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Watch: Do mandem need feminism?

MANDEM are an organisation led by men of colour making moves and taking on important issues. In their latest event they explored how and why mandem need feminism.

Elias Williams

Opinion

Opinion: Unconscious bias training won’t end police institutional racism

When it comes to police racism, is it the case of a few rotten apples or do we need a new barrel altogether? Sam Kidel...

Sam Kidel

City

Policewoman who Tasered Ras Judah found not guilty of assault

But PC Claire Boddie faces disciplinary action

Hannah Vickers

Reports

PC Claire Boddie on trial for tasering Ras Judah: the story so far

The police officer who tasered Easton man Ras Judah will appear in Salisbury Magistrates Court tomorrow (18 May) charged with common assault.

Lorna Stephenson

Ideas and Action

Among the trauma and the bullshit: Thoughts of a black social worker

The candid voice of someone on the sharp end of personal and institutional racism.

Anonymous

Reports

Massive response to Bristol councillor’s petition for Windrush-era citizens

Local residents have launched a campaign to protect them from deportation threats.

Sandi Dheensa

Cable Community News

Watch: An event to tackle the pale, male and stale media

‘Chat, meet, and action’, an event organised by the Cable is forging a new network to tackle the the lack of diversity in media together.

The Bristol Cable

Ideas and Action

Being black at Bristol’s universities

Bristol is the New Black is a group of students creating media that tells their own stories as young people of colour in Bristol.

Yasmin Warsame and Ayo Anibaba

Video

Taking on diversity beyond tokens

In December, the Cable brought together members of the local community and media organisations to discuss issues of representation.

Sandi Dheensa

Voices

Watch: Mandem don’t cry. Right?

A Bristol based platform offers a unique space for young men of colour. MANDEM is a Bristol based independent online platform for men of colour, spawned through conversations on the lack of diversity in the media.

Elias Williams

Ideas and Action