PROTESTERS will gather in Oxford on Friday to ‘stand up’ to Donald Trump on the day of the US President-elect’s inauguration.
At 5pm, they will hold a demonstration outside Carfax Tower.
It is one of several events scheduled by Stand Up to Racism, which has accused Mr Trump of using inflammatory language against migrants.
The protest comes after UK politicians, religious leaders and trade unionists called on ‘everybody of goodwill’ to protest against Mr Trump.
Stand Up to Racism spokesman Weyman Bennett said: “Trump’s campaign for president was marked by constant scapegoating of migrants, with a key slogan ‘build a wall’ to keep out Mexican workers and attacks on America’s Muslim community.
“We cannot allow these ideas to become acceptable.”
Mr Trump is due to be inaugurated in Washington DC on Friday, becoming the 45th US President.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog America’s capital for the occasion, which will be televised across the world.
It is estimated a lower number of people will attend than Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009, which drew 1.8m.
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