At long last The Cherry Groce Foundation will be unveiling the Cherry Groce Memorial on Sunday 25 April 11am to 12noon with the actual unveiling taking place between 11.45pm and 12noon.
Tag: Race & Society
George Floyd case reignites calls to tackle racial injustice in UK policing
The conviction of a US police officer for murdering George Floyd has reignited calls to tackle racial injustice in British law enforcement, with campaigners calling for an end to a “culture of impunity”.
Nursing Narratives Project : Racism and the pandemic
Nursing Narratives: Racism and the Pandemic is a collaborative project that will use documentary film and writing to amplify the experiences and perspectives of black and minority ethnic health workers.
Stephen Lawrence Day 2020 : Remembered 28 years on…
Stephen Lawrence Day was first celebrated in 2019 and takes place annually on 22 April, the date of Stephen’s death. The Day is marked officially in the British calendar as a celebration of Stephen’s life and legacy.
No justice for Dawit Isaak, the world’s longest detained journalist
In October 2020 reporters filed a complaint with the Swedish prosecutor for international crimes, accusing Eritrea’s President and other officials of holding the journalist Dawit Isaak incommunicado since 2001.
Events : Sounds of Resistance – 81 Acts of Exuberant Defiance
Sounds of Resistance is a sound artwork that will take shape over the year. Local artist Felix Taylor will bring together the thoughts, feelings and inspirations of local people, on the past present and future of Brixton.
The Watchmen : State Violence in a Democracy
The role of the police in western society is beginning to be understood and challenged in ways that were inconceivable only a decade ago. The belief in ‘law and order’ and infallibility of the police is now seriously questioned.
Police and correctional services deny racism, but Aboriginal’s still dying
On March 2, a 35-year-old Aboriginal man died at the Longbay Correctional Centre prison hospital in Sydney. Three days later, a 44-year-old Indigenous woman died at Silverwater Correctional Facility.
