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Why did they have to rain on our party?
Share/Bookmark On Tuesday 23 April 2013, at about 3.00pm, serious youth violence in London claimed two lives, that of Derek Boateng who turned 16 that very day and of his 15 year old assailant (who cannot be named for legal reasons). Derek was stabbed to within an inch of his life on the 393 bus
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A tribute to Prince Joseph Lincoln Burke-Monerville
Share/BookmarkThe following address was delivered at Joseph Burke-Monerville‘s funeral. Condolences to John and Linda, Joseph’s parents and Jonathan and David, his brothers and all of the Burke-Monerville extended family. If I were to name you all, we’d be here till 6.00 o’clock… tomorrow morning. I have witnessed close at hand your pain, your hurt and
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The exclusion epidemic that won’t go away
Share/BookmarkBlack Caribbean boys are three times more likely to be excluded from state schools than their classmates, a study has found. The Children’s Commission report, They Go The Extra Mile, published on March 20, established an “unacceptably high correlation” between exclusion and male pupils, those with special education needs and children on free school meals.
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My highlights: History, Education, and Policing
Share/BookmarkThe week of 18 February 2013 offered many opportunities for reminiscing, reflection, critical analysis and for planning collective action on a number of fronts, history, education and race and policing and community security among them. On Wednesday 20 February, Global Hands and DeMontfort University, Leicester, hosted a one day symposium on Police Reform and Developing
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