EXTERNAL RESOURCES
1500 And Counting
‘1500 & Counting’ is a documentary film investigating deaths in custody and police brutality in the UK, released in May 2019.
“On Sunday 3rd May 2015, Sheku Bayoh was killed by up to nine police officers in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Five years later, his family are still demanding answers. The murder of George Floyd in 2020, which has sparked global uprisings and a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement has brought the issues of deaths in custody and directly following, or during, police contact into sharp relief once more.”
The 4Front Project
The 4Front Project is a member-led youth organisation empowering young people and communities to fight for justice, peace and freedom.
We support members with experiences of violence and the criminal justice system to create change; in their own lives, communities and society.
Black Lives Matter (USA)
#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
Green and Black Cross
Green & Black Cross (GBC) is an independent grassroots project. We are set up in the spirit of mutual aid and solidarity for people with issues related to protest and political action within the UK.
GBC was founded in November 2010 to provide legal support for protests against the government’s wave of massive spending cuts. We take inspiration from the Anarchist Black Cross and from the diverse skills and infrastructure built up over the last decade by elements of the environmental movement, such as The Camp for Climate Action (Climate Camp).
GBC is formed of two autonomous collectives: the Training Collective and the Resources Collective. The Training Collective creates and delivers legal trainings for protesters and protest support, whilst the Resources Collective creates, updates and maintains resources.
These collectives work alongside other independent and autonomous legal support groups: the Independent Legal Observer Network (ILON), the Phone Helpline, Activist Court Aid Brigade (ACAB) and the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol).
Justice 4 Grenfell
Justice 4 Grenfell (J4G) is a community-led organisation, focused on the long-term goal of obtaining justice for the bereaved families, survivors, evacuated residents and the wider local community, collaborating with representative organisations.
Justice 4 Grenfell was set up a few days after the Grenfell Fire disaster and officially launched on June 19th 2017 with a silent walk.
Together with many other local groups and individuals, J4G stepped into the void left by the authorities, to try to meet the urgent needs of those impacted.Their work continues because of the on-going failure of the authorities to respond adequately to the disaster.
Justice 4 Grenfell’s ultimate aim is to ensure that such an event never happens again.
Legal Lifelines
Legal Lifelines are a pioneering law practice that proudly serves their community with elite legal advice on the issues that impact all of us.
They believe in community. In community, we achieve unity, and in unity, we have strength. Their diverse team has faced the challenges you face and are here to help.
Legal Lifelines are criminal law specialists who go above and beyond, as standard. They share their expertise for free in ground breaking webinars brought to you live and direct via their Legal Lifelines series within our Knowledge Hub.
They have commissioned Lifeline Articles from the country's best barristers on issues that affect you to empower you with knowledge of the law and your rights.
Northern Police Monitoring Project
The NPMP is an independent grassroots organisation working to build community resistance against police violence, harassment and racism.
Stand Against Racism & Inequality (SARI)
SARI is a service user/community-oriented agency that provides support and advice to victims of hate, and promotes equality and good relations between people with protected characteristics as defined by law. Most SARI staff have some direct experience of dealing with hate motivated behaviour and all staff have a clear understanding of and commitment to the objectives of SARI. The Board of Trustees, most of whom have personal experience of hate crime and inequality, are responsible for approving SARI's working policies and procedures.
SARI employs a total of around 25 staff; our single largest activity is casework. In design, this service primarily supports victims of hate crime, but also works with children, young people and schools, providing support to pupils facing racist and other hate incidents in and around schools. We also deliver anti-hate based behaviour and cultural awareness sessions to pupils and school staff. Our work also extends to perpetrators and young offenders.
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice. They also influence others to create a fairer society in which everyone, regardless of their background, can flourish.
Stop Hate UK
Stop Hate UK works alongside local strategic partnerships to tackle Hate Crime and discrimination, encourage reporting and support the individuals and communities it affects. Their provide a toolkit to help improve local responses to Hate Crime and an alternative for people who do not wish to report Hate Crime to the police or other statutory agencies. Their helplines enable people to access independent support and information, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
STOPWATCH
StopWatch is a coalition, which works to promote effective, accountable, and fair policing across the U.K. and to inform the public about the use of stop and search motions. The coalition organises awareness-raising events and forums, and provides legal aid assistance.
Since forming in 2010, StopWatch has led a wide-ranging campaign against the disproportionate use of stop and search, the increasing use of exceptional stop and search powers and the weakening of accountability mechanisms. This includes legal and policy analysis, media coverage and commentary, political advocacy, litigation, submissions to national and international organisations and community organising. The unique mix of academics, activists, young people and lawyers has proved effective at challenging the current use of the tactic and drawing attention to the realities for those on the receiving end of police powers.
StopWatch is structured around three streams of work: Research and Policy, Youth and Legal.