Hastings and Bexhill Stand Up To Racism

Launch of Keep Reform Out Of Hastings Campaign

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On Saturday 4th April we met in Hastings to launch our Keep Reform Out Of Hastings election campaign for the May 2026 local elections.

We had speakers talking about a variety of issues from Unions and worker’s rights, housing, women’s rights, the NHS, islamophobia and racism, disability rights and LGBTQI+ rights. It was a packed meeting!

You can read all about our campaign to Keep Reform Out Of Hastings here.

Two of our speakers have gratiously allowed us to upload their speeches here:

Karen Arthur artist, author, broadcaster and menopause campaigner, speaks about the impact of Reform’s racism on black and brown communities.

Jess Austen NHS nurse and campaigner speaks about NHS privatisation and how things would only get worse under a Reform government.

We, as a liberal-thinking socially-minded caring community must come together, put aside our minor differences and stand on general principles to push back against the racist intolerance and division that is being pushed upon us by the populist right-wing

read jess’ full speech

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