June 2021 will mark 15 years since the launch of 4WardEverUK in 2006 by Tippa Naphtali the cousin of Mikey Powell, who was killed in the custody of West Midlands police, Birmingham, UK in September 2003.
Announcements
The National Memorial Family Fund – Ambitious plans for the future!
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund has unveiled some ambitious plans for the future. It is hoped that the new initiatives will be rolled out over the next 3 years.
National Mikey Powell Family Fund & UFFC launch Crisis Family Fund
The National Memorial Family Fund launches its new funding stream called the Crisis Family Fund on 1 March 2021 in partnership with the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC).
Mental health nurses demand end to delays to new patient restraint law
New legislation that seeks to end the inappropriate use of physical force against mental health patients must be implemented without further delay, a leading nurse has warned.
Black Lives Matter Movement nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian politician Petter Eide for mobilising a world-wide fight against inequality and racial injustice.
Black Lives Matter UK to start funding groups from £1.2m donations
Black Lives Matter UK will be releasing more than £100,000 to black-led organisations across the country by the end of the month, as protesters pledge to build on last year’s anti-racism demonstrations.
New Case Profiles published on 4WardEverUK: Jan 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 Michael Tyrrell, Jakelin Caal Maquin, Abdirahman Abdi and others.
‘Ingenuity’ programme to highlight creative arts of prison inmates
Michelle Hubbard from the National Justice Museum, has asked us to circulate details of the project she is developing called ‘Ingenuity’, based on a historic collection of beautiful objects crafted by people in prison.
