Dad-of-three Mohammad Parvaiz, 41, was killed in an incident which police have described as racially motivated.
The petition has been started by former council leader and leader of the Lib Dems Coun Kath Pinnock.
In the first few days it was signed by 1,000 people.
She said: “I hope out of this awful deed there can be a ray of hope. It will come if we unite to kick racism out of Kirklees.
“This is a non-party political campaign.
“Indeed it has the support of all the leaders of the political groups on the council.”
Copies of the petition have been sent to all council workplaces, tenants and residents’ associations, churches, mosques and Sikh temples.
For a copy of the petition phone 01484 221808 or emailkath.pinnock@kirklees.gov.uk.
On Saturday night, taxi drivers in Dewsbury and Mirfield joined those across Kirklees in a strike as part of demands to the police and council for better protection.
l Christopher Murphy, 18, Michael Hand, 19, and four teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with murder and appeared at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday.KIRKLEES Council is backing an anti-racism petition which began after a taxi driver was killed in Huddersfield.
Mohammad Parvaiz, 41, was killed in an incident which police described as racially motivated.
The petition has been started by former council leader and leader of the Lib Dems Coun Kath Pinnock.
In the first few days it was signed by 1,000 people.
She said: “I hope out of this black deed that there can be a ray of hope. It will come if we unite to kick racism out of Kirklees.
Copies of the petition have been sent to all council workplaces, tenants’ and residents’ associations, churches, mosques and Sikh temples.
For a copy of the petition phone 01484 221808 or email kath.pinnock@kirklees.gov.uk.