Hi Friend,

Today Tommy Robinson supporter Marco Gill received 4 years in prison for a 6 month campaign of harassment against me.

Marco Gill made my life hell. He targeted me, my family and my colleagues constantly with threatening phone calls, nuisance deliveries and even paid someone to “swat” me. It wasn’t until the police called me to say they apprehended him trying to buy a gun that we knew just how dangerous the situation was.

HOPE not hate weren’t Gill’s only victims. He called in three bomb threats to migrant accommodation sites and harassed journalists at the BBC. He was a man obsessed with immigration and his hero, Tommy Robinson.

This isn’t the first time that me or my staff have been threatened, and sadly it won’t be the last. Other staff have faced death threats, rape threats, intimidation, and coordinated harassment. This scale of abuse should never be tolerated.

This year marks 20 years since I founded HOPE not hate and I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved together, John. Can you become a HOPE Action Fund member today? Your monthly donation can help make sure we are around for 20 more years

A huge part of our overheads as an anti-fascist organisation is on security - whether that’s security cameras in our office and outside our homes or digital infrastructure to keep our investigations under wraps. Each year, we have to keep increasing the spend as the threats become more violent and more targeted.

I never want to have to choose between keeping my family and staff safe and embarking on vital investigations. A monthly donation to the HOPE Action Fund helps us to plan for the future.

HOPE not hate staff do unbelievable things in often very dangerous and threatening circumstances. And while we will not be scared off by this intimidation, we need to be ready for the next Marco Gill. Will you join the HOPE Action Fund today?

Thank you for your continued support,

Nick Lowles
CEO and Founder of HOPE not hate

PS. Sorry if you are already a HOPE Action Fund member - our system doesn't always get that right.