Whose streets? Understanding the government’s assault on our rights

The World Transformed

The shocking scenes of the MET’s violent response to those seeking to mark and protest the death of Sarah Everard made visible the kind of state violence that has been meted out to communities since the force’s inception. This week, the government plan to rush through parliament a significant increase in police powers over public demonstration. The recently published Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is full scale assault on our civil liberties, threatening our rights to protest even further, expanding stop and search powers, and further criminalising traveller communities. Join us to better understand its implications, hear from those being targeted by the bill, and discuss our options for resistance. With: Shami Chakrabarti - Barrister, human rights activist & former director of Liberty Zehrah Hasan - Barrister, founding member and Director of Black Protest Legal Support Becka Hudson – Organiser and researcher on prison, psychiatry and empire Luke Smith – Co-founder, Labour for Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities Chantelle Lunt – Founder Merseyside Black Lives Matter Alliance Ali Brumfitt – Organiser with Global Justice Bloc