Event: 400+ police custody deaths – and little has changed..

provided by: Lee Jasper
6th April 2011

There have been 400 deaths in custody over the last 10 years. The families of Kingsley Brown and Smiley Culture are the latest to suffer tragic losses.

On Friday 8th April at the The African Caribbean Millenium Centre in Birmingham. Both families united by their grief and  sadness will demonstrate their determination to pursue justice. Both families will be speaking at this important public meeting alongside others.

Full line-up of speakers will include:

• Lee Jasper – Nationwide human rights activist
• Maxi Hayles – Birmingham Racial Attack Monitoring Unit
• Merlin Emmanuel (Smiley Culture’s Nephew)
• Kadisha Brown Burrell (Kingsley Burrell Brown’s Sister)
• Tippa Naphtali – Mikey Powell Campaign for Justice & 4WardEver UK
• John Simmit (more details to follow)

more to be announced…

The meeting will also discuss attendance at the national march for truth and justice for all victims of death in custody to be held on Saturday 16th April 2011 Wandsworth Road, London. This issue affects us all regardless of race, class colour or creed. Please help promote this meeting and remember no justice no peace.

For more information and to print posters visit: http://www.reggaeairways.co.uk/smiley-culture or join the Campaign for Justice 4 Smiley Culture on Facebook. “One Love One Aim One Destiny”

Event Details:

Friday 8th April at  6.30pm
Venue: The African Caribbean Millenium Centre, 339 Dudley Road, Winson Green, Birmingham.B18 4HB
Tel: 0121 455 6382 / Fax: 0121 454 5953  / Email the Centre

We issue a call for all communities to unite and mobilize for the demonstration for Truth and Justice to take place on the 16th April in London.

For enquiries contact:
Lee Jasper via www.leejasper.blogspot.com |  www.leejasper.com |  twitter.com/LeeJasper

Posted by Tippa Naphtali on 06/04/2011. Filed under Custody Deaths,Race & Society,What's On Events. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry