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Tom Barns, SumOfUs.org Unsubscribe
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Facebook has banned the violent fascist organisation “Britain First” -- but credit card giants Mastercard, Visa and American Express are still processing donations for the hate group.
Racist groups can’t operate without money. Let's tell the credit card companies to stop profiting from hate and cut all ties with Britain First today.
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Peter,
Content Warning - descriptions of islamophobic and racist violence.
Facebook has removed the page of violent fascist organisation Britain First -- which had posted videos comparing immigrants to animals and describes its leaders as “islamophobic and proud”.
Two of Britain First’s leaders are currently in jail for racist hate crimes. Yet, Mastercard, Visa and American Express continue to process donations for the hate group.
Racist groups can't operate without money.
SumOfUs members have already pushed Paypal to stop processing funding for the violent French white supremacist group Génération Identitaire. Now, let’s make the credit card giants take responsibility and cut all ties with Britain First.
Tell Visa, Mastercard and American Express to stop profiting from hate and end their business with Britain First today.
Britain First is a UK-based fascist group that organises racist attacks and aggressive street demos. It's known for sharing videos of its attacks online, aiming to stir up hate and division.
The racist group recently hit the headlines after Donald Trump retweeted two of its hate-filled propaganda videos, to the dismay of the global political community.
One of Britain First’s leaders is in jail for screaming racially-motivated abuse at Muslims in a restaurant, which left children inside terrified and crying.
It doesn’t end there. An inside source recently told the press how Britain First members planned large-scale violent attacks against mosques all over the UK.
Facebook removed the fascist group’s page as it had “repeatedly posted content designed to incite animosity and hatred against minority groups”. So why are donations to Britain First still being allowed by card companies?
Let’s end the hate today: tell Visa, Mastercard and American Express to end all financial processing for Britain First
The far-right is on the rise globally -- emboldened by what it perceives as victories in Europe and the US.
But SumOfUs members like you are fighting hate and discrimination all over the world - and we know that when we work together we can make a real impact.
Britain First may be just one UK-based group but - if we can push credit card companies to cut ties with the organisation - it will send a strong global message that funding and profiting from hate is not acceptable.
Last year, as well as pushing Paypal to cut its ties with a French far-right group, action by SumOfUs members drove nearly 2,600 advertisers to pull out of the white supremacist news site Breitbart.
All the major credit card companies have precedent for restricting transactions on issues they deem to be important, for example gambling or online pornography. There is no excuse for them to continue profiting from and funding racist hate groups like Britain First.
Join us in ending the hate today! Demand that Visa, Mastercard and American Express stop processing donations for Britain First and all hate groups.
SIGN THE PETITION
Thanks for all that you do,
Tom, Sondhya, Eoin and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
Facebook bans Britain First and its leaders, The Guardian, 2018-03-14
Britain First leaders jailed over anti-Muslim hate crimes, The Guardian, 2018-03-07
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