"i have been involved with anti-fascist activity since i was 13 years old, I am now 49,that means for 36 years i have delivered leaflets, picketed meetings and tried to raise consciousness...The hope not hate campaign is a fun way of educating people and I LOVE IT!!"
Janice, Newcastle

"I used to feel helpless and frightened by the bigotry and hate of organisations like the BNP. The HOPE not hate campaign has shown me that positive united action can make a real difference. I feel proud to have played a tiny part in that process."
Debbie, Ramsbottom

"Its positive , its proactive , its message is clear and its inclusive -best it gets results."
angela, Merthyr Tydfil

"I am blessed to live in a country built on respect and tolerance for all. Anyone who threatens this ideal should be opposed, which HOPE not hate manages to do in a peaceful and legal manner."
Amy, Leeds

"Sometimes I become disillusioned with society; it's hard to remember that beneath the layers of bigotry, ignorance and hatred there is so much good in so many people. HOPE not hate is always something to remind me of the good x"
Joe, Knebworth

"It's real people, pulling together and speaking up together. An ethical and active heart to a sometimes silent majority"
Alison, Holmfirth

"Because my grandad didn't fight the Nazis to end up living in a land of fascists"
John, Leeds

"It proves to the world that each of us counts and single contribution changes lives and minds! Collectively we can do anything. That's totally awesome people power. And the email encouragements to be a better human each day makes me proud and smiley."
Katie, West London

"I love the HOPE not hate campaign because like Billy, I believe that the glass is half full and prefer to look at all the positives that the UK's ethnic minority communities bring to the table. These positives completely out-weigh any negatives highlighted by the far right."
Gary, Darwen

"It's the campaign that most reflects my values as a trade union activist: community, solidarity and collective action."
Kevin, Bradford

"It reminds us that we're all one, that differences can be celebrated rather than feared, that while there will continue to be challenges in the form of those who seek to discriminate and marginalise, we will not give up the fight!"
Iain, East London

"I was born in India, sculpted in Canada and enriched in England. I live in London with an Italian partner, and feel that someone like me has a voice, a story, a reason, because of Hope not Hate. There was a time when I wanted to blend and be silent. Not anymore."
Goldy, West London

"My Uncles fought and died fighting fascists in Spain, Italy, Belgium and France. It wasn't glorious, it was hell. That's why I am teaching my kids to never let fascists get a foothold anywhere. No one need die, there has to be a better way and the work of Hope Not Hate offers that to me and my kids (and eventually their kids)"
Phil, Newcastle

"Hatred will breed wherever Hope is lost. Hope Not Hate ensures this does not happen."
dave, Worksop

"Gives my grandchildren a future: Better to hope than hate"
Lynda & Ernest, Belfast

"I love the HOPE not HATE campaign because I believe that with the light of HOPE we will continue to out shine the negativity of HATE soul by soul by soul by soul by soul......x"
Paulette, Birmingham

"HOPE not hate gives us the opportunity to build and support strong and vibrant communities. It is part of our great tradition of toleration of diversity."
Kim, South West London

"Hope Opens Peoples Eyes, Hate Attacks Their Expectations. Hope is our only choice."
KAREN, Wirral

"Hope not Hate - it's all in the title. I love feeling part of a popular and successful campaign that is about all our futures - one that shows we can resist the far right through practical, peaceful and inclusive action."
Richard, Leeds

"I love the HOPE not hate campaign because of the pride I feel from having helped defeat the BNP in Stoke-on-Trent."
Alan, Preston

"In these dire, dreary days HOPE not hate is a beacon shining to remind us that all is not lost, there is respect, love and community in this society. We can make our voices heard, even if we are through circumstance 'armchair-vists'"
Annie, Newport

"Because I believe in equality, justice and peace. HOPE not hate is a message of acceptance, tolerance and human kindness."
Carly, Nottingham

"I support and love HOPE not hate because at last there is something accessible, clear and avialable to ordinary people who care, I don't want to fight but want to make my voice heard, HOPE not hate gives me and many other their voice back. United we stand divided they fall. Thank you"
annie, Bristol

"Because Hope not Hate honours the heritage we all have in common rather than what divides us - rallying the best of human nature and community cohesion."
Lucy, Newton Abbott

"I am a police officer, and I am able to join this, as unlike others Hope Not Hate is law abiding, and uses the media to put it's message across not actions of hate such as bricks through windows and violent protests."
rosie, Nottingham

"The idea of HOPE is something that inspires the good inside each individual, hate in it's self is a destructive force which at the end of the day can only lead to our own demise and dismay. Hope is the future, Hope is the fight, Hope is Human."
Thomas, Bishop's Stortford

"It's the blue sky above the dark clouds, the voice of reason that drowns out mindless prejudice. HOPE represents the big meadow that is more enduring than the odd weed!"
Pauline, Beconsfield

"We must fight facists wherever we find them, however they organise. Hope Not Hate is a dynamic and responsive force for positive action"
Sarah, Edinburgh

"Because simply, its the right thing to do, There is NO alternative"
Tim, Bristol

"...because inclusion and celebrating diversity just feels right. Hope not Hate supports my outlook on how we should all live together."
luke, Bristol

"I love the HOPE not hate campaign because I want my children to grow up in an environment without hate and prejudice. HOPE not hate gives us all positive aspirations for a better future."
Dennis, Coatbridge

"when you have hope it suppresses all hate"
Paul, Driffield

"I love the HNH campaign for a few reasons but the main one is that it speaks to the majority. A large percentage of anti-fascists organisations (however great they are) are preaching to the converted whereas HNH goes out to challenge those who may not have given the issues much thought. Most importantly they do this in a way that does not rely on catch-phrases or extreme slogans."
Martin, Brighton

"I think the Hope not Hate campaign shows what can happen when people stand together and say no. It shows up the bigots for what they are - hateful bullies. I love this country and the diversity it contains. If we practice tolerance and undertstanding we will all have a better future. That is why I love Hope not Hate."
Michaela, Harlow

"Hope note hate is a positive campaign which provides a positive alternative to the politics of ignorance, hatred and despair of the 'ugly parties'. It engages and inspires people who had not before taken a view on facism and provides an antidote to the corrosive agenda of the far right."
David, Aylesbury

"Because we have to fight fascism. We cannot sit idly by while they are spouting the rascist hate. the HOPE not hate campaign is vital to mobilise many diverse parts of society against the hate of fascism"
Alan, Liverpool

"Because it makes me so glad that people stand up to racist bullies. Hope not Hate makes me feel like I am part of a community of the sane and rational. I love the regular updates and I truly believe that Hope not Hate has contributed to the imminent demise of the BNP. Why wouldn't I love Hope not Hate?"
Claire, Lancing

"When the BNP stood candidates in 20 out of 21 wards in Barnsley Hope Not Hate made them wish they hadn't bothered!"
robin, Barnsley

"The reason why I love the HOPE not hate campaign is because everyday when I check Facebook I see your updates and I know that I am not alone in my view of how the world could be."
Tricia, Wantage

"My family escaped from pogroms in Eastern Europe over 100 years ago and found a home in the UK, living in poverty and struggling to survive. My Grandparents grew up in London experiencing anti-semiticsm so I am passionate about working together to create a peaceful and tolerant community where newcomers and more established people live in harmony with hope."
Roz, Leicester

"I'm a mixed race child of the 1950s: I've been shot, beaten, spat upon and suffered endless humiliations over the years and, with regret, I can report that the struggle for equality, respect and acceptance is yet to be won; especially here in rural Devon where 50s values still apply. Hope not Hate helps us all into the 21st Century."
Nick, Buckfastleigh

"I love the campaign because it has a vibrancy and accessibility in the way it communicates .I'm also very proud that Hope Not Hate is carrying on the tradition of campaigning against fascism as my parents did in the east end of London during and way beyond the thirties. Let the spirit that informed the Battle of Cable Street live on!"
Judy, Bristol

"Hope gets you up in the morning Hate makes you despise every day Hope brings a smile all nation's faces Hate makes many people turn away Hope is a radiant double rainbow Hope, not hate, must always stay."
Sarah, Bradford

"I love the HOPE not hate campaign because - to hate is to lose all HOPE!"
Mike, Liverpool

"Hope listens and looks forward, but hate deafens and blinds us all. The HOPE not hate campaign allows everyone's voice to be heard today and ensures that we will be heard again tomorrow."
Andrew, Edinburgh

"I love the HOPE not hate campaign because it is targeted and is well organised. So campaigns are swift and successful. People are mobilised and I feel less isolated, knowing that my voice is heard alongside all the others who fight against racism."
Janet, Huddersfield

"Racism is the biggest threat to British society and Hope not Hate is the only political group that I know that is working to eliminate it. Hope not hate is proven to be effective in getting normally non political people to get out knocking on doors before elections and having a brilliant result."
Gillian, Taunton

"Hope not hate has united our communities when others have sought to devide them. It has become the vehicle to allow us to speak with one voice delivering a defiant message of one voice,one nation,one goal, equality."
adrian, Peterborough