The 16th Annual United Families & Friends Campaign march saw a noticeably larger crowd than last year attend the commemorative procession to Downing Street.
Tag: Race & Society
Pope Francis calls for abolishing the death penalty
Catholic News Service (CNS) and others are reporting that Pope Francis is calling for abolition of the death penalty and other penal reforms.
Britain’s most racist election: the story of Smethwick, 50 years on
Malcolm X wouldn’t recognise Smethwick these days. When he visited in 1965, the town north-west of Birmingham was certainly the most colour-conscious, perhaps the most racist, place in Britain.
Off-duty St. Louis cop shoots 18-year-old youth 17 times
Another police-involved fatal shooting of a teenager, Vonderrit Myers Jr, this time in south St. Louis, led to hours of protests overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning.
Global police brutality cases and statistics not reported in entirety
In 2007 an independent study was conducted on the Chicago police department. It showed over 100,000 complaints were made over a 7-year span. Yet, only 19 officers received disciplinary action.
4WardEver Film 4 Thought
In collaboration with The Drum Arts Centre; Birmingham, 4WardEver UK launched its new monthly film club in November 2014, bringing powerful independent films to Birmingham.
‘War Matters’
Join us on 22 January 2015 for the screening of ‘War Matters’, a 50-min documentary chronicling 10 years of anti-war resistance in the city of London. By filmmaker Chester Yang.
‘BURN’ (from makers of INJUSTICE)
Join us on 13th November 2014 for the screening the new film from Migrant Media, ‘BURN,’ to kick off our first season of films. By INJUSTICE filmmaker Ken Fero.
