Georgie, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

September 20, 2022 at 9:41 AM

Stephen Graham's next role

He's playing a HOPE not hate... Hi John, We wanted you to be the first to know. From Monday 3rd October, ITV will be broadcasting a new drama called “The Walk In” starring Stephen Graham. It tells the very true story of how HOPE not hate thwarted a terroris…

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  HOPE not hate · [email protected]

September 13, 2022 at 4:46 PM

Wear your HOPE with pride

This is a new way you can support us – and wear HOPE on your sleeve Hi John,   HOPE not hate is built on the idea that together we can leverage the power of hope to overcome hate. Our work doesn't just happen behind screens but in communities up and down the count…

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  Owen, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 2:19 PM

Young people are being radicalised

We need to reach more schools Hi John, We are Owen and Beth – together we run the Education and Deradicalisation Unit at HOPE not hate. Our job is to work with parents, teachers and young people across the country to help them recognise and counter the sign…

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  Georgie Laming · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 4:43 PM

RE: Have you heard of Andrew Tate?

Facebook have banned him Dear John, We’ve got good news! Since we launched our petition this morning, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have removed Andrew Tate from their platforms.  John, it’s clear HOPE not hate are making waves – but we need you to join …

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  Georgie Laming · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 9:57 AM

Have you heard of Andrew Tate?

He's spreading hate to billions Dear John,   Have you heard of Andrew Tate? He’s one of the fastest growing social media stars in the world right now and he’s creating a dangerous slip road into the far-right. [1]  Andrew Tate is a violent misogynist who s…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

July 12, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Tommy Robinson turned up at my house

Our families are being threatened - this is the most severe threat we’ve faced for years. Hi John, This morning Stephen Yaxley-Lennon ("Tommy Robinson") turned up at my house. He followed me for the next 30 minutes shouting abuse and allegations. It's clear…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

June 24, 2022 at 10:55 AM

Our families are being threatened

Hi John, Wow. Since I wrote to you a couple of days ago to tell you about the threats that HOPE not hate staff and our families are facing from far right thugs, the response has been incredible.  Over £38,000 has been raised in just 72 hours. There have al…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

June 21, 2022 at 9:07 AM

URGENT: We’re under attack

Our families are being threatened - this is the most severe threat we’ve faced for years. Hi John, It’s been a stressful few months at the HOPE not hate office. Far right thugs Tommy Robinson and Britain First’s Paul Golding are coming after us in a big way…

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  HOPE not hate · [email protected]

May 25, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Where HOPE not hate comes from

Hi John, Have you ever wondered why we’re called HOPE not hate?  Ahead of the 2004 European Elections, we undertook research into why people were voting for the British National Party. The BNP was gaining support in white working class communities, initial…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

May 11, 2022 at 3:20 PM

Need some good news?

Yet another disastrous showing for the far right. Hi John, The results are in: the 2022 local elections have been disastrous for the electoral far right, who have been roundly rejected at the polls yet again.  We’ve been reflecting on how campaigning around…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

May 4, 2022 at 12:06 PM

Think politicians are all the same?

The far right wants you to stay home tomorrow. Hi John, Have you seen the new video from a far right ‘candidate’ explaining why he wants people to stay home on Thursday and not vote in the local elections?  We know from experience that one of the biggest fa…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

April 26, 2022 at 1:36 PM

BREAKING: Elon Musk, hate and Twitter

Will Elon Musk do the right thing and keep hate off Twitter? Hi John, Did you see the news that Elon Musk has bought Twitter? The Tesla CEO, and world’s richest man, has been on a mission to buy the company for some time. Musk is a self-described ‘free spee…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

April 13, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Tommy Robinson is getting desperate

We won’t be intimidated by Robinson’s desperate threats. Hi John, We’ve got Tommy Robinson (a.k.a. Stephen Lennon) on the ropes. He released a video last week explaining that he is no longer bankrupt and why HOPE not hate can’t keep going after his assets. …

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

April 7, 2022 at 1:47 PM

We beat the BNP: we can do this

Let's send the far right packing at the local elections in May. Hi John, HOPE not hate is well known for its campaign to defeat the British National Party (BNP) in Barking and Dagenham in 2010, when, over the course of three months, we distributed 355,000 n…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

March 29, 2022 at 3:18 PM

‘They shall not pass’ in Ukrainian ✊

Wear your anti-fascism with pride wherever you go. Hi John, With everything that’s going on in the world, it’s never been more important to take action against fascism and make it clear to everyone where you stand.  That’s why HOPE not hate produces a range…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

March 23, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Another blow for Tommy Robinson

One step closer to prison time for Tommy Robinson. Hi John, Yesterday far right thug Tommy Robinson (a.k.a Stephen Lennon) yet again failed to turn up to a court hearing where he was due to be questioned on his finances after losing a libel case to Syrian r…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

March 17, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Ukraine

Some more actions to take in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and others affected by conflict. Hi John, I’m sure that, like me, you have been watching the news with horror as the crisis in Ukraine rages on. Everyday our thoughts are with the people of …

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 10:02 AM

The far right is back

After ‘years in the wilderness’, the far right is back according to the brand new State of HATE report. Hi John, Today we’re releasing our flagship State of HATE report. After months of research, we are excited to finally share the important findings with y…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

February 25, 2022 at 2:11 PM

Let’s discuss the ‘State of HATE’

Get answers to your questions about hate in 2022. Hi John, In the next few days we’ll be releasing our annual State of HATE report, which details the latest developments across the domestic and international far right. After months of research, we’re really…

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  Rahima Mahmut - with HOPE not hate · [email protected]

February 20, 2022 at 9:27 AM

I won’t be silenced

The Olympics are over, but the genocide in my homeland continues. Hi John, This is the first time I’m writing to HOPE not hate supporters, so let me introduce myself: my name is Rahima Mahmut. I’m a Uyghur singer and activist in exile, and I lead “Stop Uygh…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

February 10, 2022 at 4:05 PM

BREAKING: We’ve handed our Tommy Robinson dossier in

Our devastating report reveals Tommy's bankruptcy - and divorce - is a sham. His time is up. Hi John, Today we can reveal that Tommy Robinson:   raised over £3 million in donations and book sales in the years immediately before declaring he was bankrupt. H…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

February 3, 2022 at 10:27 AM

Tommy in court TODAY

Just sending a quick update on the investigation. John, The whole investigation team is working around the clock to pull together everything we know about Robinson’s sham bankruptcy - here's a quick update about what we’re up to. We're currently working our…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 8:28 AM

Tommy Robinson latest

How we’re keeping up the pressure on Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Hi John, Last week we launched our crowdfunder to fund the investigation into Tommy Robinson’s sham bankruptcy. Since then over 6,700 HOPE not hate supporters have joined the campaign and our inves…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 10:18 AM

DOUBLE your donation to our Tommy Robinson campaign

This is a chance to double the impact of any donation you can make to our crowdfunder. Hi John, Our work to expose Tommy Robinson’s sham bankruptcy is underway, thanks to the support of over 6,190 HOPE not hate supporters. The more money we crowdfund, the m…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 4:02 PM

BREAKING: the house Tommy doesn’t want people to know about

Don’t let Tommy Robinson get away with this. Hi John, Far right thug Tommy Robinson (a.k.a Stephen Lennon) has faked a bankruptcy so he can avoid paying what he owes to Jamal Hijazi, a Syrian refugee he libelled. Yesterday we launched a crowdfunder to raise…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 12:09 PM

Tommy Robinson’s hidden millions

Together we can make Robinson pay up. Hi John, This is one of the most important emails I've written. It's long, because it is so important. In a moment I am going to ask you to contribute to a legal fund which I think will expose Tommy Robinson’s bankruptc…

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  HOPE not hate · [email protected]

December 27, 2021 at 4:32 PM

2022

We’ve got some really exciting plans coming up. Hi John, For most of us, 2021 wasn’t easy. Despite the various challenges we’ve all faced, we still achieved a huge amount together.* We’ve got some really exciting plans lined up for 2022, which we’ll be in t…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 1:44 PM

Looking for hope?

What we achieved together in 2021. Hi John, It isn’t always easy to feel hopeful at the moment, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing at pace. So I wanted to share some of the incredible things we’ve managed to achieve together this year: As par…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

December 7, 2021 at 1:07 PM

Lifesavers vs the far right

Will you stand with the RNLI? Hi John, Far right activists calling themselves ‘migrant hunters’ have been harassing the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) for months. Recently an attempt was made in Hastings to stop a RNLI lifeboat launching into the …

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  HOPE not hate · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 9:03 AM

An anti-racist Christmas gift

Get the ‘Racism is not banter’ t-shirt. Hi John, When he played for Yorkshire Cricket Club, Azeem Rafiq was called “a P*ki”, and derogatory comments about Asian men and corner shops were regularly thrown his way. This racist bullying was reportedly written …

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

November 3, 2021 at 12:06 PM

Racist abuse is never just “banter”

Calling someone ‘p*ki’ is never just “good natured banter”, John Hi John, When he played for Yorkshire Cricket Club, Azeem Rafiq was called ‘a P*ki’”, and derogatory comments about Asian men and corner shops were regularly thrown his way. Yorkshire Cricket …

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  Roxana, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

November 1, 2021 at 10:02 AM

Vote for your HOPE hero

Find out how to help a HOPE hero win £5,000. Hi John, As part of our HOPE heroes campaign, we have been asking people all over the country to nominate the people and projects that help build resilience against hate and make their communities great places to…

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  HOPE not hate · [email protected]

October 24, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Ridley Road

Check this out if you’re enjoying Ridley Road as much as we are. Hi John, Have you been watching Ridley Road? The programme tells the story of the 62 Group, a collection of anti-fascists who stood up against the rising neo-Nazi movement in Britain after Wor…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

October 20, 2021 at 9:43 AM

Sir David Amess

Hi John, I’m sure that, like me, you’ve spent the last few days processing the awful news about the murder of Sir David Amess MP. The HOPE not hate team are shocked and devastated by this atrocious act.  We’ve had a number of people getting in touch about …

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  Roxana, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

October 15, 2021 at 8:24 AM

Terrorists Love Telegram

Far right activists promoting murder and hate have a favourite messaging app: Hi John, The messaging app Telegram is popular. It was the most downloaded app across iOS and Android globally in the beginning of 2021. It is also the most popular app amongst te…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

October 8, 2021 at 9:05 AM

RE: We’re under attack

What we do next. Hi John, Following my email earlier in the week, something absolutely incredible happened: donations flooded in and and we’re now in a much stronger position to protect all the anti-fascist work on HOPE not hate’s website. Thank you to ever…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

October 6, 2021 at 2:40 PM

We’re under attack

We have good news and bad news. Hi John, Last week, after months of planning, sweat and tears, we were delighted to launch our new website. The site is packed full of new features to make the incredible range of content that HOPE not hate produces more acce…

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  Nick, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

September 5, 2021 at 7:32 AM

Proud

What a brilliant day. Hi John, Last week HOPE not hate staff and supporters took part in the London Interfaith Fun Run. They joined hundreds of people coming together from many different faiths and beliefs to celebrate all we have in common and to raise mon…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

September 3, 2021 at 11:31 AM

Who’s your HOPE hero? 🏆

It’s time to reward HOPE heroes. Hi John, United communities present a nightmare for the far right because in places where people look out for one another, trust one-another and work together to solve the challenges that a community faces, there are fewer opportuni…

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  Jemma, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

August 19, 2021 at 12:05 PM

Why I'm running

Hi John, I can’t believe I’m saying this but on Bank Holiday Monday I am going to attempt to run 5 kilometres in public for the first time. I am doing it to raise money for HOPE not hate Charitable Trust.  Running is honestly a huge challenge for me but th…

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  Matthew Collins, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

August 13, 2021 at 8:55 AM

Last chance! Fwd: Our new magazine on antifascism and football is out now and I’d like to send you a copy

Hi John – did you see Nick’s email? It’s last call on getting a free copy of Heroes of the Terraces Hi John, Did you see Nick’s email? It’s last call on getting a free copy of Heroes of the Terraces. I am so proud of this magazine and of the stories we tell in it. L…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

August 11, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Our new magazine on antifascism and football is out now and I’d like to send you a copy

With the new football season kicking off, we’re celebrating the antifascists who work to rid the game of racism. Hi John, We have just published an amazing celebration of anti-racist and anti-fascist football fans who have used their shared love of the game to comba…

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  Matthew Collins, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

August 9, 2021 at 10:00 AM

Football and antifascism

The football season is kicking off. Let’s back the players who’ve decided to take the knee. Hi John, This weekend, Premier League players across the country will be kicking off their season. Before they do so, they’ll take the knee. This powerful message of antiraci…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

July 29, 2021 at 11:20 AM

Thank you RNLI

Lifeboat volunteers are being abused by the far right… for trying to save lives. I can’t believe I need to say this, John, but apparently it needs saying.  The RNLI are heroes and their selfless service around the coast is something we should all be grateful for.  T…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

July 8, 2021 at 3:07 PM

Drums in the distance

This new book is a must for antifascists Hi John, Earlier this year, our head of research Joe Mulhall asked me to read an early draft of his new book. I was blown away by the compelling mix of personal stories with political analysis. I’ve been looking for…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

July 2, 2021 at 7:03 PM

Some thoughts on the Batley by-election

The results are in, and the far right were comprehensively humiliated. But lots of challenges remain. Hi John, The results of the Batley and Spen by-election are a comprehensive humiliation for the far right. Anne Marie Waters received just 97 votes, and Jayda Frans…

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  Nick Lowles · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 11:08 AM

My new book has just been published

When I met Arthur 27 years ago this summer, I couldn’t have imagined the damage he’d do to the BNP. Now his story is being told for the first time. Hi John, When I met Arthur 27 years ago this summer, I couldn’t have imagined the damage he’d do to the BNP. Now his s…

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  Roxana, HOPE not hate · [email protected]

June 21, 2021 at 3:49 PM

Quick update from Batley

We’ve been working hard to support local campaigners in Batley, and we wanted to give you a quick update. Hi John, We wanted to email out a quick update on what’s been going on in Batley and Spen, but if you prefer your updates in video form, we made this lovely l…

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  HOPE not hate · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 12:31 PM

It's summer!

To celebrate we’re offering all supporters 20% at the HNH shop       Published by HOPE not hate Ltd. PO Box 61382, London, N19 9EQThis email was sent to: [email protected] here to reduce the amount of emails you…

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  HOPE not hate · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 1:44 PM

The Great Get Together

This year’s Great Get Together will be different, but it’s still a great way to celebrate HOPE in difficult times. Hi John, I don’t know about you, but the last year has been a mixture. It’s been incredibly tough in so many ways - the lockdown, a bout…

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