Target reached!
All donations will go to refugee charities in the UK.
#LetsRaiseMore for Refugees than Farage Gets Likes
Abbots Leigh, England, United Kingdom
Aim
Britain is better than Nigel Farage. Let's turn his hateful propaganda against him by raising more money for refugees than likes on his post
In May 1939 more than 900 Jewish refugees fled Hitler's Germany on the SS St Louis; they hoped to reach Cuba then travel to the US, but were turned away from both. The increasingly desperate passengers were forced to sail back to Europe, where more than 250 of them perished at the hands of the Nazis.
Meanwhile, in the UK, the British government was busy rescuing thousands of child refugees from almost certain death. In the years since, the UK has stood tall in the world, offering sanctuary to the displaced and destitute.
Enter Nigel Farage.
On Thursday 30th July, Nigel Farage, having broken the rules of lockdown several times in preceding months to whip up anti-refugee hysteria on the south coast, turned up at the Bromsgrove Hotel in Birmingham to shoot his latest propaganda video in a desperate cry for attention.
To date, the video has been seen by several million people and 'liked' by several thousand (33.5k to be precise).
Enter the British public.
Britain is better than Nigel Farage. Fact. Let's prove it by raising more money for refugee charities than Farage's propaganda video can get in likes. Let's show the world, including those who have looked to the UK as a place of warmth, humanity and leadership, that we continue to be a place of sanctuary for the destitute. Let's stand tall in the world, once again.
What's the challenge?
For every like his hateful propaganda gets on twitter, let us match it with a donation. Let's turn his hate against him; the more likes he receives, the more this crowdfunder swells, with every donation going to refugee charities in the UK.
Where will the money raised go?
There are dozens of excellent refugee charities in the UK. I would love to donate to as many as possible, so please add a comment with your donation suggesting the best refugee charities you've come across.
Before the crowdfunder ends, I will draw up a list and update the crowdfunder. All money raised will go to those chosen charities. I will post evidence of this in the crowdfunder and on social media.
Supporters:
This project successfully funded on 9th September 2020