hooliganism – I Am Birmingham

Marc Gauntlett and Trevor Smith Black Lives Matter protest

Former football hooligan to hold anti-racism march to honour friend killed by armed police

Denise JamesJuly 3, 2020July 6, 202001 mins

A former football hooligan from Birmingham is organising an anti-racist march to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter in honour of his friend who was tragically shot dead by armed police last year. Marc Gauntlett, who was active in The Zulu Warriors hooligan firm which supported Birmingham City Football Club, was devastated to lose his close friend…

Birmingham Stand Up To Racism counter protest against FLA march and demonstration in March 2018

20 photos of Brummies standing against racism and hate as FLA descend on city

Staff ReporterMarch 26, 2018March 28, 201801 mins

As a few thousand mostly white men who claim to be “the football family against extremism” descended on Birmingham over the weekend to demonstrate their anti-extremist credentials, merging with several other self-proclaimed “non-racist” groups, regular Brummies who also happen to be football fans (but not so much into racism) decided to stand together to remind everyone that…