BBC renovation series DIY SOS is doing a two-part special for the community around Grenfell Tower, with Nick Knowles and the team working to build a boxing club and multi-use community space following the tragic fire last year.
What’s On & Events
Event: Memorial event held 25 years after Joy Gardner’s killing
A well-attended memorial event, “Justice Denied – The Life and Times of Joy Gardner,” marked 25 years since the 1993 murder of Jamaican mother Joy Gardner by the British government’s Alien Deportation Squad.
TV Review, Stephen : The Murder that Changed a Nation (BBC1)
Just as Doreen and Neville Lawrence have conducted themselves with such exemplary dignity over the quarter-century since their eldest child, Stephen, was murdered, so too did the makers of the BBC’s Stephen: the Murder that Changed a Nation.
Families march for justice after deaths in police [and other] custody
The annual United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC) held its annual march in central London on Saturday. The event commemorates the victims of police and state violence, saw 200 people march from Trafalgar Square to 10 Downing Street.
See a pictorial archived history of the UFFC annual protest marches
Over the last 8+ years 4WardEverUK has compiled one of the largest single online listings of the annual United Families & Friends Campaign protests. UFFC is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in custody.
Update on the Film Club
The last 4WardEverUK Film 4 Thought screening was held in December 2015 after a run of almost 18 months. We very much hope to see a return of the Film Club as we explore possible new partnerships.
New Photo Gallery : UFFC Annual Rally 2016
Take a look at the new gallery of images from the United Families & Friends Campaign annual rally and protest that took place in October 2016. Many thanks for contributions from INQUEST and Wasi Daniju.
Hundreds join rally over deaths in police custody
400 people joined a procession last Saturday to commemorate those who have died in police custody. The march was organised by the United Families & Friends Campaign. Deaths currently stands at 1,578 since 1990, according to charity Inquest.
