Racism in Britain Is Rising: What Do We Do Now ?

Peoples Parliament Meeting.

‘Racism and Injustice in the UK: 

Community campaigns and 

transforming Society’

Tuesday 11th March 6.30pm – 8.30pm 

in Macmillan Room, Portcullis House.

Limited places! Book now you can find out more information here 

Bankers and Students.

Stop & Search Special Colourful Radio Fr 7th Feb 2014

Dear friends and frenemies

As you may have heard we here at @ColourfulRadio have been broadcasting a number of programmes under the title #StateOfBlackBritain.

We have been canvassing opinion for holding a national conference on this issue later in the year, that will set our to comprehensively capture the challenges and opportunities that confront all of our communities. So far the response as been overwhelmingly positive!

Our first programme in this series focused on hearing from all over the UK on how our communities are faring during this period of unprecedented austerity. The second programme focused on the implications of the Mark Duggan verdict on police and black community relations. Our third programme focussed on Representation in the Black media and last week we focussed on Race and Education All of these programmes are availble on podcast and downloadable fromwww.colourfulradio.com

This week Friday 7th February 2014 between 7-10 am we are focussing on Stop and Search which has emerged in recent months as the number issue of concern in Britain's black communities.

The programme will look at some of the key issues examining the effective use of Stop and Search powers by the police as well as and the exploring the issue of ethnic disparities in the charging of black and white people for the same crime.

We will look at whether the power works in reducing crime and providing public reassurance or whether it has now become counterproductive and oppressive in its use.

Keen to hear from young people who have suffered Stop and Search so if you know anyone that may be interested in speaking , then please do let me know.

It would be great if you could join me on the phone for an interview.

We have a free phone number 0800 999 8090 and would love to hear from you. We rely on your support to help us get our message out so [please do share listen and participate.

" Cow never know the use ah im tale till the butcher cut it off"

Boycott The Police Until They Acknowledge They're Institutionally Racist

Here is the full video. broadcast of the recent Lambeth Police Consultative Group meeting held on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 that took place at the Karibu Community Education  Centre Gresham Road Brixton , Lambeth , London.

The meeting was called in response to recent Mark Duggan Inquest verdict that concluded that Mark was lawfully killed but in a perverse twist of logic, further determined that Mark was not in possession of a gun, despite the evidence of the Police Officer who shot him, who told the court that as Duggan spun to face him, described as a " freeze frame " moment he was staring down the barrel of a gun.

The verdict has widely but not universally been condemned as " perverse " and the implications for British policing are profound. In short a police officer can, according to this verdict, lawfully shoot anyone as long as he has a reasonably held belief that the individual is carrying a gun.

Set against the context of a Metropolitan Police Service that has, since the Commissioners and the Mayor of London' s bizarre conclusion that the MPS are no longer an institutionally racist organisation,  witnessed the rampant return of unchecked institutionalised racism, that has produced increased levels of a range of racial inequalities.

For example huge increases in the use of Stop & Search, increases in race complaints about officers, racism in the charging of black and white first time offenders that taken together demonstrates conclusively that the MPS is directly falsely criminalising London black communities in a profoundly unjust and deeply oppressive manner.

I am of the opinion that we now need to boycott any Police Service that does not accept that reality of institutional racism and agrees to work in partnerships with communities to rid themselves of this disease. Partnership mean genuine accountable representation from communities, not hand picked nodding dog negroes.

This demand must be elevated to a national priority if we are to stem the precipitous political decline of the priority accorded to equality and anti racism. My thoughts are as follows;

• To end all non essential contact with Police Services that do not, publicly and formally except that they are a institutional racist organisation.
• To call a national boycott of all black police recruitment to the police and until such time.
• To publicly challenge anyone individual or organisation that seeks to work with the police whilst they refuse to accept the reality of institutional racism.

My rationale is that until the Police accepting they remain a racist organisation then we are likely to see;more racist policing incidents,

• more suspicious deaths in custody, 
• more disproportionate use of Tasers on black people, 
• more black people being unjustly charged when they should be cautioned, 
• more black officers leaving the force than joining and as a result 
• more likely to see further explosions of violence on our streets sparked by any number of possible catalyst trigger policing incidents.

Better a boycott now than riots later.

So I intend to argue this case urging a national policing boycott to prevent the further criminalisation of our children, secure a drastic reduction in the number of all suspicious deaths in police custody, curtail the oppressive use of Stop and Search and the discriminatory use of all policing powers, and argie for radical changes to the the policing discipline regulations to sack racist officers.

I hope you will work with me to secure decent future for all our children.


Lambeth Police Consultative Group

An interview with the legendary Chunky Mark aka The Artist Taxi Diver

2014: The State of Black Britain Interview. 

The Voice Newspaper Campaigning For Justice Mark Duggan

The Voice deserve real credit for their front page this week. Well done ! 

Public meeting on Mark Duggan at Lambeth Town Hall 23rd Jan 6.00 

Colourful Radio Deaths In Custody Special

You may be interested to know that I have a breakfast radio show on Colourful Radio 7am to 10am. Here is my latest podcast for my latest show where I interview lots of people including the Police on the Mark Duggan verdict.

This forms a part of a series, of in-depth analysis of issues that affect our community that we will be exploring in the coming months, culminating in a national conference to take place later in the year.

Forgive my amateur performance I promise I will get better. Hope you find the show informative.

Yours In Struggle

#StateOfBlackBritain: Death In Custody show on @colourfulradio is now available! http://t.co/QFggzex8j2