I do not like the
@metpoliceuk
and this is why. They almost killed my 62 year old brother by tasering him whilst he was atop the stairs. He wasn't attacking them, he had committed no crime. He just moved whilst 'being Black' in his own home.
For that reason they did this...
The use of tasers is meant to be for the protection of officers. My 62 yr old brother was NO THREAT to anyone. The fact that you tasered him, atop a flight of stairs means that you could have caused him serious life threatening damage JUST LIKE YOU DID TO THE 24 year old 1/2
#LessWeForget
Yesterday marked the 23rd anniversary of the death of Bernard Montgomery Grant - first Black leader of a municipal authority in British history
"You was we chief, you was we choice, you was we champion. You was we face you was we voice you was we main man."🖤
#BlackBritishHistory
We had a Black Women's Centre, Day Care nursery, we ran educational classes. We had a greengrocer & grocery stores, a hairdressers, a dry cleaner and launderette, we ran the Residents Association, we had a mini cab office and employment coop.
#OverPoliced
As one of the first people to expose & challenge the legitimacy of the
@metpoliceuk
racist database I’m pleased they’ve finally been forced to scrap its use. But their policy not to inform or apologise to those who were wrongly included on the
#Matrix
is inherently racist itself
Welcome news that the unlawful Gangs Matrix is being scrapped by the Met following
@UnJustUK
and
@AWATEMUSIC
legal action
But we have serious concerns racial discrimination embedded in the Matrix will be repeated in new Violence Harms Assessment system
#OnThisDay
in 1985 police officers from
@MPSHaringey
and
@metpoliceuk
unlawfully entered into the home of Cynthia Jarrett, pushed her to the ground and stepped over her body as she lay stricken on the floor. They refused to give medical assistance or call an ambulance
It was an honour and a privilege to share a platform with so many others in support of the family of
#ChrisKaba
Big Ups to ALL who gave their time to show support and solidarity 👊🏾🖤
#BritishPoliceAreRacistPolice
We've forced
@metpoliceuk
2 remove the names of thousands of young Black men, many just children, off the racist database The Gangs Matrix. We now demand they
#EraseTheDatabase
in its entirety - State surveillance based on racist data IS
#Fascism
-compensate those who were on it
Removing thousands of names from the Gangs Matrix was just the beginning. We demand that the Met Police
#EraseTheDatabase
for good.
On 8th Nov we'll be launching our documentary + campaign. Join us to call for an end to all racist police surveillance✊🏾
It was an honour to attend the SHP24 conference for History teachers
@UniversityLeeds
. It was a dream come true to have the opportunity to present
#BlackBritishHistory
to 120 history teachers who immediately recognised it as
#BritishHistory
that needs to be taught in schools!
Randall left the premises & communicated with the police station that the raid had gone without incident. Patricia Jarrett was eventually able to call for an ambulance. The ambulance arrived at 18.11 Cynthia Jarrett she was declared dead on arrival at 18.35
#CynthiaJarrett
#RIP
The
@metpoliceuk
used the identities of dead children, had relationships with women without revealing their true identities, as undercover they then spied on US
#SpyCops
#Bastards
- Today the judgement is on them
#NJNP
Republican protesters near Trafalgar Square being told by a Met Police officer that they may be arrested for public nuisance for chanting “Not My King”
I am a CoreParticipant @ the Undercover Policing Inquiry where
@metpoliceuk
acknowledge serious wrongdoing including the 'unnecessary reporting on political and social justice campaigns, family justice campaigns, community groups that were campaigning for police accountability.'
OH NO YOU DON'T - suffragettes did NOT fight for the right of Black Women to vote! And they certainly didn't want the 15th amendment that allowed Black men to vote either. Ignorance and arrogance is a wicked mix. Read and learn
@LBC
@IainDale
Ada Vital needs to remember that women fought for their right to vote. That she can sit in her privileged life with her sanctimonious attitude and not bother to remember this fact shows she is not worth listening to
Even by the Met’s own (questionable) standards, the
#GangsMatrix
is not fit for its supposed purpose.
Instead, it’s used as a weapon against racialised young people.
Read our Community Toolkit to see how you can support the
#EraseTheDatabase
campaign✊🏾
As a journalist of long standing you should know that sections of the British media have long had a policy of magnifying crimes that happen within certain communities. Ask Stuart Hall
#PolicingTheCrisis
We (well, I) tend to think crime in London is out of hand. But the Crime Survey for England & Wales says London has one of the lower rates of antisocial behaviour, a lower murder rate than Merseyside, S Yorkshire, Northumbria & others, and lower knife crime than Cleveland & W
#LessWeForget
Bernie Grant MP was one of the first Black MPs elected to Parliament in 1987. Bernie became a stalwart of the Left Wing of the Labour Party with his roots in trade unionism. He became known as a champion of his Tottenham constituency 🖤
Removing thousands of names from the Gangs Matrix was just the beginning. We demand that the Met Police
#EraseTheDatabase
for good.
On 8th Nov we'll be launching our documentary + campaign. Join us to call for an end to all racist police surveillance✊🏾
We need your help.
We want to speak to the following people regarding incidents that took place during protests this month.
If you know the identity of the people in these photographs please contact:
Operation Brock - 0208 246 9386
Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
#Thread
The Met police is broken, rotten, suffering collapsing public trust and is guilty of institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia, Baroness Casey’s report has said.
Mark Rowley has already lost the room as he won’t use the term ‘institutionally racist’
I shed a tear when I first saw this clip last year. Yes, parents do have some responsibility for educating their children but what happens when the parents themselves dont know of their own history?
#WarInnaBabylon
You would be forgiven if you were to believe that the article is merely talking about White British folk. But as this video proves this is clearly not the case.
I am sick and tired of the so called activists out there whose sole mission is self promotion & funding. Particularly those who think that BHM is a time for them to earn when really it's a time for them to learn and to teach
#EachOneTeachOne
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
#spycops
used names of dead children to build identities that enabled them to hoodwink women unknowingly into relationships
#StateRape
then they infiltrated our justice campaigns. My opening statement to the
@ucpinquiry
can be found here @ 2hrs.55mins in
And when I call them pigs some, liberal, folk get upset with me? OK, So I apologise to the pigs for likening them to these filthy swine
@metpoliceuk
🤦🏾♂️
Breaking: A serving PC, Craig Carter, has pled guilty to stealing money from the body of a filmmaker and actor who died after collapsing in the street.
It’s highly likely he will be looking at a custodial sentence on the 13 Sept. He is on unconditional bail until then.
We believe that the
@ukhomeoffice
is the most racist institution in Britain - if its not then its second only to
@UKParliament
- to leave the Windrush Compensation Scheme in their hands is akin to leaving foxes to look after chickens
#Babylon
Responsibility for the Windrush compensation scheme must be transferred to an independent body.
Previous failure to do so has only compounded the injustices that have been dealt by the Home Office, as is again evidenced in this damning new report from
@hrw
👇
Its great to be back. I am really looking forward to engaging with young people, at the
#KnowledgeIsPower
session
@BSixCollege
, who are actually the recipients of a decent education in LB Hackney. Guests are welcome but need to register to attend.
#WarInnaBabylon
We are pleased to announce that our very first
#WarInnaBabylon
community engagement event will be held @ The Think Tank, BSix College E5 8BP
It's inter-generational so adults are most welcome to attend, especially if you bring young family members with you.
#KnowledgeIsPower
Another black man has died in Tottenham following police contact yet neither the MPS nor the IOPC has ever acknowledged the possibility that race played a part in the officers’ decision making over the course of the events leading to Lamont’s death.
"When there is no such thing as 'disproportionality in policing statistics' then I think we will have a police service and not a police force!"
@metpoliceuk
#BritishPoliceAreRacistPolice
Tottenham community activist
@StaffordScott_
spoke to
@freddiefeltm
about two recent independent police reports 👇
Baroness Casey’s report found the Met to be “institutionally racist” and Dame de Souza’s report revealed disproportionate strip searching of Black children.
Thanks
@DebatINQUEST
The
@metpoliceuk
never fails to amaze in terms of the lengths they will go to criminalise significant numbers of Black youths without the need for
#Evidence
.
This is reminiscent with the good old days of
#sus
Spot on comment
@StaffordScott_
“Young people use social media to magnify their lived experience. It is a tool for projection, you can’t rely on it for detection. It is racially motivated, racially driven and involves racial stereotypes.”
As a youth worker growing up & working in Tottenham I've been called into local schools on hundreds of occasions. I can show u some of the youths today who have gone on to degrees etc but when u call
@metpoliceuk
they're stripped searched & handcuffed instead
#PoliceOutOfSchools
@ThePointSource
@StaffordScott_
@netpol
@hyjpang_
@libertyhq
Human rights organisations see the latest ramp-up of police activity within schools as part of a broader trend. In January, a report by the Runnymede Trust showed that nearly 1,000 police officers were operating in UK schools.
And, I am buzzing at the thought of the
#WarInnaBabylon
finally being taught as part of the school curriculum. We will see more resilient and empowered young people as a result
#shp24
Thirteen men appeared in court yesterday charged with more than 50 child grooming sex offences including raping girls as young as 14 over a two-year period.
But yeah…usual suspects eh. Full story:
In memory of my friend, my mentor and my comrade Bernard Alexander Montgomery Grant
#BernieGrant
Born 17 February 1944
Passed 08 April 2000
Like a skilled tradesman you paved the way....
You was we chief
you was was we choice
You was we champion
Rest in Peace 🙏🏾
FINAL WAR INNA BABYLON LECTURE:
Join us as we examine the context of present-day manifestations of racism & conflict between "the community" & the state - through the actions of the state & the community's responses & defences to these attacks
#Resistance
I do not like the
@metpoliceuk
and this is why
Superintendent Simon Cirrick Calling Veteran campaigner Stafford Scott-what a mistake by user504777921 on
#SoundCloud
We would like to think that
#WarInnaBabylon
is wholly transferable. We would be keen to go where there are 'historical' back communities whose stories can be woven into narrative of WIB
"War Inna Babylon"
@ICA
will be a historic and historical exhibition. This photo as an eg is historical! When my mum, the woman in the photo, was campaigning for the release of the Tottenham Three these two were in the dock accused of Blakelock's murder
#BroadwaterFarm
#NJNP
The boy is an opportunist and always has been. He represents self interest and nothing else. He has never represented Tottenham's Black community thats for sure.
Dear
@DavidLammy
, as Tottenham constituents - we urge you to vote for a ceasefire today. We reject any representation that does not care for the lives of Palestinians. You do not represent us if you do not vote ceasefire.
#dotherightthingdavid
#haringeyvotesceasefire
Tottenham community activist
@StaffordScott_
spoke to
@freddiefeltm
about two recent independent police reports 👇
Baroness Casey’s report found the Met to be “institutionally racist” and Dame de Souza’s report revealed disproportionate strip searching of Black children.
#WarInnaBabylon
A fews years ago I was chuffed to share with people the infamous PoliceListV34. Well here is the latest on the corrupt practices of officers within HM constabulary 🐷🐷 🐷
PoliceListV42
They've been busy!!!
#PoliceAreTheCriminals
#WarInnaBabylon
First they
@metpoliceuk
murdered Black Men
and no one spoke out because they were BLACK
Then they murdered Black women
& no one spoke out cos they were BLACK
Then they started on white women and, rightly, there was such an outcry
Cynthia Jarret RIP 🙏🏾
She had had an heart attack bought on by fear and anxiety at the uninvited presence of 4 rabid cops in her home
@DavidLammy
- get your facts right. Jury found
#AccidentalDeath
NOT natural causes = Police killed her!
#Murderers
The
@metpoliceuk
spied us on as we sought to hold them to account for the killing of
#CynthiaJarrett
in 1985. They infiltrated our campaign events and our demonstrations, they moved into the house backing into the Silcotts family home. They set us up against each other
#Spycops
Oh yes; they said that & that we had been trained in Libya and Cuba as well. That we had underground tunnels to escape the estate too. Guess they found it hard to believe that 100 BLACK youths from Tottenham could give the filth such a BLOODY GOOD HIDING ✊🏾
#BWF
#WinstonSilcott
👊🏾
The
@metpoliceuk
and
@MayorofLondon
have summoned hand-picked Black London leaders to an invite-only race summit on Tuesday afternoon at NSY. Still using the same old colonial divide and rule. The days when the Commissioner and the Mayor get to choose who our leaders are is done.
After Cynthia Jarrett died following police contact, men from Tottenham were accused of murdering an officer. Broadwater Farm was occupied from Oct 1985-Jan 87 with 9,165 officers on the estate
@StaffordScott_
schooling the people. Go see the
#WarInnaBabylon
exhibition
@ICALondon
Your job title is about
#DiversityAndInclusion
thats a joke You're a cheerleader for racist policing. Bout Stop and Search is justifiable - and the police dont need to accept their
#InstitutionalRacism
- as for BernieG he was always
#RaceFirst
he'd know exactly what you're about
@StaffordScott_
As said, what matters most is delivering against the Casey recommendations, including the institutional finding. Action speaks louder than a word! 25 years after Macpherson's undelivered recommendations, action is overdue. As for Bernie, I am confident that he knows I am trying.
If you listen to one thing today make sure it’s this lecture by professor
@StaffordScott_
The police’s Gangs Matrix has destroyed lives without any blow back or repercussions. This cannot stand.
Watch here 👉🏾
We're finalising our programme for the 2024
#BloodySunday
Weekend - full details will soon be available. In the meantime, save the dates! The events will run from Fri 26th Jan culminating in the march on Sunday Jan 28th 2024. We have some incredible stuff planned - please share!
I am not hitting out against this programme called
#SorryIDidntKnow
without reason. I spent
#BHM2023
@BSixCollege
in Hackney with young people who knew nothing about
#BlackBritishHistory
yet were enthralled and eager to learn. We have endured too much to ever trivialise our past
This coming weekend it is stories from
#BroadwaterFarm
including a special session with Winston Silcott & Mark Braithwaite who are 2/3rds of the
#TottenhamThree
#LestWeForget
#BlackBritishHistory
On this date 39 Floyd Jarrett a senior member of the Youth Association was stopped by police officers whilst driving along Roseberry Avenue in Tottenham. Initially told that he was being stopped because the tax disc on his BMW was out of date.
The
@metpoliceuk
paid the family of
#MarkDuggan
an amount in an out of court settlement in acknowledging their wrongdoing.
Now we are going to show the world why.
It started in Tottenham It will end in Tottenham
The Truth The WHOLE Truth & Nothing But The Truth
#MarkDuggan
@kimberleyVERU
@StaffordScott_
The findings are clear, as below. I have consistently said that I want to see the Casey recommendations addressed and fully implemented, which did not happen with Macpherson. I am less bothered about the word and much more into delivering equitable outcomes. Findings are clear!
Could the 2011 riots have been prevented?
A decade on, a friend of Mark Duggan's parents
@StaffordScott_
talks me through what happened and puts the blame on the police.
#KayBurley
MR
The third event in our War Inna Babylon Public Lecture Series, delivered by
@StaffordScott_
and
@KamaraAdanna
, will take place next Thursday, 4th May, 7-9pm.
Thanks to you
@danlyndon
for giving Lucy Capes and I the opportunity to address the
#SHP24
conference of radical
#HistoryTeachers
- It was truly an honour and privilege to share with them the epic story of the
#WarInnaBabylon
I'm genuinely struggling for words to describe the impact and importance of this deeply moving and inspiring challenge for the history education world to make the lessons they teach matter for their students, that empowers their students and uplifts them.
#warinnababylon
#shp24
The
@metpoliceuk
murdered members of our community and when we sought to hold them to account they infiltrated our organisations and tried to sabotage our relationships and activities. But we still won!
#TottenhamThreeAreFree
@SocialistVoice
#FreeDerry
begs to differ. Charles is Col in Chief of the Parachute Regiment, who've murdered their way round the globe in pursuit of England's bloody Empire and who committed the
#BloodySunday
massacre here in the Bogside.
An uplifting event to launch this very special New Cross Fire exhibition at
@GoldsmithsUoL
Beautiful to see children from
@Ggibbonsps
&
@lucasvaleps
dance and play steel pans in memoriam of those who died
Grateful to
@tavlorna123
, Robert and all those who made it happen ❤️
in 2019
@ICOnews
found the
@metpoliceuk
guilty of breaking the
#HumanRights
of the vast majority of young black people whose name appeared in the racist database
#GangMatrix
They put them under special measures in 2019 - the
@EHRC
chose to ignore this fact! They're racist too >>>