We are #NotAMob Just A Community
Very soon after the Kenmure Street protest we were hearing that the Home Office had called the peaceful protest a “mob”. One of the first journalists to report this was BBC Newsnight’s Lewis Goodall:
Home Office source: "It is completely unacceptable for a mob to stop the lawful removal of people living in our country illegally. We 100% back the frontline in removing those with no right to be here."
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) May 13, 2021
One anonymous neighbour decided that something should be done to respond. A leaflet appeared in closes asking people to come out onto the street on Saturday in a Covid-safe way and show that we were not a mob but a community.
Hypothetically, neighbours on #KenmureStreet #Pollokshields might still turn out days later to show they're #NotAMob and that #RefugeesAreWelcomeHere
— Dr Seรกn DOOLAN ๐๐ค ๐๐๐โ๏ธ (@SDinPraxis) May 15, 2021
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Love this! #NotAMob #RefugeesWelcome #KenmureStreet https://t.co/zweC3yave2
— AcceptanceNotTolerance #AntiRacist (@9thCultureGal) May 15, 2021
At the vigil a banner said #NotAMob. Our campaign was born.
At 148 #KenmureStreet #notamob #RefugeesAreWelcomeHere pic.twitter.com/YAfUU9BTdl
— Gavin Sellar (@GavinSellar) May 15, 2021
#NotAMob