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It is now 28 years since Stephen Lawrence was killed in a racist attack in London. To mark #StephenLawrenceDay, here is a thread of his brother Stuart’s (@sal2nd) top five books about race and racism, to help you educate yourself and your family.
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#StephenLawrenceDay Book 1: Black and British by @DavidOlusoga
“All the stuff that we think that we know about British history has other layers to it. And this book allows us to talk about that.”
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“All the stuff that we think that we know about British history has other layers to it. And this book allows us to talk about that.”
bigissue.com/culture/books/…
#StephenLawrenceDay Book 2: This Book Is Anti-Racist by @tiffanymjewell
“This book is a great way to get young people to understand that it’s okay to talk about these issues. And if you don’t know something, it’s okay to learn about stuff as well.”
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“This book is a great way to get young people to understand that it’s okay to talk about these issues. And if you don’t know something, it’s okay to learn about stuff as well.”
bigissue.com/culture/books/…
The current #SpyCopsInquiry hearings run for 3 weeks, focusing on 1973-82. Today will begin at 10am with a minute's silence for #StephenLawrenceDay, after which we'll hear opening statements from:
- Diane Langford (spied-on activist)
- Diane Langford (spied-on activist)
- "Madeleine" (deceived into a relationship by ‘Vince Miller‘ HN354, 1976-79)
- Phillippa Kaufmann QC, representing people in relationships with #SpyCops
- Matthew Ryder QC, representing 3 anti-apartheid activists & Celia Stubbs, Blair Peach's partner.
- Phillippa Kaufmann QC, representing people in relationships with #SpyCops
- Matthew Ryder QC, representing 3 anti-apartheid activists & Celia Stubbs, Blair Peach's partner.
We'll be live tweeting this & every other #SpyCopsInquiry hearing (alongside @tombfowler), & we'll publish a detailed daily report on our website. Here's yesterday's:
campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2021/04/21/ucp…
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