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Reclaim These Streets: Protest The Policing Bill

March 27, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Reclaim These Streets

Reclaim These Streets : Protesting the Policing Bill

Sat 4-7pm on the Forest Recreation Ground

Facebook Link > https://fb.me/e/QXCNQvCP

XR Nottingham have been invited to support this event (this is not an XR Nottingham Event and we haven’t organised it)

  • rebels turning up to show solidarity
  • providing a female speaker for the event

The event is currently believed to be supported by a variety of groups including (but not exclusively) BLM, Unite, Stand up to Racism , Nottingham Women’s Centre, Acorn, Sisters Uncut Nottingham, Next Generation, Another Europe is Possible, Decolonise-Decarbonise, Broxtowe Labour, Trade Union Council, KONP (Keep our NHS Public), Open Nottingham, Unite Community.

Police liaison is currently in progress to ensure effective communication and safety.

Please read…

  • If you intend to go, please read the event description below and if you take placards and XR logos , make sure your messages are relevant and sensitive to the event.
  • If you see signs that this event is being abused by groups not focussed on non-violent protest, then please prioritise your safety and the safety of people around you by moving away from any trouble, we do not want any XR logos to be associated with any violent or aggressive situations.

Event details as written on the Facebook event

We are inviting all womxn and allies to gather on Forest Rec to a socially distanced protest against all forms of police violence, gendered violence and the Policing Bill.

Sarah Everard’s violent murder could have been prevented. Not only did a police officer murder Sarah, the Police enabled the violence to take place by refusing to take reports of indecent exposure seriously and then other police officers shared graphic images while at the crime scene.

We have seen this before and we will see it again. We stand in solidarity and rage with Blessing Olusegun, Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman, and so many others who have been victims of police violence.

We stand in solidarity with those women in Nottingham who were tricked into intimate relationships by the undercover police Mark Kennedy, and those who are constantly let down by our inadequate and antiquated criminal justice system that protects abusers and violent men.

We are deeply concerned that the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill seeks to further curtail the right to protest, to gather, and to have a voice – this is a threat to UK democracy. We share the concerns that this bill ignores recommendations from Gypsy, Traveller and Roma community groups and rights organisations, and that the proposed measures would be harmful and discriminatory to these communities.

 

Details

Date:
March 27, 2021
Time:
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm