Belangrijke evenementen

In collaboration & solidarity…

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Notable events submitted to us, or held by us, or in conjunction with campaigns and third parties.

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Let op: Items are listed alphabetically and not in date order.

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Kunst & Ziel >

Kunst & Soul ‘Voices from Death Row’ was a small event with a big spirit, and everyone who attended was touched by the messages of hope and solidarity that affected all that were present.

Families and campaigners gathered in Leicester to pay tribute to those that had died in custody. The day marked what would have been the forty-fifth birthday of Mikey Powell, who died in September 2003 after being detained by police in Birmingham.

ONRECHTVAARDIGHEID & MOVE screenings >

Indymedia Birmingham, in conjunction with the Mikey Powell Campaign, screened Injustice, and a short filmed interview with Ramona Africa of the US based MOVE group.

Onrecht CD Launch >

On the stage in the small upstairs bar of Catch 22, right in the centre of Hoxton, Pat Coker, the mother of Paul Coker, shakes with rage, “We will go on fighting! Until the day we die.”

Mikey Powell Family Memorial >

Familie & friends of the Mikey Powell campaign held a commemorative event on the third anniversary of his death in police custody, and to help promote the new Sounds of Injustice CD.

Moving Forward Together >

The event bought together families and artists including renowned poet Benjamin Zephaniah, cousin of Mikey Powell, to help launch a major new campaign, and share their stories.

National Fathers Day Vigils 2012 >

On 17th June 2012 people gathered at peaceful vigils to remember fathers that have died in police, gevangenis, mental health and immigration detention. These nationally organised peaceful vigils took place simultaneously at a number of other locations across the country.

S.W.A.M.P. 81 >

De strijd tussen politie en bewoners in Brixton in april 1981 was de meest significante uitbraak van onlusten in de 20e eeuw in Londen.
The disturbances influenced similar outbreaks in the cities of Liverpool, Bradford en Birmingham.

Hun geheugen blijft hangen >

An article submitted by one of our readers in the aftermath of UK protests against Israel’s Assault on Gaza, and the many innocent killed and maimed in the brutal attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people.

Samen We Are >

This was a vibrant night of live music, arts and poetry commemorating the death of Mikey Powell, who died in police custody in September 2003, and in support of Tony Egbuna Ford, an innocent black man awaiting a death sentence in Texas, Verenigde Staten.

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