By Bristol Copwatch We are absolutely stoked to see our fund raiser Support The Fofanah Family for Martina and family has so far raised over £3,000! we’d just like to say thanks to everyone who has donated so far and we have now raised our goal to a stretch target of £7,000 we’re confident withContinue reading “Support The Fofanah Family”
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Our aims and objectives 2022 update
Here’s another look at our aims and objectives and most importantly our new posters and fliers designed by the awesome Fan The Flames Marketing and Design! Look out for them round your ends soon! As always #WeCopwatch
Oxford Workshop 09/04/22- Stop and search, bystander intervention and how to Copwatch
We’ve got a workshop coming up in Oxford on 09/04/22 at Blackbird Leys Community Centre with Oxford Copwatch, other groups, and community members who want to monitor the police in their county. The event will be starting from 2pm and our founding member John and fellow cop watcher Ahmed from our core team are headingContinue reading “Oxford Workshop 09/04/22- Stop and search, bystander intervention and how to Copwatch”
23/04/22 Community testimony day -The Impact Of Policing During COVID 19
On the 23rd of April we’ve got a community testimony day coming up with Co-POWeR at the Malcolm X community centre St Paul’s Bristol from 13.00 to 15.00. We’re also hosting a stop and search workshop with an introduction to Bristol Copwatch and the work we do in the community hosted by our founding memberContinue reading “23/04/22 Community testimony day -The Impact Of Policing During COVID 19 “
Bloody Criminal
By John Pegram, Bristol Copwatch founder, and caseworker From September 2017 when I was wrongfully arrested for ‘Assault PC’ during a counter march to the EDL front group “Gays against Sharia” In Bristol to the malicious prosecution and crown court appeal that occurred the following year to a Judicial review, a high court appeal as well asContinue reading “Bloody Criminal”
Community meeting 30/11/21
Get involved with Bristol Copwatch! Bristol Copwatch is a fiercely independent grassroots community project and police monitoring organisation. We’re holding a community meeting on Tuesday 30 November from 7.30 – 9.30 at Easton Community Centre.- Find out more about what the group does- See how you can get involved with our work- Meet new peopleContinue reading “Community meeting 30/11/21”
The Bill is killing us
By John Pegram, Bristol Copwatch founder and case worker The police, crime sentencing, and courts bill is rapidly approaching and holds major implications for black and brown communities across the UK. As the Institute of race relations said way back in March of this year “the race and class implications are massive and go beyondContinue reading “The Bill is killing us”
RAW Summit 2021 ‘Know your rights’ – 23/09/21
Bristol Copwatch is proud to support StopWatch RAW Summit 2021 Look out for us on the morning of the 23rd. We will be hosting a workshop on bystander intervention. A link to Eventbrite to order your tickets will shortly be available on our events page. ‘John Pegram (Copwatch) leads a workshop focusing on bystander intervention,Continue reading “RAW Summit 2021 ‘Know your rights’ – 23/09/21”
Cop Watch goals
We’re always on the lookout for volunteer Cop Watchers! If you can help with Cop watching on the street & monitoring the police across the UK Casework Workshops Event organising Community outreach Or just have some great ideas for a bust card or know your rights fliers then send us an email! We’re a fiercelyContinue reading “Cop Watch goals”
Justice Nowhere: 06/03/2021 – Review
On March 6th Bristol Copwatch hosted an online event to explore the escalating levels of police violence and racism seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We were joined by a panel of powerful speakers, including Lawrence Hoo (award-winning poet, activist and educator), Ken Hinds (Chair of Haringey’s Independent Stop and Search Monitoring Group), Siana Bangura (writer,Continue reading “Justice Nowhere: 06/03/2021 – Review”