A new campaign asking
people to wear an empty safety pin as a badge to symbolise solidarity
against racism -
and let any potential targets know that the wearer is a friendly face. The idea
was to find something that could be worn by anyone anywhere, to pin on their
jacket or coat to signify that they are an ally.
The literal 'safety' pin is inspired by the 'I'll ride
with you' campaign against Islamophobia in Australia following the Sydney cafe
shootings in
2014.
Hundreds of people
have gotten on board with #safetypin so far – but raising awareness is key.
Community
centres such as mosques have been contacted to let them know about the plan and
there’s a move to get some big names to help – so far, Nadiya Hussein of the Great British Bake Off has provided a signal post with a
retweet to her 95,000 followers.
"Thousands
of people who voted both ways have been horrified by this," she said.
"Regular people need to know that they can do something small about
it."
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