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Subversion, sabotage & spying: Political policing & state racism in the UK
16th April 2016 @ 10:00 am - 17th April 2016 @ 5:00 pm
At this two-day conference on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 April 2016, an impressive line up of speakers will examine the role and impact of undercover policing and the surveillance of protest groups and ‘suspect communities’.
About the conference
Government policy continues to invent and punish ‘suspect and targeted communities’ and frustrate genuine attempts to hold its agencies to account.
Building on a hugely successful conference in 2015, this event will examine the history and disastrous impact of the policing of social and justice movements. It will open a dialogue on ‘accountability’ so that a long-awaited ‘momentum for change’ can be driven by those directly affected by disproportionality and discrimination.
In light of the upcoming Undercover Policing Inquiry the conference will seek to develop a strategic alliance between those directly affected by undercover policing (so far 170+ non-state individuals have been granted core participant status at the Inquiry), civil society and the public so that the Inquiry adopts a broader, open and more rigorous approach.
Speakers*
| Baroness Doreen Lawrence | Neville Lawrence |
| John McDonnell, MP | Diane Abbott, MP |
| Gary Younge, journalist | Baroness Jenny Jones, The Green Party |
| Imran Khan, solicitor | Michael Mansfield QC |
| Courtenay Griffiths QC | Gareth Peirce, solicitor |
| Shamik Dutta, solicitor | Rosa Curling, solicitor |
| Rob Evans, journalist | Marc Wadsworth, journalist |
| Professor Mark McGovern, academic | Professor Gus John, academic & activist |
| Patrick Williams, academic | Moazzem Begg, Cage Prisoners |
| Salma Yaqoob | Paddy Hill, Birmingham 6 defendant |
| Deborah Coles, Inquest | Stafford Scott, Tottenham Rights |
| Suresh Grover, The Monitoring Group | Kate Wilson, activist |
| Dave Smith, Blacklisted trade union group | Piers Corbyn, scientist |
| Helen Steel, activist | Janet Alder, justice campaigner |
* bold denotes confirmed
About the conference partners
This conference is co-organised by The Monitoring Group and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. It is supported by Imran Khan and Partners and Tottenham Rights. The conference is hosted by London South Bank University, School of Law & Social Sciences.
Registration
To book both days, click the ‘register now’ button at the top of this page.
To book for Saturday 16 April ONLY, click here.
To book for Sunday 17 April ONLY, click here.
Lunch is included in the registration fee.
Please note: This meeting is organised in partnership with The Monitoring Group. When registering for this event your name and email address will be shared with them unless you notify them otherwise.