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Media coverage of 2011 riots ‘was disgraceful’
The following article was published by The Voice on June 10th, 2012. MEDIA COVERAGE of last summer’s riots has been heavily criticised in a damning new report seen exclusively by The Voice. The weighty 10,000-word draft report, called Media and the Riots: A Call for Action, was written by top academic Dr Leah Bassel, a
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Black, Asian, minority ethnic communities and inner city riots
The following speech was delivered at the “Beyond the Unrest – Community Safety & Civil Society” seminar, promoted by the BME Leadership & Engagement project, on November 29th, 2011. The subject I have been asked to address is vast and it is simply impossible to do justice to it in the time I have been
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Riots: The People, the State and the Media
Prof. Gus John gave the keynote address at the Media and the Riots Conference’s Big Debate event on Saturday, November 26th, 2011, at the London College of Communication. The full text of his speech: I thank Marc Wadsworth and his team for inviting me to share some thoughts with you at this most important debate. I have to confess to
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Open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron
This open letter was sent to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on August 13th, 2011. Dear Prime Minister, I write as someone whose contribution for more than four decades to the struggle for quality schooling and education for all and for racial equality and social justice is a matter of public record. I write
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