Posts Tagged ‘racism’
Hackney councillor hits out at ‘rotten’ Labour following Diane Abbott’s suspension
Independent Socialist Claudia Turbet-Delof, an ex-Labour councillor, says ‘this is exactly why we left’
Read MoreHackney MP Diane Abbott suspended by Labour again following racism comments
Abbott banned after defending views that led to her previous suspension
Read MorePoliticians call on Labour to reinstate Diane Abbott at packed show of support in Hackney
Hundreds of people turned out last night following the racist abuse suffered by the long-serving MP
Read More‘Unequivocally racist’: Hackney politicians unite in condemnation of Tory donor’s abuse of Diane Abbott
Flood of public support for Hackney North MP, who was later forced to cancel an appearance at a protest over safety fears
Read More‘Why was it me?’ Child Q still haunted by school strip-search, safeguarding expert reveals in hard-hitting report
Jim Gamble says experience is ‘still a weight on the child’s shoulders’ as he sets out raft of recommendations for tackling institutional racism
Read MoreDiane Abbott suspended as Labour MP over ‘deeply offensive’ letter about racism
Abbott apologises for comments suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people have not suffered racism ‘all their lives’
Read MoreCasey Review: Hackney Council ‘appalled’ by Metropolitan Police’s systemic failings
‘Policing by consent at serious risk of collapse’
Read More‘Simply not good enough’: Child safeguarding expert urges police and other bodies to back up anti-racism pledges with evidence
Jim Gamble says organisations need to ‘evidence what they have done and who they have challenged’
Read MoreHackney politicians welcome Metropolitan Police chief’s plans to banish racism from force
Borough leader and community safety chief agree with Sir Mark Rowley’s vision of ‘root and branch reform’
Read MoreChild Q: Metropolitan Police ‘taking racism claim very seriously’, says assistant commissioner
Louisa Rolfe, tipped as a possible successor to Cressida Dick, says Met accepts findings of safeguarding review
Read MoreCampaigners ramp up museum boycott with calls for teachers and families to join them until slaver statue is removed
National Education Union representative backs protesters in battle against Museum of the Home at an event in Newington Green
Read MoreHackney protesters take the knee in solidarity with England footballers
Anti-racism vigil follows racist abuse suffered by a number of players in the wake of the team’s loss in the Euro 2020 final
Read MoreCouncillor shares first-hand experience of racial profiling at hands of police as she demands changes to Stop and Search
Soraya Adejare told how police officers pulled her over for “looking lost” – even though she was driving home from work
Read MoreHackney youth charity on its new flower-giving project and the impact of Black Lives Matter
Voyage Youth’s Operation Smiles aims to ‘bring joy’ to those in need, while acting as a gateway for young Black people to become more involved in green activism
Read MoreJesse Jackson and Diane Abbott address thousands as union calls for decolonisation of curriculum
The pair were speaking at an event organised by the National Education Union, which wants to ensure all pupils are taught about the achievements of Black Britons
Read More‘It’s time for a change’: Hundreds attend online vigil for George Floyd
Over 400 listen to local politicians and community leaders demanding global change
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter: What can you do?
Alice Jones provides a useful list of resources, from what to read and watch to educate yourself and your children, to which petitions to sign and where to donate
Read MoreTamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘The racist legacies of the past are woven into the fabric of our present’
The local writer on what is needed for meaningful change in Britain – a ‘wholesale shift in an economic system built on the enslavement and sale of human beings’
Read MoreCouncil bullying row: Diversity training announced as unions call for more staff to come forward
Hackney South Labour Party secretary quizzes council on action taken over allegations
Read More‘We’ve gone back decades’: Unions urge politicians to tackle alleged culture of bullying at Hackney Council
Independent review begins into working culture and practices at council’s housing contact centre and complaints team
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