This event will mark the 18th anniversary of the death of Mikey Powell in West Midlands police custody, celebrates 5 years of the National Memorial Family Fund, and screening of the Ultraviolence film.
Tag: Video & Progressive Arts
Launch of the Memorial Family Fund Two-Way Give-Back shop
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) is to launch its new ‘Two-Way Give-Back Shop’ on 31 July 2021 with support from the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC).
War Inna Babylon: The Community’s struggle for truths and rights
While War Inna Babylon was originally scheduled to open in May 2020 – the delay due to Covid-19 – has inadvertently made this the most timely exhibition it could possibly be.
Filmmakers release documentary about black deaths in police custody
The makers of the controversial film Injustice, which the Police Federation tried to suppress on its release in 2001, will begin screenings of a hard hitting follow up film starting this weekend.
Institutional racism and police brutality: ICA timely show after 15-month hiatus
After closing its doors for more than a year, the Institute of Contemporary Arts reopens with an exhibition focused on the “various forms of state violence and institutional racism targeted at Britain’s Black communities”.
Ultraviolence : June 2021 BFI London screenings announced
It took 19 years for Ken Fero to complete Ultraviolence, a shocking exposé of deaths resulting from beatings, shootings, teargassing etc. Fero is now back with another collaboration with Tariq Mehmood.
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.
Actor Richard Blackwood, reveals new role tackling racism in the police
Typical, a play by Ryan Calais Cameron, tells the true story of former paratrooper Christopher Alder, 37, who choked to death while handcuffed and lying on the floor of a police station in Hull in 1998.
