Police monitoring
*** Second meeting of Northern Police Monitoring Project - Friday 23rd November, 6pm, Manchester Council for Community Relations (Phil Martin Centre), 141-143 Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4RE - ALL WELCOME***
RAPAR has been interested in police monitoring for some time, as a result of numerous experiences of members and supporters in recent years. Currently we are involved in an effort to gather together a broad coalition of groups campaigning against police violence and signalling the need for police monitoring. The Northern Police Monitoring Project was launched at a packed meeting on Tuesday 6th November 2012. A press release about this event follows, or can be downloaded here. The meeting was filmed and can be watched online here. See also the flyer at the bottom of page for this initial 'Who Polices The Police?' meeting on 06/11/12 at Manchester Council for Community Relations (Phil Martin Centre), 141 - 143 Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4RE.
WATCH THE MEETING: CLICK ON THIS PHOTO
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday November 7th 2012
For immediate release
Northern Police Monitoring Project
EDUCATE - EMPOWER - ORGANISE
HISTORIC MEETING UNITES CAMPAIGNS ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
Last night (6th November 2012) a vibrant meeting of over 80, including many young people, watched Ken Fero’s film, Who Polices the Police? (2012) before hearing from a remarkably broad range of campaigns.
The Sean Rigg Justice and Change Campaign, Hillsborough Justice Campaign, the Mark Duggan campaign, 4wardever, BARAC, Defend the Right to Protest, the Somali Men's Forum, RAPAR, UKUncut, justice4bolton, United Families and Friends Campaign, Black Students Campaign, youth from the local community and justice4grainger each offered examples from their experiences.
Their contributions shaped the meeting’s resolve to unite and end the situation where there is no proper body in existence that represents or speaks on behalf of victims and the families of victims who have been negatively affected because of policing.
Remembering the 1981 riots, a speaker from the floor urged the meeting to “learn the lessons of history, from what went on before, when we tried to organise in the aftermath of 1981”.
Sheila Coleman from the Hillsborough justice campaign explained how over 23 years of campaigning had taught them “the IPCC is not an adequate body” and, when Wesley Ahmed from justice4grainger addressed the meeting, he described how, earlier in the evening, “they refused to allow me to ask my question” at the hustings for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in the city centre, a meeting that was reported as only mustering an audience of around 30.
Carole Duggan, Mark Duggan’s auntie urged people to “merge together for justice and for peace” while Lindsay Bessell from justice4bolton described how working together across all sections of the community had helped to gather the evidence that is beginning to call GMP officers to account, with two having been charged for perverting the course of justice.
Launching the Northern Police Monitoring project, everyone was called back to a follow up meeting at 6pm on Friday 23rd November at the same venue, Manchester Community Council Relations (MCCR), Phil Martin Centre, Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester for 6pm.
ENDS
See npmp.org.uk
CONTACT
For more information, please contact Dr Rhetta Moran, RAPAR
Mobile : 07776264646 email: [email protected]
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Wednesday November 7th 2012
For immediate release
Northern Police Monitoring Project
EDUCATE - EMPOWER - ORGANISE
HISTORIC MEETING UNITES CAMPAIGNS ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
- Over 80 people launch the Northern Police Monitoring Project in Moss Side, Manchester
- Mark Duggan's auntie calls for families and campaigns to "merge together for justice and for peace"
- Hillsborough Justice Campaign explains why the IPCC is "not an adequate investigating body"
Last night (6th November 2012) a vibrant meeting of over 80, including many young people, watched Ken Fero’s film, Who Polices the Police? (2012) before hearing from a remarkably broad range of campaigns.
The Sean Rigg Justice and Change Campaign, Hillsborough Justice Campaign, the Mark Duggan campaign, 4wardever, BARAC, Defend the Right to Protest, the Somali Men's Forum, RAPAR, UKUncut, justice4bolton, United Families and Friends Campaign, Black Students Campaign, youth from the local community and justice4grainger each offered examples from their experiences.
Their contributions shaped the meeting’s resolve to unite and end the situation where there is no proper body in existence that represents or speaks on behalf of victims and the families of victims who have been negatively affected because of policing.
Remembering the 1981 riots, a speaker from the floor urged the meeting to “learn the lessons of history, from what went on before, when we tried to organise in the aftermath of 1981”.
Sheila Coleman from the Hillsborough justice campaign explained how over 23 years of campaigning had taught them “the IPCC is not an adequate body” and, when Wesley Ahmed from justice4grainger addressed the meeting, he described how, earlier in the evening, “they refused to allow me to ask my question” at the hustings for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in the city centre, a meeting that was reported as only mustering an audience of around 30.
Carole Duggan, Mark Duggan’s auntie urged people to “merge together for justice and for peace” while Lindsay Bessell from justice4bolton described how working together across all sections of the community had helped to gather the evidence that is beginning to call GMP officers to account, with two having been charged for perverting the course of justice.
Launching the Northern Police Monitoring project, everyone was called back to a follow up meeting at 6pm on Friday 23rd November at the same venue, Manchester Community Council Relations (MCCR), Phil Martin Centre, Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester for 6pm.
ENDS
See npmp.org.uk
CONTACT
For more information, please contact Dr Rhetta Moran, RAPAR
Mobile : 07776264646 email: [email protected]
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From the flyer for the first meeting (can be downloaded here) --
Who Polices The Police?
As more communities get harassed, as stop and searches soar, as more die in police custody and police violence goes unpunished, we ask ‘Who Polices the Police?’ Our showing of Ken Fero’s film of the same name, a 52-minute documentary that looks at the controversy surrounding the death in police custody of Sean Rigg and the ensuing investigation into his death by the Independent Police Complaints Commission - was it incompetence or collusion? - will be followed by a talk from Sheila Coleman (HILLSBOROUGH JUSTICE CAMPAIGN) and speakers from various community campaigns who will take to the floor. Our aim is to organise a vibrant and comprehensive campaign to unite the groups against police violence. All are welcome.
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For more information contact Joanna on 07730031237 or email [email protected] or visit npmp.org.uk. Drinks and refreshments will be provided. This is a free event but donations to the campaign are welcome.
Who Polices The Police?
As more communities get harassed, as stop and searches soar, as more die in police custody and police violence goes unpunished, we ask ‘Who Polices the Police?’ Our showing of Ken Fero’s film of the same name, a 52-minute documentary that looks at the controversy surrounding the death in police custody of Sean Rigg and the ensuing investigation into his death by the Independent Police Complaints Commission - was it incompetence or collusion? - will be followed by a talk from Sheila Coleman (HILLSBOROUGH JUSTICE CAMPAIGN) and speakers from various community campaigns who will take to the floor. Our aim is to organise a vibrant and comprehensive campaign to unite the groups against police violence. All are welcome.
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For more information contact Joanna on 07730031237 or email [email protected] or visit npmp.org.uk. Drinks and refreshments will be provided. This is a free event but donations to the campaign are welcome.