Posts Tagged ‘Women of Colour in the Global Women’s Strike’
Press: Calvin Bungisa: It’s time we had justice, says mother
Celine Nzuzi gives first interview THE mother of a young man killed by a group of masked men last year said she missed her “lovely boy” every day as she described the devastation his death has wreaked on her family. In her first interview, Celine Nzuzi said the community needed justice for her son, Calvin…
Read MoreVideo: Sara Callaway Women of Colour speaking at Extinction Rebellion protest
Statement: Malaysia, Inquests for all deaths of workers at workplace
Prosecute for offences of killing and causing injury, not merely non-compliance of occupational safety and health requirements We, the 49 undersigned groups, organizations and trade unions demand that Inquests (Inquiries into death) be conducted for all deaths at workplace, to ensure that justice be done, and ensure that those responsible for the death of workers…
Read MoreOPEN LETTER: Calling out Opportunists, Hijackers & Police in the movement
The massive Black Lives Matter movement with its timely and urgent demands to end systemic racism is facing the threat of being diverted from its core demands. Attempts are being made to shift the focus onto manufactured issues that stereotype our communities, like “Black on Black” violence and knife/gang crime — code words for labelling…
Read MoreWomen’s Demands for Black Lives Matter Movement
End Stop & Search. The most pervasive racist abuse by police: 375,588 s&s in England & Wales (2019), and a sharp increase during lockdown. Black people, especially children and young men, are 10x more likely to be s& than white people; Asian people x3 more. It humiliates, persecutes and interferes in daily life. Every mother…
Read MoreMorning Star: ‘Juneteenth’ is our Freedom Day
SARA CALLAWAY AND CRISSIE AMIS FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020 Today we will celebrate the anniversary of our emancipation from slavery by joining the Poor People’s Campaign Digital Gathering, write SARA CALLAWAY and CRISSIE AMIS Coinciding with the anniversary of emanciptaion in the US, a remarkable wave of protests for racial equality has swept the globe…
Read MoreStatement: 56 Groups: Employers who breach OSH laws and expose workers to Covid-19 must be prosecuted
We, the 56 undersigned organizations, groups and trade unions are concerned about the lack of obvious enforcement and prosecution of employers, contractors, developers including Directors and CEOs when they violate laws meant to ensure worker safety and health, even during this Movement Control Order (MCO) where workers ought to be kept safe from Covid-19. No…
Read MoreMansi Vithlani: BLM LONDON PROTESTS
Guest Articles by Guest Writer – 12/06/2020 The Stories of those involved: Written by Greg Kennedy After the murder of George Floyd by four Minneapolis Police officers and countless other cases of racially motivated hate crimes across the US by citizens and police – the UK stood alongside the United States this weekend in a number of Black…
Read MoreWomen of Colour submission to Women and Equalities Committee inquiry into Coronavirus and the impact on people with protected characteristics
Women and Equalities Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid 19) and impact on people with protected characteristics Submission by Women of Colour Global Women’s Strike* The coronavirus throws a harsh light on what communities of colour have been suffering and campaigning about for decades, holding a mirror up to stark and widespread inequalities. …
Read MoreCNJ: Death a massive wake-up call
Camden New Journal Letters Coverage of Mr Cardoso and other deaths in police custody, and CNJ’s marks of respect for anti-racist protest is appreciated. (Mother of student who died in custody: ‘Black men are dying for no reason’) Harrowing images of George Floyd’s torture and death by police kneeling on his neck have been a…
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