Registration enables campaign group to access donations of £1.2m. Activists from the Black Lives Matter UK campaign have placed their organisation on an official footing, marking it with a change of name.
Tag: Race & Society
Call to block the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (SpyCops) Bill
The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, otherwise known as the SpyCops Bill, is currently being rushed through parliament. Its purpose is to provide the legal basis for the conduct of undercover agents.
IOPC Annual report and plans announced & annual deaths report
In September 2020 the IOPC released details of their Impact report and Strategic plan for the period 2018-2022, setting out improvement plans for policing practice and reducing future risks.
London composers inspired by BLM confront classical music’s inequities
In October, the Royal Festival Hall will feature 21 classical composers of color in its first season since the country’s first lockdown this spring. Led by composer James B. Wilson and the Chineke! Orchestra.
RAAH.Fest 2020: Enjoy live performances, support the Family Fund and others
It’s almost time! Mark the date, enjoy live performances, support the National Family Fund and others. RAAH. Fest is an online festival streaming via YouTube on the 24 October 2020. 100% run by volunteers.
Ultraviolence: the shocking, brutal film about deaths in police custody
Two decades ago the police tried to silence Ken Fero’s fearless documentary Injustice. Twenty years later, his follow-up is filled with even more pain and outrage. Ultraviolence was launched at the 2020 BFI Film Festival.
Police restraint contributed to Kevin Clarke’s death, inquest finds
An inquest released on 9 October concluded that excessive use of force by Metropolitan Police Officers and “serious failures” by public service providers contributed to Kevin Clarke’s death in police custody.
Pope Francis closes the door on the death penalty in ‘Fratelli Tutti’
Pope Francis’ new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” does something that some Catholics believed could not be done: It ratifies a change in church teaching. In this case, on the death penalty.
