A moment of change
By Marilyn Vitte and Dan Robinson, Red Lion Chambers It hardly seems possible that a year has passed since the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer, a murder which led to a global outpouring of grief and frustration with a system stacked …
SHIFT25 hold Webinar entitled “Blacks Don’t…..”
SHIFT25 in collaboration with S&P Global’s BOLD EMEA Network present a Webinar entitled “BLACKS DON’T…” on Wednesday, April 14 from 4-5pm. Discussions will explore and explode some of the common stereotypes and assumptions that have come to be associated with Blackness, including the historical origin …
Michelle Nelson QC in conversation with UCL
Michelle Nelson QC will be taking part in a conversation entitled “Shift 25: Constructing a fundamental shift in the UK’s ethnicity and equality narrative” as part of UCL’S MAPS (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) Lunch Hour Conversations 2020-2021 on “Tackling racial inequity in higher education and …
SHIFT25 hosts first in a series of Transatlantic conversations on race and social justice
Following the US presidential election, SHIFT25 hosted the first in a series of Transatlantic conversations on race and social justice, from a political, legal, business and cultural prospective. RLC member Michelle Nelson QC and Pierre Davis (Chief Legal Officer at S&P Global Platts) moderated a …
Alistair Fell reviews “In Black and White: A Young Barrister’s Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System”
“The book explores serious issues of racism, sexism and class which continue to blight the legal system.” RLC member Alistair Fell reviews Alexandra Wilson’s book ‘In Black and White: A Young Barrister’s Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System’ awarding it a …
Dame Linda Dobbs DBE featured in new book “100 Great Black Britons” and on ITV for Black History Month
Dame Linda Dobbs DBE has been recognised in a new book entitled “100 Great Black Britons” in a celebration of the lives, stories and contribution of Black British people. Patrick Vernon OBE and Dr Angelina Osbourne, founders of the 100 Great Black Britons campaign published …
From Stephen Lawrence to George Floyd
By Michelle Nelson QC. On 31 July 1997, the then Home Secretary Jack Straw, ordered a public inquiry ‘Into The Matters Arising From the Death of Stephen Lawrence’, who was murdered in 1993. The 350-page MacPherson report concluded that the investigation into his death had …
Reflections on the Death of George Floyd and What Happens Next
By Alistair Fell. The killing of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 seemed, initially, to be just another example of the many acts of police brutality inflicted upon African Americans over many years. The fundamental difference this time, however, was the casualness of the act …
SHIFT 25 – a campaign for a Better Tomorrow
We come together as a new campaign led by a group of senior and influential Black and BAME professionals and business organisations, drawn together by Red Lion Chambers and ELBA and make this statement of intent in response to the shocking events of 25 May …
