UFFC ANNUAL MARCH 29 OCTOBER MIDDAY TRAFALGAR SQUARE

On Saturday 29 October 2016, the families and friends of those who have died while in the custody the state will hold their annual remembrance procession from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street. They will assemble at 12pm at Trafalgar Square for a silent procession (to start at 1pm) along Whitehall followed by a noisy protest at Downing Street. We have been marching for the past 18 years and campaiging for much longer - join us this year! Every year since 1999, the UFFC holds its annual remembrance procession from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street to remember loved ones who have died in custody. The UFFC was set up by the families who had lost loved ones at the hands of the state to challenge the injustice in the system. It began as a network of black families because disproportionate numbers of BME people were dying in police custody. It has now grown to include families of all races that die in custody. Recent deaths in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement have raised the issue of police killlings of civilians to an international level. Come and support the families of those who have died at the hands of police, prison and secure medical units in the UK. The UFFC network includes the families of: Leon Patterson, Roger Sylvester, Rocky Bennett, Harry Stanley, Sean Rigg, Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah, Azelle Rodney, Christopher Alder, Brian Douglas, Joy Gardner, Paul Jemmott, Ricky Bishop, Mikey Powell, Jason McPherson, Sarah Campbell, Jimmy Mubenga, Paul Coker, Mark Duggan, Sheku Bayoh, Olaseni Lewis, Thomas Orchard, James Herbert, Amy El-Keria, Kingsley Burrell, Darren Neville, Jason McDonald, Mzee Mohammed, Sarah Reed and many others. The UFFC annual procession is supported by: 4WardEver, Migrant Media, INQUEST, BirminghamStrong Justice 4 All, Tottenham Rights, London Campaign Against Police & State Violence, LARAG, Newham Monitoring Project (NMP), Pan African Society Community Forum, Defend the Right to Protest, Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA), Institute of Race Relations, Edge Fund, UNISON, RMT, FBU, UNITE, UCU, Black Lives Matter UK, NUS BSU and BARAC The hashtag for the event on twitter is #UFFC18 There will also be an evening social organised by UFFC - more details soon. Website: http://uffcampaign.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFFCampaign/ Twitter: @UFFCampaign Email: press.uffc@gmail.com or contactuffc@gmail.com Coaches are being planned from cities across the UK to help people with travel down to the procession visit the fb page for more information