What did you get up to this weekend? 🤯
For every Muslim, black or brown person you know, it was hell. Here's some key steps you can take as allies and professionals that can help. 🧵
Bilal Mahmood
8,640 posts
Bilal Mahmood
@bilal_labour
Dad. Lawyer. Londoner.
Social Mobility Protégé turned campaigner.
Policy Board Adviser @futuregovforum
moving to the other place
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Waltham Forest
Joined December 2012
- Replying to @bilal_labour❤️ LOVE MATTERS. The silver lining has been seeing neighbours and friends get in front of these mobs, or helping clean up after the destruction. That's what we are fighting for.
- Replying to @bilal_labour🫂 EMPATHY MATTERS. Check in with Muslim colleagues. They're not fine. They may not have fully processed there are mobs on the streets of their home attacking anyone who looks like them. Provide safe space, empathy and understanding if they're distracted and accommodate any flex
- Replying to @bilal_labour🎓 MINDSET MATTERS. This isn't a nuanced debate that requires equal airing of all sides. These mobs are attacking our version of democracy and society. These aren't protesters pushing for a change in government policy. They are attacking marginalised parts of your community.
- Replying to @bilal_labour📢 VOICES MATTER. Amplify Muslim and Anti- Racist voices. Find someone you resonate with. Share their stories and connect with them. It humanises us and allows authentic voices airspace. This is a strong antidote to the disinformation strategy that triggered these attacks.
- Replying to @bilal_labour📰 MEDIA MATTERS. For many of us, this is shocking but not unsurprising. This is the culmination of decades of dog-whistle politics and media bosses pandering to the worst instincts in society. Marginalised and demonised, it is hard for Muslims to break free from this narrative.
- Walthamstow is my home and has been home to five generations of my British Muslim Immigrant Family. This is how we stand up for real British values. 🇬🇧 Together. Peaceful. Community Street by street, conversation by conversation we will break this attack on our society.
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- Replying to @JohnKingCNNWe both know you don't require food or water. You are the John King.
- If you're angry as I am, register to vote and Vote Labour 5th May."If those rules were broken, then there will be disciplinary action for all those involved." Boris Johnson said on 8 Dec that he'd been "repeatedly assured" that "no Covid rules were broken" No 10 confirmed on Monday that the PM had been fined by the Met Police over the events
00:00 - Very, very excited about thisUnseat Iain Duncan Smith. Make history. Join me and @bilal_labour, 9th July facebook.com/events/1894550… Spread the word *everywhere* #UnseatIDS
- Saturday, we canvass together, Monday he's the Shadow Foreign Secretary. Coincidence? Congratulations @DavidLammy
Honoured to be appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs. At a time when Britain is recasting itself on the world stage, I look forward to setting out Labour’s vision for a values-led foreign policy based on cooperation & internationalism - I'm proud to have support from across our Labour family. Together, we'll win Chingford and Woodford Green and kick out Iain Duncan Smith for good. Thank you @JohnCryerMP @stellacreasy @wesstreeting @DavidLammy @FeryalClark
- Replying to @IrrumAliAnd that my friends, is my home Walthamstow. I am so proud to be part of this community right now
