MARRC stands with Charlottesville anti-fascists

Migrant and Refugee Rights Campaign stands with Charlottesville anti-fascists

The Migrant and Refugee Rights Campaign stands in solidarity with those who opposed fascism in Charlottesville USA, and the counter-protester who lost her life.

“The loss of life in Charlottesville is appalling,” says Gayaal Iddamalgoda, spokesperson for the campaign. “We stand with everyone fighting fascism, in the USA and elsewhere.”

“Donald Trump’s failure to condemn the fascist violence is consistent with his courting of the far-right.”

“Thankfully, the Neo-Nazi movement in New Zealand is marginal. However, we must be on guard in an international situation where racist populism is surging.”

“Xenophobic scapegoating has an unfortunate foothold in New Zealand electoral politics, and we oppose all attempts to blame social minorities for political and economic problems. Mainstream racism plants the seeds that fascism grows from, as we are seeing in the UK and USA.”

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