With thanks to funding from INQUEST and Black Lives Matter UK for the Memorial Family Fund, they have recently appointed four new sessional team members to carry forward their ambitious plans.
Announcements
National Memorial Family Fund grants round five funding summary
The fifth National Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) grant round closed on 7 May 2022. In this round the assessment team also awarded several Crisis Grants as well as awards from the UFFC Legacy Fund.
Family campaigns are invited to register with National Family Fund
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund is the first permanent national resource of its kind specifically for those that are affected by deaths and killings in custody. It was first launched in 2015.
Mumia Abu-Jamal remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s visit on death row
Mumia Abu-Jamal remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died at the age of 90. Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting to end apartheid. In 2007, Tutu visited Mumia on death row.
New Case Profiles published on 4WardEverUK: Dec 2021
Cases recently added to our website. Please note: Not all cases are recent. We are continuously adding to profiles featured on the 4WardEver website. New cases include Edson Da Costa, Emily Hartley, Spencer Beynon and others.
Guidance published for mental health settings to implement restraint law
The government has today published long-awaited guidance to support the implementation of new legislation which seeks to prevent inappropriate use of physical force against mental health patients.
INQUEST donates funding for the National Memorial Family Fund
INQUEST has donated £7,500 in grant funding to the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) to further our development of the Family Fund Annual Gala Dinner & Awards initiative.
New staff at the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund
With thanks to recent funding from INQUEST and Black Lives Matter UK for the Memorial Family Fund have recently appointed two new key part-time staff members and sessional team members.
