Please sign this statement

Kick Tommy Robinson Out of Scottish Football

Tommy Robinson is threatening to come to Scotland and use football to sow his message of division and hate. Tommy's real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. He is a far right, Islamophobic extremist with an extensive history of violence and lengthy criminal record, including a conviction for playing a leading role in a mass football hooligan brawl.

 Tommy has been on demonstrations with White Nationalist, racist and anti-Semitic chants and banners. He seeks to inflame Islamophobia and wider racism.

 He co-founded the English Defence League, many of their protests degenerated into violent street fighting.

 Many of his supporters claim he is a working class hero but in reality he is a landlord, a business owner and his latest home is worth almost a cool £1 million. He makes massive amounts of money from his Youtube channel and he is backed by powerful overseas figures with deep pockets.

 We call on all supporters clubs, football clubs to oppose his attempts to use Scottish football to peddle his hatred.

 We the undersigned want to “Kick Tommy Out” of Scottish Football.

Launch supporters include:

 Civil Society

Stand Up To Racism – Scotland

Football Lads & Lassies Against Fascism

Unite Against Fascism - Edinburgh

Muslim Women’s Association Edinburgh

Heart Lads and Lassies Against Fascism

Show Racism The Red Card Scotland

Scotland Against Criminalising Communities

Aamer Anwar (Human Rights Lawyer pc)

Kadi Johnson (Sheku Bayoh campaign pc)

The Muslim Council of Scotland

Annandale Mosque

Portobello Mosque

Iqra Mosque

Radio Ramadan Edinburgh

ELREC: Edinburgh and Lothian Regional Equality Council

8th Braid Salaam Scout Group

Jock Morris (Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees pc)

Catriona Mackay (Perth Against Racism)

 

Trade Unions

Dave Moxham (STUC Deputy General Secretary)

Helen Martin (STUC Assistant General Secretary)

Unite the Union Scotland

Nicola Fisher (EIS pc)

Lynn Henderson (PCS National Officer for Scotland and NI)

Keir Greenaway, GMB Scottish Organiser

Suki Sangha (Chair STUC Black Workers Committee)

Shereen Benjamin (UCU Edinburgh Equalities pc)

Duncan Smith (Chair City of Edinburgh UNISON, Chair Edinburgh TUC)

Tom Connolly (Secretary City of Edinburgh UNISON)

Gary Clark (Branch Sec CWU Scotland No2)

Des Loughney (Edinburgh Trades Council)

Alison Murphy (LA Sec, Edinburgh EIS)

C Anderson (CWU Scotland Acting Regional Sec)

Chris McCusker (SNP Trade Union Group/SNP Socialist group)

Rab Paterson and Lynn Paterson (Secretary and Chair of Midlothian Trade Union Council)

Steve West (Equalities Officer, PCS DWP Edinburgh, Lothian & Borders Branch and Vice-Chair of Edinburgh TUC)

 

Politicians

Ian Murray MP

John Finnie MSP

Chris Stevens MP.

Anas Sarwar MP

Councillor Gavin Corbett

Councillor Martin Lennon

 

(pc = in personal capacity)

 

Fans and campaigner united in opposing Tommy Robinson are coming together for a mass leaflet of the Hearts v Rangers game this Sunday 2 December 2018.

 Meeting 10.45 outside Tynecastle at McLeod Street.

 https://www.facebook.com/events/1435546453245730/