Community Solidarity Stroud District was formed 3 years ago by people who were concerned and alarmed that disinformation and racism were being spread in our town by groups and individuals aligned to the far right distributing The Light paper.
Disinformation is in the mainstream and the far right is organising and gaining strength. We can see this in the USA under Trump where disinformation is spread by the whole Cabinet, Germany with the AFD, The National Rally in France and in the rise of parties supporting racists like Steven Yaxley-Lennon and Nigel Farage in the UK.
Fuelled by the owners of social media sites, such as Elon Musk, it is using disinformation and infiltration to take advantage of people’s anger over falling living standards and inequality to divide our communities. Whilst those who spread the far right agenda claim that they are defending free speech and ‘truth’, they use every opportunity to assault it by spreading false information and promoting transphobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, climate change denial, Holocaust denial, and support for attacks on refugees and women’s rights.
- How do you feel about the rise of the far right?
- What do we value that we may lose?
- How do we stop the fascist creep in Stroud?
Community Solidarity Stroud District is hosting an open event on Sunday 11th May from 2pm to 4pm at the Trinity Rooms, Field Road, Stroud GL5 2HZ where we can come together to discuss what more Stroud can do. Please come along.
We are offering a space for supervision of children (any age) so that people with caring responsibilities can engage with the event. And also, where appropriate, so we can facilitate and support children to engage themselves with the content of the event. There will be pens and paper, toys and games. Tosca who will be running the space has an Enhanced DBS and works with young people in Stroud.
Agenda:
- 14.00 – 14.15: Welcome and introduction
- 14.15 – 14.20: Groups- Ground rules
- 14.20-14.30: Introductions in groups
- 14.30 – 15.30: Core discussion 20 minutes per question.
- How do you feel about the rise of the far right?
- What do you value that we may lose?
- How do we stop the fascist creep in Stroud?
- 15.30 – 15.45: Group reflections and feed back
- 15.45 – 16.00: Closing, next steps, and thank you.
Community Solidarity Stroud District 
This looks like a really important event. Unfortunately Ill be away but will spread the word. Hope it all goes smoothly. Best wishesHelen CresseySent from my Galaxy
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