How to Defeat the Far Right: Lessons From Hope Not Hate
āA brilliant and challenging bookā GORDON BROWN
From the founder of Britainās leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies ā and how to go about it.
If youāre shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate, youāre not alone.
Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism, Nick Lowles shows how anti-immigration, antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world, and how Britain ā with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the growth of Reform UK ā has been far from immune from far-right politics.
From HOPE not hateās pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the āmanosphereā and the issues in Netflix's Adolescence; from explorations of the pernicious influence of ārace scienceā and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britainās deindustrialised towns, Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard-won lessons from decades of activism.
His conclusions ā which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners ā suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated. And he shares powerful examples ā from a participant-led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local people over falafel in Bradford ā of finding the joy in showing that, hard as it can seem, HOPE can triumph over hate.
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How to Defeat the Far Right: Lessons From Hope Not Hate
āA brilliant and challenging bookā GORDON BROWN
From the founder of Britainās leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies ā and how to go about it.
If youāre shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate, youāre not alone.
Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism, Nick Lowles shows how anti-immigration, antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world, and how Britain ā with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the growth of Reform UK ā has been far from immune from far-right politics.
From HOPE not hateās pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the āmanosphereā and the issues in Netflix's Adolescence; from explorations of the pernicious influence of ārace scienceā and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britainās deindustrialised towns, Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard-won lessons from decades of activism.
His conclusions ā which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners ā suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated. And he shares powerful examples ā from a participant-led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local people over falafel in Bradford ā of finding the joy in showing that, hard as it can seem, HOPE can triumph over hate.
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āA brilliant and challenging bookā GORDON BROWN
From the founder of Britainās leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies ā and how to go about it.
If youāre shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate, youāre not alone.
Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism, Nick Lowles shows how anti-immigration, antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world, and how Britain ā with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the growth of Reform UK ā has been far from immune from far-right politics.
From HOPE not hateās pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the āmanosphereā and the issues in Netflix's Adolescence; from explorations of the pernicious influence of ārace scienceā and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britainās deindustrialised towns, Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard-won lessons from decades of activism.
His conclusions ā which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners ā suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated. And he shares powerful examples ā from a participant-led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local people over falafel in Bradford ā of finding the joy in showing that, hard as it can seem, HOPE can triumph over hate.
