutions; Broad public support for the BLM movement; Institutional racism and response from the establishment; The campaign for George Nkencho and the role of UAR; The importance of confronting the far-right and their use of social media; Online harassment of Black and minority ethnic people; Supporting Black and Minority Ethnic people in relation to hate crime; Creating grassroots narratives; Amplifying Black and minority ethnic voices; Building community capacity; Grassroots led conversations on public policy and legislation; Strengthening the broad and united fronts against racism (Le Cheile); Annual 6 June peaceful protest.