July 16th 7pm
Speakers include:
Professor Gary Younge - author
Dr Deryck Murray - University of West Indies
Antonia Charles - Lawyer
Marcia Rigg - Campaigner
Cllr Muhammed Butt - leader Brent Council
On 25 May 2020, in Minneapolis, USA, George Floyd, a 46-year-old
black man, was killed by a policeman suffocating him in plain sight. His
death has led to worldwide demonstrations.
But none of the great, painful and burning issues raised by Mr Floyd’s death are new.The statistics show that the black community in the UK faces similar prejudice, violence and barriers to natural justice.
Any discussion of the problems of the black community must also address the issue of white privilege. Slavery and the empire all impact on attitudes, both black and white, in 2020. They are not a question of black history, but of the national story.
This will be a wide-ranging discussion about the history, the present and the future for the black community in the UK and how we all can unite in solidarity to bring about overdue radical social change.
Discussion chaired by Tom London
FREE TICKETS LINK
Organised by Kensal2Kilburn Forum
But none of the great, painful and burning issues raised by Mr Floyd’s death are new.The statistics show that the black community in the UK faces similar prejudice, violence and barriers to natural justice.
Any discussion of the problems of the black community must also address the issue of white privilege. Slavery and the empire all impact on attitudes, both black and white, in 2020. They are not a question of black history, but of the national story.
This will be a wide-ranging discussion about the history, the present and the future for the black community in the UK and how we all can unite in solidarity to bring about overdue radical social change.
Discussion chaired by Tom London
FREE TICKETS LINK
Organised by Kensal2Kilburn Forum
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