Thanks to @JusiceGap for featuring the birminghamfour case in Proof Magazine - The other ones.
This issue is key for anyone wanting to know more about our failed Justice System. Was great hearing from DAVID JESSEL Matt Foot Nisha Moazzam Begg Gareth Peirce & Stephen K

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC MP has said that a justice system which ensures the innocent walk free is a priority for him.

Andrew Malkinson and APPEAL therefore hope he will act decisively to bring in new leadership at the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The JENGbA prisoners & families want to thank you Andrew for reminding those working in our criminal injustice system that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is currently not fit for purpose. #jointenterprise prisoners have no way of getting appeals as they refuse to refer cases APPEAL

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I agree with Andrew Malkinson: 'too little, too late' and I echo his call for Alex Chalk KC MP to bring in new leadership at the CCRC.

How many more people have been let down by the CCRC? I await the review of the service with interest.

The article adds to the growing number of voices rejecting injustice in the legal system, including Art Not Evidence which is fighting the criminalisation of rap, as well as groups demanding the dismantling of joint enterprise @Jengba Kids Of Colour Adèle O☁️

And to think that my beloved co-author Adèle O☁️ and I are sharing that space with Nisha & other contributors on JENGbA Deborah Coles + many more...

A rare gift indeed! Thank you @justicegap Jon Robins 💚🔥🌻

I feel genuinely humbled to have my writing featured alongside winston trew, a true intellectual hero of mine - whose book is a gem and one that had such a profound impact on my political consciousness! Plus, it's packed with eclectic references to deep & rare reggae tunes 👇

BREAKING:

Andrew Malkinson's response to Criminal Cases Review Commission Chair Helen Pitcher's offer of an unreserved apology:

Introducing our first webinar of the year - Shaping the Future of Black Britain. This election cycle marks a generational moment, which is why we have teamed up with @opblackvote. This session will be youth-led and chaired by Athian Akec.

Register now: blackequityorg.com/events/join-ou…

From Louisiana to London! At our May event, you'll hear from Professor Angela Allen-Bell from Southern University, Louisiana. Angela is an activist scholar and the architect behind the move to end non-unanimous jury verdicts in Louisiana. Sign up here: eventbrite.com/e/doubt-dismis…

Event in Parliament yesterday highlighted case of four innocent men who were framed by Police

Whilst I was in Bristol yesterday for screening of Phantom Parrot, colleagues from CAGE International contributed to an event at Parliament highlighting one of the most egregious miscarriages

Nisha and Naima Sakande combine a legal analysis of the jury system with archival research into UK’s anti-racist history to shed light on how the decision to introduce majority verdicts in 1967 was rooted in racial injustice. @APPEAL

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Check out the April Issue of Race and Class, featuring an article from myself and Naima Sakande on the racist & classist origins of majority jury verdicts. It follows more than a year of arichival research working together at APPEAL

Before last night I had never heard of the #birmingham4 case. What I heard shocked and appalled me. Solidarity with the men and their families, and more power to all those supporting them: Moazzam Begg, Gareth Peirce & Stephen Kamlish KC. More info here: birminghamfour.co.uk

The University of Manchester UoM School of Social Sciences Art Not Evidence UoM Law Garden Court Criminal Defence 📣 SOLD OUT: @ArtNotEvidence: Issues & Implications of Prosecuting Rap, 30 April LSE Law School

Our Russell Fraser, Owen Greenhall & Keir Monteith will join Danielle Manson & Abenaa Owusu-Bempah to explore the criminal justice response to rap.

Join the waiting list🔽
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Thanks to The Justice Gap Jon Robins for inviting our Matt Foot & Nisha to speak at the launch of PROOF's latest edition. Great contributions from all speakers, including an incredibly insightful panel discussion about the birminghamfour chaired by Moazzam Begg 1/

Nisha Morag Livingstone The Justice Gap Jon Robins Great evening at the House of Commons at the launch of a special edition of PROOF magazine. Riveting presentations!