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Stephen Lawrence verdict: Dobson and Norris guilty of racist murder

ByV4CE admin 4 January 2012

On 3 January 2012 Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after his stabbing by a gang of white youths at a bus stop in Eltham on 22 April 1993. Voice4Change England has responded with a contribution to Just West Yorkshire’s bulletin:

Stonewall and Runnymede Trust are seeking BME lesbian, gays and bisexuals as part of their study about discrimination in public services.

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Are you BME and lesbian, gay or bisexual?

ByV4CE admin 15 August 2011

What sort of experiences have you had when seeking help from public service providers, such as when you’ve applied for social housing or have sought any sort of welfare or education advice? Stonewall and Runnymede Trust want to hear from you.

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Voice4Change at The House of Nations presented ‘Return To Mexico City – An Audience with Dr Tommie Smith

ByV4CE admin 12 September 2012

On Saturday 11^th August, Voice4Change England presented a Return to Mexico City, featuring a first time screening in London of Return to Mexico City and Tommie Smith in a live Q&A session. Return to Mexico City is an award winning documentary narrated by Kieffer Sutherland about the lives of Olympic athletes Dr Tommie Smith and John Wesley Carlos, who shot to fame during the 1968 Olympics when they protested what has been dubbed a ‘Black Power’ protest salute upon collection of their medals for the 200 meter dash finals.

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Race equality at the local level… where next?

ByV4CE admin 26 July 2011

On April 1^st at the Zion Centre in Hulme, One North West and the Centre for Local Economic Strategies held a joint policy roundtable. This brought together expertise around race equality, economic development and place. The roundtable involved participation from leading academics, representatives of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary and community sector (VCS), local politicians and also local council officers to ask: ‘where next for race equality at the local level?’

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