Today we are so excited and proud to launch our new website!!! Here you can read thought-provoking written pieces, and discover amazing artwork from talented creatives of colour ✨ https://t.co/GGoGlk8fQ9
Tonight we are live-tweeting the #NoPoliceInSchools 'Decriminalise the Classroom' community event beginning at 18:30. Follow this thread 👇🏾 https://t.co/mhgxtO5RNN
EVENT: Get your tickets! On the 28th of October, with @npolicemonitor and organisers, we will talk through our 'Decriminalise the Classroom' report and our #NoPoliceInSchools campaign.
Come along and join us in organising.
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21,000 people complain about Diversity's #BlackLivesMatter performance on #BGT.
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BGT: Solidarity with @Diversity_Tweet
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ITV: Sorry Not Sorry
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Ofcom: Performance was fine.
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Alesha Dixon: Wears a #BLM necklace
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Me thinking about the racists triggered:
@npolicemonitor@KidsOfColourHQ call for action:
✅share #NoPoliceInSchools report
✅contact your MP with their template
✅contact Manchester mayor
✅hold schools accountable (head teachers, governors, PTA)
✅sign their petition
✅if you can/want share your exp via their website
*IMPORTANT NEW REPORT!*
Everyone must read this excellent report from @npolicemonitor@KidsOfColourHQ on increasing police presence in school.
‘At least 20 police officers’ are to be stationed in Manchester schools - this community response highlights the problems it will cause
LAUNCH: 'Decriminalise the Classroom: A Community Response to Police in Greater Manchester's Schools'.
With @npolicemonitor we collected the views of 554 young people and adults. Their contributions are invaluable, making the case for #NoPoliceInSchools.
https://t.co/G0eVTFUJ3n
The report featured on ITV NW news last night, @RoxyLegane rightly said ‘if police had a role in schools then they would be in Eton and Harrow, but they’re not and that’s because they want to over police the lives of working class young people ’
To mark day 6 of our focus on police use of Taser, we want to highlight the views and experiences of other anti-racist groups in the UK. We stand in solidarity with our friends in the collective fight for the abolition of Taser, and policing more broadly
THATS RIGHT! Big steps @OfficialUoM for @BDSmovement@BDSUoM BIG UPS ALL #UoM ACTIVIST YEARS OF PURSUING THIS AND WE HAVE GOT SOMEWHERE! Hopefully the next divestment wont take so long....#FreePalestine
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I loved writing this beautiful feature for @galdemzine about the importance of South Asian-owned corner shops in the UK, especially amidst the lockdown. Thank you @CharlieBCuff 🤍
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It is disgusting that our elected politicians are allowed to spew blatant racism. This is just one example of the consistent scapegoating of the BAME community for the Governments own mistakes. https://t.co/ihcmiUtHgC
After much building behind the scenes, today we launch our website https://t.co/7gEnqxPbwt and our first report:
A Growing Threat to Life: Taser usage by Greater Manchester Police. https://t.co/BvDelxCDb0
We'll be sharing key findings from the report on here today!
Our first blog post for #SouthAsianHeritageMonth looks at South Asian migration to Manchester: historical context and a taste of some of the individual stories in our archives, + a list of further resources
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#OurStoriesMatter @SAHM_MCR
His name is Private Mejhor Morta he is Filipino and is the third death at Fort Hood. He is from Davao and came to America to join the army to not only help family but also bring them here to America. He was only 26 years old.
A thread for my fellow Black artists, cultural producers, pragmatists and thinkers. Hold onto your value(s). Many are doing up performative allyship at the moment. Go forward critically. Facades fade. Who was showing up for you before? Who will show up for you tomorrow? (8/8)