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Anti-racists resist ‘repulsive’ white supremacists' anti-refugee display with own banner drop
Stand Up to Racism activists carry out a banner drop near to Blackwell Tunnel in London

ANTI-RACISTS launched a counter action today against a “repulsive” anti-refugee banner drop by white supremacists from a bridge in east London. 

Gathering on the same overpass above the Blackwall Tunnel, around a dozen protesters dropped banners declaring: “Refugees are welcome,” as supporters tooted their horns in the traffic below. 

The protest was held to oppose the actions of far-right activists on Tuesday who displayed banners reading: “Exit the 1951 UN refugee convention,” and “It’s all right to defend white nations,” alongside Union Jacks and St George’s flags from the flyover last Tuesday. 

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