Author: 4WardEverUK

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Two Decades On – A continued legacy remembers Mikey Powell

Mikey’s Mother in 2013 – Clarissa Powell : Image Credit Ken Fero (Migrant Media)

source: 4WardEverUK
published: 6 September 2018

The 7th September 2023 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the brutal and needless death of father of three, Michael Lloyd Powell (commonly known as Mikey, and a cousin of the renowned poet and writer, Dr Benjamin Zephaniah) at the hands of West Midlands Police in Lozells, Birmingham. Mikey was experiencing a psychotic episode.

Mikey’s 20th year commemoration will be marked in a joint event to be held at The Legacy Centre in Birmingham on 25 November 2023. The event, entitled 40:20:01, combines a celebration of INQUEST’s 40th year, a dedication to Mikey’s life, as well as the first ever Memorial Family Fund Annual Gala Activists Awards.

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BLM UK to fund ‘people’s tribunal’ for deaths in custody

source: The Guardian
published: 17 February 2021

Black Lives Matter UK has announced £45,000 of funding to the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) to set up a “people’s tribunal” for deaths in custody.

The coalition group of family members who have lost loved ones in state custody, formed in 1997, is so far the largest recipient of Black Lives Matter UK’s initial round of funding.

Black Lives Matter UK announced last month its plan to release more than £100,000 to black-led organisations across the country. The campaign group received £1.2m in donations via a GoFundMe appeal, following widespread protests last summer [2020].

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National Mikey Powell Family Fund & UFFC launch Crisis Family Fund

source: 4WardEverUK
published: 27 February 2021

The National Memorial Family Fund launches its new funding stream called the Crisis Family Fund on 1 March 2021 in partnership with the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC).

The Crisis Family Fund will be generally open for applications (subject to available resources) for urgent needs of affected families in-between the standard grant rounds programme which is only open periodically.

This will be a fast-track process for urgent requests only. Family Fund Assessment Partners will largely drive the application process, with quick decisions made by the Family Fund volunteer team.

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