Tribe Named Athari (formerly LDNBLM) invite you to link up.
Windrush Square, Brixton, London
Friday, 24th July 5pm
A rally happening in the heart of Brixton. Less of a demonstration and more of a conversation.
A platform for discussion and expression!
We want to bring further understanding to who we are and what we stand for.
Tribe Named Athari (TNA) was formerly LDNBLM and were keyfacilitators in some of the major London protests.
‘Athari’ is Swahili (we think) for impact.
BLM protests took place all over the UK last weekend, as they have for the past two months. Below we report on just some of them.
Around 50 people gathered outside Islington police station on Saturday after an officer was filmed kneeling on Marcus Coutain’s neck as was being detained.
Above: BLM protest in Lewisham, south east London
Around 60 people gathered in Smethwick to take the knee for racial equality.
Above: Leamington Spa
A socially distanced demonstration calling for the removal of the Picton Memorial in Carmarthen and its replacement with a fitting memorial to the victims of Thomas Picton and slavery.
Brighton police racist violence on display in yet another shocking video.
From the Independent
Video footage showing officers restraining a man as he repeatedly shouts “I can’t breathe” has been referred to the police watchdog.
A man can be seen lying on the ground as he is restrained by three officers near a police car in a recording captured in Brighton on Tuesday.
A witness to the incident said: “I have seen people be arrested before, I have never seen anything like that.
“It was really, really shocking. I do not understand why there were three policemen sat on him.”
Details here.
From I Am Birmingham:
The anti-racist march was held to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and in honour of local man Trevor Smith, who was tragically shot dead by armed police last year.
Despite the number of attendees estimated at around 300 by reporters and 2,000 by organisers, the event was a peaceful gathering of BCFC supporters from all backgrounds who joined forces to voice their solidarity against racism and hate.
Marc Gauntlett, who led the march with friends, hopes it will bring together football fans and former ‘hooligans’, “uniting people of all backgrounds against hate.”
Gauntlett was active in The Zulu Warriors hooligan firm which supports Birmingham City Football Club, and has left behind a life of violence related to hooliganism. Now reformed, he wants to show that football fans must rise beyond racist attitudes and challenge racism in the sport.
Pic Lensi Photgraphy
london_blm WE JUST RECEIVED THESE PROTESTS FOR BREONNA TAYLOR ACROSS THE UK 🚨 Check for your city!
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Let us know if a protest is planned in your city, town or village!
There have been calls to widen the focus of these protests to include the cases of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46.
The sisters were murdered but the police treatment of the families has shocked the country.
The police refused to search for the sisters when the family asked for help to find them. A boyfriend of one of the sisters eventually found the bodies.
Police officers involved in the inquiry took photographs of the deceased and allegedly shared the selfies on some of their social media.
This level of dehumanisation of black women is truly horrendous, not to mention racist. The officers have been suspended.
At the least, the police officers who took the disgusting selfies should be sacked forthwith and then prosecuted for misconduct in a public office.
Two days ago an 18-year-old man was arrested after the police were forced to put resources into hunting down the suspect.
Full report here.
