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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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#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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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)
- "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.
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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