Black Lives Matter protests in Brixton 2020

[editor]

So on Saturday we have this

Reparations Day Call For Action – ‘Brixton Blackout’ walk from Clapham Common to Windrush Square, Sat 1st August 2020

Tomorrow, Saturday 1st August, there is a planned march from Clapham Common to Windrush Square in Brixton as part of a ‘Brixton Blackout Reparations Day’ action, organised by Forever Fa…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

And we have Lambeth telling people not to go:

Lambeth Council urge people to stay away from the Windrush Square Reparations Day event on Sat 1st Aug 2020

With the ‘Brixton Blackout Reparations Day’ protest planned for tomorrow (1st Aug), Lambeth Council has issued a statement strongly urging residents to “avoid public gatherings th…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Could be interesting....

 

[Gramsci]

So on Saturday we have this

Reparations Day Call For Action – ‘Brixton Blackout’ walk from Clapham Common to Windrush Square, Sat 1st August 2020

Tomorrow, Saturday 1st August, there is a planned march from Clapham Common to Windrush Square in Brixton as part of a ‘Brixton Blackout Reparations Day’ action, organised by Forever Fa…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

And we have Lambeth telling people not to go:

Lambeth Council urge people to stay away from the Windrush Square Reparations Day event on Sat 1st Aug 2020

With the ‘Brixton Blackout Reparations Day’ protest planned for tomorrow (1st Aug), Lambeth Council has issued a statement strongly urging residents to “avoid public gatherings th…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Could be interesting....

The latest issue of Lambeth Talk ( formerly Lambeth Life the official propaganda vehicle for the Labour Council) has leading Cllrs saying how much they support the BLM protests.

I think some of this is internal Lambeth pollitics.

The front page of Lambeth Talk has picture of BLM demo in Windrush Square.

The reparations demo was never part of the Lambeth Labour party machine.

So Council tell people to stay away for purely medical reasons.

I don't believe that.

 

[Gramsci]

I took these photos a few days ago. Reparations day had commandered a bus stop ad space. Thought this was rather good

 

[Gramsci]

Also saw this Olive Morris on an ad billboard in Clapham

 

[editor]

Some Twitter updates











https://twitter.com/XRHackney/status/1289513581067694080

And...

 

[editor]

Roadblock!

 

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Bit of a military thing going on

 

[editor]

It's going to get busier

 

[phillm]

There's a live stream that isn't Ruptly ....

 

[editor]

Photos here

Photos: Huge crowds at Brixton Reparations Day march and rally, Sat 1st Aug 2020

There was a big turnout at today’s Reparations Day march and rally, which saw supporters walk from Clapham Common to Windrush Square, where there were speakers, stalls and live performances, …

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[RoyReed]

Photos here

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Photos: Huge crowds at Brixton Reparations Day march and rally, Sat 1st Aug 2020

There was a big turnout at today’s Reparations Day march and rally, which saw supporters walk from Clapham Common to Windrush Square, where there were speakers, stalls and live performances, …

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Nice set of photos!

 

[wiskey]

What language does 'maangamizi' originate from?

 

[editor]

What language does 'maangamizi' originate from?

According to Professor Maulana Karenga Maangamizi, the Swahili term for Holocaust and continuum of chattel, colonial and neocolonial enslavement, is more appropriate than its alternative category Maafa. For maafa which means calamity, accident, ill luck, disaster, or damage does not indicate intentionality. It could be a natural disaster or a deadly highway accident. But Maangamizi is derived from the verb -angamiza which means to cause destruction, to utterly destroy and thus carries with it a sense of intentionality. The “a” prefix suggests an amplified destruction and thus speaks to the massive nature of the Holocaust.

stopthemaangamizi.com

Stop the harm as the first step to repairing the damage!

stopthemaangamizi.com

 

[wiskey]

Cheers Ed, I had an idea what it meant but not its origin.

 

[editor]

That bloody helicopter is still flying noisily above

 

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[David Clapson]

So a lot of people have broken the Covid laws, causing more infections, using lots of police time, and for what? Their party won't add a penny to the millions being paid out in reparations.

 

[CH1]

Who on earth is "@OldHolborn" - his tweets often have a Fascist ring to them - as here.
Funny thing is he's follwed by people like Ted Jeory (Blairite Labour) and Ruth Gledhill (formerly religious correspondent of The Times)

 

[wiskey]

That bloody helicopter is still flying noisily above

It's starting to get to me

What's going on in Brixton currently ?

 

[editor]

It's starting to get to me

What's going on in Brixton currently ?

Apart from the parties around the front and back of my block, I think there may be a bit of a gathering in Windrush Square (although that was supposed to end at 8pm). I'll be going past in about 45 mins so will report back if there's anything going on!

 

[phillm]

Looks like history is repeating itself. Which is always does.

 

[editor]

Police update: Brixton demonstrations -Met Police statement on the ‘largely peaceful’ protest with 3 arrests, Sat 1st Aug 2020

 

[phillm]

Police update: Brixton demonstrations -Met Police statement on the ‘largely peaceful’ protest with 3 arrests, Sat 1st Aug 2020

That's Farage's fox well and truly shot Now what about his fucking 11 acre garage in Kent the cunt.

 

[Gramsci]

Police update: Brixton demonstrations -Met Police statement on the ‘largely peaceful’ protest with 3 arrests, Sat 1st Aug 2020

Good to see Jason back writing for Brixton Buzz.

 

[Gramsci]

That bloody helicopter is still flying noisily above

Shopping in Brixton whilst it was going on I thought the police presence was unnecessarily heavy.

Borderline insensitive policing.

 

[editor]

Coming up Lambeth locations linked with the trans-Atlantic slave trade – online event, 2pm, Thurs 19th Nov 2020

 

[IC3D]

I wonder if the elephant and castle (logo of African colony/Slavery outfit is dubious or not.