Standing together to oppose Islamophobia and racism in Cambridge and beyond
We are appalled by the hate messages which have recently circulated online and have been posted as letters to Muslim homes in some areas of the UK. This vile racism has no place in our communities and in our universities. We note that visibly Muslim women are particular targets of such hate campaigns and are disproportionately likely to face attacks and abuse in the street.
The growth in Islamophobia is part of a wider pattern of rising racism, and we note with alarm recent racist incidents at Nottingham Trent and Exeter universities where BME students were abused in student halls and online.
It is time to take a stand. We pledge to work together to root out Islamophobia, to oppose racism in all its forms and to defend our vibrant multicultural society. We won’t let the racists divide us!
This statement will be handed in at Mawson Road mosque on 3 April – please see this Facebook event for details. A copy will also be sent to the local media and signatures may be circulated online.
Signatories
Cambridge UCU
Cambridge Stand up to Racism
Daniel Zeichner MP,
Lewis Herbert (Leader of the Cambridge City Council)
Kevin Price (Deputy Leader of Cambridge City Council)
Alex Mayer MEP
Njoki Wamai , POLIS, University of Cambridge
Anne Alexander, CRASSH, University of Cambridge
Edward Anderson, POLIS, University of Cambridge
Humaira Chowdhury, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
Gaffa Tape Sandy (band)
Beverley Kills (band)
Mr Zed (band)
Cambridge Stop The War Coalition
Averil Parkinson & Richard Hopper–Cambridge Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Labour Ethnic Minority Forum
Dr Jocelynne A. Scutt Labour County Councillor for Arbury
Graham White, National Exec NEU ( NUT section)
Members of Cambs NEU (NUT Section) Comt – Louise Crook (Equalities Officer), Philippe Harari, Mandy Robinson,
Martin Bainger, Unison acute hospitals
Julia Drummond GMB member
Neil Midgley – Assistant Manager, Cambridge City FC
Shahida Rahman – author, activist and campaigner
Christina Perritt – artist
Gavin Chappell-Bates – musician
Louis Perritt – Sunlight for Honey (band)
Richard Rose – Cambridge Love Music Hate Racism and R*E*P*E*A*T Records
Vicky Russell – Member: Palestine Society, STW, Amnesty,MAP, Friend of Swansea Mosque
Sami Everett, CRASSH, University of Cambridge
Manali Desai, University of Cambridge
Jeff Miley, University of Cambridge
Josh Miller, University of Cambridge
Taskeen Adam, University of Cambridge
Clément Mouhot, University of Cambridge
Julieta Galante, University of Cambridge
Emma Smith – artist
Jill Eastland – artist
Influx of Insanity – band
Tom Hall / John Kirby – Saltfen (band)
Mouse O’Kirwan & Marcie Robert, Strawberry Fair Committee
Maria Hengeveld, University of Cambridge
Suhaa Mahmood, Engineering student, University of Cambridge
Aya Salama , University of Cambridge
Paula Champion, Cambridge NEU (NUT Section)
Pete Monaghan-UCU Eastern & Home Counties Regional Committee & Cambridge Regional College Branch.
Thilal Halimah, University of Cambridge
Shreyashi Dasgupta, University of Cambridge
Dawud Afzal – President of Cambridge University Islamic Society
TellMAMA UK, (https://tellmamauk.org/)
Sakshi Aravind, University of Cambridge
CUSU BME Campaign, University of Cambridge
Bridget Shaffrey, Graduate Union Women’s Officer, University of Cambridge
Sian Creely, Women’s Campaign Graduate Representative, University of Cambridge
Leena Dahal, University of Cambridge
Shameera Nair Lin, University of Cambridge
Rosalin Agnew, University of Cambridge
Francesca Lisle, University of Cambridge
Ruth Newman, University of Cambridge
Joanna Heywood, Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge
Ian Wang, University of Cambridge
Corlijn Reijgwart, University of Cambridge
Miriam Lynn, Equality & Diversity, University of Cambridge
Dr. Darshana Joshi (President, Graduate Union, the University of Cambridge)
Graduate Union Team, University of Cambridge
Jules Allen, Centre for Gender Studies, University of Cambridge
Prof. Gautam Menon, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai