The march, organized by the anti-racist front and supported by various associations, required government concrete measures to combat hate discourse and structural inequalities
About 500 people gathered this afternoon at Largo do Carmo, Lisbon, in a demonstration against racism that evoked the murder of Alcindo Monteiro, killed 30 years ago by a group of Neonazi ideology.
The young man became a symbol of the anti-racist struggle in Portugal, and the site of his death has become a meeting point for those who refuse to forget.
Organized by the anti-racist front, in conjunction with the Life Junta Movement and the support of dozens of associations, this was the third consecutive march to demand concrete government measures to combat hate discourse and structural inequalities.
For protesters, racism is not a matter of the past. It is lived in everyday life, access to employment, housing, education, in the way state and society treat minorities.
