A PROTEST has been planned in Glasgow to oppose all forms of racism and fascism in a global day of action. 

The mass yet socially distanced demonstrations will take place on Saturday, March 19 for the UN's Anti Racism Day. 

The protest will be internationally linked online with demonstrations around the world and is being organised by World Against Racism & Fascism, an international coordination of anti-racist movements. 

The demonstrations will take place against all forms of racism, Islamaphobia and antisemitism, in opposition to racist scapegoating of refugees, migrants and Roma, Muslim and Jewish communities, and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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In Britain, the day of action is being called Stand Up To Racism and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

Weyman Bennett, Stand Up To Racism co-convenor in Britain, said: "Around the world, the growth of racist populism and its interaction with the far-right and fascism is a sharpening problem we face as anti-racists, in our respective countries in one way or another, in 2022.

"Amidst an ecological, economic and pandemic crisis, we see governments and racist, far-right and fascist forces utilise racism to divide people and divert our gaze from those to blame.

"We need to stand up, and march together in our tens of thousands on March 19 – Black Lives Matter, and we need to build mass anti-racist movements built on black and white unity to crush the threat of racist division."

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A focus of this year's demonstrations will be to say refugees and migrants are welcome and to oppose racist hostile environments and "push backs", where armed patrols drive back refugees at the borders. 

So far, 17 countries have backed the call and have actions planned for the day, with more movements joining. 

You can find out more about the global day of protest HERE.