This event will mark the 18th anniversary of the death of Mikey Powell in West Midlands police custody, celebrates 5 years of the National Memorial Family Fund, and screening of the Ultraviolence film.
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Launch of the Memorial Family Fund Two-Way Give-Back shop
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) is to launch its new ‘Two-Way Give-Back Shop’ on 31 July 2021 with support from the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC).
Demand a new police investigation into the death of Ricky Reel
Family demand a new police investigation into the death of Ricky Reel and a review of all forensic evidence. “My son died in suspicious circumstances in 1997 after being racially abused and chased by the assailants.
Dawit Isaak has been in prison longer than any other journalist in the world
In 2001, Eritrean security forces detained Dawit Isaak, and 10 other journalists, without charge or trial. He was released for medical treatment in 2005 but arrested again two days later. Nothing has been heard of him since.
Adolph Grimes: New Orleans NOPD goes to trial for civil rights violations
A civil jury trial date has officially been set on August 2, 2021,for the January 1, 2009, New Orleans NOPD shooting 82 40 caliber low trajectory angle shots into Adolph Grimes III body.
War Inna Babylon: The Community’s struggle for truths and rights
While War Inna Babylon was originally scheduled to open in May 2020 – the delay due to Covid-19 – has inadvertently made this the most timely exhibition it could possibly be.
Launch of the Family Fund MemberBASE, donor & membership one-stop portal
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) have introduced a brand new donation method which combines contributions to the Fund with a number of extra benefits.
US halts all federal executions amid review of capital punishment
The US attorney general has imposed a moratorium on all federal executions while the justice department reviews its policies and procedures on capital punishment. Activists have been pushing for a halt since the Trump administration.
