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06-29-2016, 04:23 PM
People are wearing safety pins in an effort to combat post-Brexit racism
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A reported surge in hate crime incidents after the referendum on Britain's membership in the European Union has pushed a Twitter user to launch an initiative to try and combat post-Brexit racism.*
A Twitter user k**wn as Allison, an American living in London, has urged people to wear a safety pin to show solidarity with immigrants living in the UK.*
SEE ALSO: Thousands protest Brexit in central London (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/brexit-protest-london/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The National Police Chiefs' Council said (http://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/hate-crime-is-unacceptable-in-any-circumstances-say-police)*that there has been an increase of 57% in reporting of hate crime compared to this time last month.*
Shortly after Allison launched the initiative, #safetypin (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23safetypin&src=typd) took off on Twitter:* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/29/safetypin-britons-immigrants-brexit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A reported surge in hate crime incidents after the referendum on Britain's membership in the European Union has pushed a Twitter user to launch an initiative to try and combat post-Brexit racism.*
A Twitter user k**wn as Allison, an American living in London, has urged people to wear a safety pin to show solidarity with immigrants living in the UK.*
SEE ALSO: Thousands protest Brexit in central London (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/brexit-protest-london/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The National Police Chiefs' Council said (http://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/hate-crime-is-unacceptable-in-any-circumstances-say-police)*that there has been an increase of 57% in reporting of hate crime compared to this time last month.*
Shortly after Allison launched the initiative, #safetypin (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23safetypin&src=typd) took off on Twitter:* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/29/safetypin-britons-immigrants-brexit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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