Hope not Hate

Hope not Hate
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
FounderNick Lowles
TypeCivil rights campaign group
Anti-hate organisation
FocusHate groups
Racism
Civil rights
Location
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductCampaigning, lobbying, media, research
Key people
Nick Lowles (Chief Executive)
Jenny Levene (Deputy Director)
Ruth Smeeth (a director)
Websitehopenothate.org.uk

Hope not Hate (stylised as HOPE not hate) is an advocacy group based in the United Kingdom which campaigns against racism and fascism.[1][2][3] It has also mounted campaigns against Islamic extremism and antisemitism. It is self-described as a "non-partisan, non-sectarian organisation."[4] The group was founded in 2004 by Nick Lowles, a former editor of the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight (from which it split in late 2011). It is backed by various politicians and celebrities,[5][6] and it has also been backed by several trade unions.[7]

  1. ^ "The Undercover Fascist". The New Yorker. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Machell, Ben (9 July 2021). "Infiltrating the far right: my undercover life with extremists - Magazine". The Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Rory (26 June 2021). "Jo Cox's sister, Labour candidate Kim Leadbeater, heckled and chased on campaign trail". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ Anonymous (6 December 2016). "HOPE not hate". Migration and Home Affairs - European Commission. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ Elgot, Jessica (8 December 2012). "'Labour Must Stand Up Against The Immigration Hate Speech'". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ ; Politicians
    Tarry, Sam. "Organising for Labour. Organising to win". Labour List. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
    Katwala, Sunder. "The identity crisis of Jon Cruddas". Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
    Brown, Gordon (19 October 2012). "Malala's fight". hopenothate.org.uk. HOPE not hate. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
    Celebrities
    Lowles, Nick (1 October 2012). "Partying in Manchester". hopenothate.org.uk. HOPE not hate. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Trade Union Friends of HOPE not hate". hopenothate.org.uk. HOPE not hate. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Tansley, Chris. "Supporting Hope not hate" (PDF). Unison. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2015. "Unison General Secretary Dave Prentis stands for HOPE not hate". Unison. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2012. "Unite the Union links to outside organisations". Unite the Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012. "GMB campaigns". GMB. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2012.