Several thousand people have taken part in an anti-racism rally in Belfast.
It comes exactly a week after the first of a series of racially motivated attacks on members of ethnic minority communities in the city.
Last night, an attempted petrol bomb attack on a mosque in Co Down was carried out, but it failed to ignite.
A number of cars were also set alight in Belfast.
Organisers of the rally said more than 150 groups, including trade unions, took part in the Belfast Welcomes Diversity event.
It was the second largest anti-racism protest to be held in Belfast city centre within the last 24 hours.
The roads outside Belfast City Hall were closed as several thousand protestors gathered to hear a series of speeches in support of immigrants and ethnic minorities.
"Let me make one thing clear, our culture and identity is not threatened by immigrants, it is only further enriched," Belfast Lord Mayor Micky Murray said, to loud cheers.
"The motto of this city is 'we that have so much, what should we do for others?', this is what we do for others, when their rights are under attack we stand up and we fight back," Mr Murray, also of the Alliance Party, added.
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United Against Racism's Fiona Doran told the crowd: "For people who are new to this city and saw the scenes this past week, it has been terrifying.
"Today we did our best to show those people that you are welcome, you are loved, and we are here for you."
No counter demonstration by anti-immigration protestors was held today, and so the policing operation was low key.
The Vice Chair of the Northern Ireland Council for Racial Equality thanked police officers for putting themselves at risk to protect ethnic minorities.
Raied Al-Wazzan also urged Stormont's politicians to do more to support the PSNI, which has been warning for a number of years that it is severely under resourced.
"I ask the Executive to go to London and talk to the government there to get more funds for the police and give them enough support to protect us," he said.
More than 30 people have been arrested, and more than 20 charged, in connection with racially motivated violence and attacks on police officers since last Saturday.
At the end of a week of racially motivated attacks, representatives of ethnic minority communities said they were encouraged by the large demonstrations of support at these two rallies within 24 hours.
They say it is now up to the politicians and police to do everything they can to ensure the violence against them ends.
A demonstration was held yesterday in which around a thousand people gathered in the city for a counter-protest against several hundred anti-immigration demonstrators.
A heavy police presence and barriers were put in place to keep the two groups apart at Belfast City Hall, while Donegall Square North and Wellington Place were closed to traffic for several hours.
People at the anti-immigration protest were seen holding signs with slogans such as "Shankill Road says no to illegal immigration" and chanting "send them home".
Trade union banners and signs with anti-racism messages were held aloft at the counter protest, with chants of "when migrant lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back" and "Belfast is anti-fascist".
Additional reporting PA
