[Imc-birmingham] feature proposal: Injustice

[phunkee]

dougbrum at tiscali.co.uk wrote:

>I second it.
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Yep tis good ja.

Just a couple of thoughts:

Might be worth getting something in about the commerative event on the 
4th anniversary of Mikey Powell's death which we're gonna be helping out 
with, there's a link to it here: 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2007/07/375636.html

There's also the stuff that Tippa mentioned in his talk about the need 
for people to support these families, and there's the significant 
victories that the campaign has made - place of safety, £4million spent 
on new vans.

He also mentioned a possible death in custody march here in brum too - 
is that worth mentioning?

Think it might be worth putting an update up about the case too:

> The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has confirmed that 
> none of the West Midlands police officers acquitted of criminal 
> offences following the death of Michael Powell, 38, in police custody 
> on 7th September 2003 are to face disciplinary charges.
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> Please Note:
> Mikey's family recieved notification of this news today (30th March 
> 2007), and were not particularly surprised at the decision of the 
> IPCC. They will be making a formal response to the IPCC's decision by 
> 7th April 2007.

There's a link to the family's response at the bottom of the page at 
http://www.mikeypowell-campaign.org.uk/

Oh and there's a bit of Direct Action at Styal Prison by Pauline 
Campbell - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/07/375647.html

Perhaps we should email Tippa a draft copy of it and ask him what it thinks?

phunkee