by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Oct 18, 2021 | Campaigns, News
March 21st marked one year since the spitting incident which may have led to the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga. I reiterated the family’s call for an inquest into her death and a full public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding her death. We need to...
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Mar 8, 2021 | News, Parliamentary Work
This year’s International Women’s Day debate was overshadowed by the sad circumstances surrounding it. In a week that is supposed to be all about elevating women, we had to spend most of our energy confronting the realities of harassment, abuse and violence, calling...
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Jan 22, 2021 | Articles
The employment and housing circumstances of many people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities place them in contact with more people and heighten their risk of getting Covid-19. The Government needs to start treating race as a Covid risk factor. In the UK,...
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Oct 29, 2020 | Articles
In our first ever Year 7 history class, my teacher, Mr Smart, told us to write down the following phrase: “We study the past to live the present with an eye on the future.” Why do we study history? Because if you don’t know where you come from, you don’t know where...
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Jul 9, 2020 | News
Thank you to everyone who attended Wednesday’s Black Lives Matter Streatham meeting. It was great to see so many people on the call and I hope everyone took away something new. As promised, here are some resources which you may find useful: some more background...
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