Tackling homophobic and transphobic hate crime is one of the founding aims of the Camden LGBT Forum. This year’s No To Hate Crime Vigil, organised by 17-24-30, brought many people from London together to light a candel and send the LGBT community’s simple message of tolerance accross the UK.
No To Hate Crime Vigil
Our ‘Help Combat Hate Crime’ leaflet!
This year’s No To Hate Crime vigil is said to have attracted over 2,000 people in Trafalgar Square on Friday 28th of October 2011. A massive thank you to all that attended, with a special mention to the volunteers of the Camden LGBT Forum whom came down to speak with guests and hand out our hate crime leaflets and reporting forms.
According to the organiser’s website the primary focus of the yearly vigil is to:
“remember and mark the anniversaries of the London Nail Bomb Attacks on Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho and to support the communities that were attacked to unite people against all forms of Hate Crime.”
The website explains further:
17-24-30 represents the three dates three different communities were seperately attacked, but which have brought us closer together.
April 17th, 1999. BRIXTON. 39 men, women and children injured.
April 24th, 1999. BRICK LANE. 6 men and women injured.
April 30th, 1999. The Admiral Duncan, SOHO. 65 men and women injured. 3 killed.
The London Nail Bombers agenda was simple yet terrifying; he intended to light a spark that would ignite a violent reaction from minority communities and lead to an all-out race war, culminating in the coming to power of the right-wing British National Party.
For more information and news of upcoming events organised by 17-24-30 please see their website at the following link:
Please see below for some pics of the night, kindly taken by one of our volunteers.
A Forum member handed out our hate crime leaflets to guests
Dear No To Hate Crime
The London Chapter of UK Guardian Angels were very pleased to have participate in this important and well organiced vigil. We would very much like to be a part in any such future events and would apriciate if you would include us in your mailing list.
The Guardian Angels strongly believe in equality for all, regardless of: race, religion, sexual orientation, gender or disability
We proudly support the voiceless victims of violence, empower nervous neighbourhoods into becoming courageous communities and help troubled teenagers become responsible, respectable Role Models
We will NEVER give up our aim: A SAFE & SOUND SOCIETY
Best Regards
Chief A. Schoyen
Assistant European Coordinator
UK National Director
Alliance of Guardian Angels
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