Fighting the Racist Police State.
London Sunday 9 June 7pm.
An evening of film and discussion with individuals and groups active against police killings and repression, immigration raids, stop and search, and the prison and detention system. Bringing together communities in struggle.
The evening will include a screening of the 2012 film “Who Polices The Police” about Sean Rigg, who died in Brixton police station, made by Ken Fero / Migrant Media. We will then have a round-table with short introductions from a number of groups, and a discussion open to all.
Groups taking part will include:
United Friends and Families Campaign (UFFC) (friends and families of people killed in police custody) http://uffc-campaigncentral.net/
Latin American Workers Association (LAWAS) (association fighting workplace exploitation and attacks by the immigration system) http://www.lawas.org.uk/joo/
Anti-Raids Network (network standing up against immigration raids) https://network23.org/antiraids/
Newham Monitoring Project (fighting racism, discrimination and injustice in the East London borough of Newham since 1980) http://www.nmp.org.uk/
Defend the Right to Protest (campaign against state repression of protests) http://www.defendtherighttoprotest.org/
More to be confirmed. If you would like to make a presentation during the evening please contact stopg8events@riseup.net, or just come along and join the discussion.
The event is part of the StopG8 week of action, which includes the June 11 Carnival Against Capitalism and a packed programme of other actions and events. See full calendar here: https://network23.org/stopg8/calendar/
The event will be held at the StopG8 Convergence Centre. Venue details will be publicised the day before on Saturday 8 June, see here for more info: https://network23.org/stopg8/week-of-action/accomodation/