Who was Antonio West? [FR thread]
Posted on 07/29/2013 2:27:18 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
AN ANTI-RACIST campaign group took to the streets of London last week in tribute to killed American teenager Trayvon Martin.
Black Activists Rising Against Cuts (BARAC) brought together up to 250 people from across the UK in anger of the prevalence of institutional racism both at home and abroad for a high-profile march through central London.
Marking seven days of protest fuelled by the dismay of George Zimmerman’s acquittal of Martin’s murder, campaigners with banners and placards marched from the US embassy to Downing Street on Saturday afternoon (July 27).
BARAC co-chair Lee Jasper explained that Martin’s killing in Florida had a huge effect on the worldwide black community and echoes the racist issues faced in Britain.
Speaking after the event, Jasper said: “Despite only a seven-day turnaround, it was a remarkable protest involving a couple hundred people who are passionate about making sure our rights are listened to and upheld.
"We had a very noisy and dynamic group of supporters and we will continue to make our voices heard.”
The rally followed widespread protests in over 100 US cities against Zimmerman’s trial result, and the boycotting of Florida – where the trial took place – by famous entertainers such as soul legends Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan.
Author Ann Samuel, from Harrow, said supporting the protest was important in stopping similar incidents happening in Britain.
“It’s about social justice,” she told The Voice.
“Everyone should be able to live their life in peace. When a young boy loses his life in that manner, it’s a tragedy for us all. Human rights must respected.”
Martin Turner from Wandsworth added: “My wife [Margot] and I are appalled by the way this young black boy [Martin] has been killed by a white man and he was acquitted. It just isn’t right in my opinion.”
The past 18 months have been a pivotal period for Britain’s black community following a number of court trials and inquiries into the suspicious deaths of Jimmy Mubenga, Kingsley Burrell, Azelle Rodney and Smiley Culture which exposed substantial failures within the police force and other authorities.
Additionally, in recent months the Stephen Lawrence family have been back in the spotlight following revelations from Peter Francis, a former undercover police officer, that he was pressured by his superiors to dig up dirt on the dead teenager’s loved ones.
Led by BARAC, the march was supported by the Unite, the Public and Commercial Services union, the National Union of Teachers, the Socialist Worker and other anti-racism civil liberty groups, half a century after civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech to more than 250,000 onlookers from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC.
Having studied the Martin case intently, Khalid Afzal, from Birmingham, said the killing made him worry about the future of race relations.
“I was expecting at least manslaughter [for Zimmerman] but he didn’t even get that. It’s unacceptable and it affects us over here. People are committing murder and getting away with it.
“Today it is Trayvon Martin, tomorrow it may be my kids. We need justice.”
In the view of millions throughout the world, if your kids behave like Trayvon Martin did, both known and not yet widely revealed, they deserve the same fate.
Whingers. Wankers.
What’s the difference?
i hope they all march right across the English Channel witout taking the tunnel or ferries. Let them all drown in their own stupidity.
Sure it’s news, but you have to have an agenda first.
Who was Antonio West? [FR thread]
You better find a way to debunk the UK media or add a /S to your post.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1324194/Mohammed-popular-baby-boys-ahead-Jack-Harry.html
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/benleapman/100010043/mohammed-now-no1-baby-boys-name-in-london/
Just a few that have not been debunked yet............
Somebody remind me again just how great multiculturalism is.
WHite hispanic Jews..the bane of “progressive-America...s/
Mohammed is only no1 IF you take every last variant of the name, something you can do with most first names. Without variants, its something like no54. And all that means is Muslim parents have a shocking lack of imagination.
Don’t believe me?. Google the most popular UK names and youll see the real top names like Jack and Oliver, no variants, only names on their own.
Naturalman1975, our anglo-aussie freeper, nailed this myth here the first time it was posted about 18 months ago. He used other examples to explain the variants and how this story uses them to make Mohammed apparently no1, when the actual truth is that its not no1 and is nowhere near it.
I always do.
Me too. I can't remember the last time I read a word that follows those two words.
Don’t believe me?. Google the most popular UK names and youll see the real top names like Jack and Oliver, no variants, only names on their own.
That is where the links came from, using the exact term “the most popular UK names” through Google.
Oh look, its not even in the top 100.....
“Everyone should be able to live their life in peace. When a young boy loses his life in that manner, it’s a tragedy for us all. Human rights must respected.”
Does this include George Zimmerman?
How much do those signs cost and who is bankrolling this?
If I’m not mistaken over half of those “Black” activists are ugly white women.
they do appear to be Female Macabre Crumpets of Caucasian Ethnicity dont they!
Its not so much that they are ignorant of the facts (which they are). They simply don’t care about the facts.
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