We launch our new venture ‘Two-Way Give-Back’ in 2021 in association with the National Memorial Family Fund. Our ‘Give-Back’ programme will block-purchase services or products and offer them to affected families for FREE.
Author: Larry Fedja
Cherry Groce: Mum’s police shooting ‘robbed me of my childhood’
Lee Lawrence was just 11 years old when his life changed forever. He had fallen asleep in his mother’s room and was awoken by a loud noise. She went to investigate but moments later he heard a gunshot.
National Memorial Family Fund appoints national event organiser
We are extremely pleased to announce that the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund have appointed Catalyst 4 Change CIC to organise a series of national events (subject to current COVID-19 restrictions).
Let’s Go Wellbeing launch event supports the National Family Fund
We are very grateful to Birmingham based Enterprise, Let’s Go Wellbeing, for dedicating all proceeds from one of their fitness programmes launch events to support families affected by deaths in custody in the UK.
National Family Fund – One Day in May : Fundraising Successes
Initially triggered by a Tweet from Oonagh Ryder (@oonskie) and subsequent follow-up Tweets by Lucy Brisbane McKay (@lucybrisbane) and others, we saw a very welcome flurry of donations on 28 May 2020.
Coronavirus is a disaster for UK prisons. Release the harmless now
The Prisoners’ Advice Service has asked the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) last week to release groups of prisoners in order to lessen the impact of coronavirus in the penal estate. They have done it in Iran, so why not here?
Maryland officer charged with murder after fatal shooting of handcuffed man
A Maryland police officer who fatally shot a handcuffed man in the front seat of a police cruiser will face a murder charge, the police chief said Tuesday. The County Police Chief has asked the special investigations team to file multiple charges.
New report exposes ‘national scandal’ of deaths in prison caused by neglect
On 22 January INQUEST published a report exposing dangerous, longstanding failures across the prison estate and historically high levels of deaths in custody. This national scandal offers unique insight and analysis into findings from 61 prison.
