Brixton takes the knee
Brixton people turned out in force last night (9 June) to join a regular nationwide demonstration of solidarity with the growing worldwide Black Lives...
Save the Hootananny crowdfunder appeal
The much loved Hootananny is the latest local venue to launch a crowd funder appeal. We urge all those who can to dig deep…
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/save-hootananny
Their...
Brixton MPs demand government action on racism
The three MPs whose constituencies include parts of Brixton yesterday (9 June) issued a joint statement calling on the government to address structural racism,...
‘We could be the generation to make the changes’
Simone Richardson found it inspirational to witness Black Lives Matter protesters marching past her home and to interview some who live locally
I live not...
Nour: pressure mounts on landlord
Campaigners have increased pressure on the owners of Brixton’s covered markets over the threatened eviction of the iconic Nour Cash & Carry store in...
Town hall lit for George Floyd
Lambeth town hall in Brixton was lit up in purple tonight (2 June) to mark the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Lambeth council is...
Black Lives Matter protest in Brixton
https://youtu.be/7dPLiPvU48o
Several hundred Black Lives Matter protestors marched through the streets of Brixton and Stockwell today (1...
Nour protesters crash Hondo boss’s Zoom DJ set
Protesters against the threat of eviction of Nour Cash & Carry from Brixton’s Market Row crashed into a Zoom and Facebook DJ set by...
MP urges laptop donation drive for local schools
Local MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy is calling on anyone with a spare laptop, tablet or iPad to donate it to local schools and children who are struggling to...
Big demand for Windrush compensation scheme
The strong response to a letter from Lambeth council urging residents to claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme meant supplies of a special form...
Nour petition urges support for its fight to retain a central place in Brixton’s...
Nour Cash & Carry, for many the beating heart of Brixton’s markets, has launched a petition against the notice to quit it has received...
Windrush scandal compensation meeting
Brixton’s Black Cultural Archives (BCA) is organising a public meeting in Lambeth town hall for anyone affected by the Windrush Scandal on Saturday 18...
Support We Rise hit fundraising target
We Rise, a Brixton social enterprise, needs your support to raise £12,000 over the next couple of weeks to run its 2020 Youth Connect Programme...
Windrush Day pioneer relaunches Great Black Britons campaign
The 100 Great Black Britons campaign create by Patrick Vernon OBE – who was also a leader of the campaign for Windrush Day –...
We Rise fundraises to connect youngsters with world of work
We Rise, a Brixton social enterprise, needs your support to raise £12,000 over the next couple of weeks to run its 2020 Youth Connect Programme...
Climate genocide complaint lodged at Brixton police station
Members of Climate Genocide Act Now went to police stations across the country, including Brixton police station, this morning Wednesday 20 November. The group...
LATEST CAMPAIGN NEWS
Major law firm backs charity’s Black History Month lecture
A major international law firm based in Washington and London is teaming up with a local charity...
Reparations march in pictures
Images of today’s reparations march in Brixton by Jessica Dyer, Jenny Shramenko and Robert Delaney
https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-nhs-nurse-sheila-magudu
More than a march – this year will be different
Reparations Rebellion Groundings 2020 – Moving on Globally
Esther Stanford-Xosei explains the political, historical and social background...
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Poetic Unity’s Positive Impact since Lockdown
Poetic Unity is a Brixton based charity whose vision is to give young people a voice and to empower them.
We use poetry as a tool...
Brixton opera company launches BAME mentoring scheme
The Brixton-based Pegasus Opera Company has launched a mentoring programme as a launchpad for the next generation...
Appeal to fund pottery kits for Brixton kids
Lambeth-based Mud Gang Pottery is well on its way to raise £1,500 so that 50 home pottery kits can be distributed to children in...
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