Florist offers roses to immigrants

A florist selling roses outside a shop in Bristol is attempting to challenge the racism people have reported since the UK voted to quit the EU.

Since the news broke that the leave vote had won a majority, people have been sharing their experiences on social media using #postrefracism.

In one case, cards containing the words “No more Polish Vermin” were found after being distributed in Huntingdon.

Now, an unknown person in Bristol is offering flowers to immigrants.

https://twitter.com/SuzanneRolt/status/746709289331462144

The anonymous person has put a tub of flowers on the street, with a label reading: “If you are an immigrant to the UK please take a rose.

“And remember 62% of Bristolians voted to stay in the EU.”

https://twitter.com/policytessa/status/747083312276049920

Although there appear to be more incidents of racism in recent days, it is not clear whether there has been an actual increase since the referendum, or people are just reporting it more.

https://twitter.com/jessphillips/status/746850209188188160

Former Conservative parliamentary candidate Shazia Awan worked for the Stronger In campaign in Wales.

She says she noticed a number of incidents of anti-foreign sentiment.

“When the Leave campaign focussed on the issue of immigration a few weeks before the result, I could feel the difference in how people were acting,” she said.

“While I was campaigning, I was speaking to a black woman. A white man walked passed and called her the N word.”

If you’ve witnessed hate crime, call the police on 101 or report it to Stop Hate Crime.

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