Anniversary of the riots – what’s changed?

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Can you believe it’s been a year? Well it has and although there have been loads of reports and articles in the paper it doesn’t seem like much has changed.I run a social enterprise working with young people and Stop & Search comes up so often as a major issue time and time again. It led to me researching the riots and Stop & Search and finally joining up with a bunch of other organisations to write an open letter asking the government to suspend one really suspect law ( Section 60 ) and putting on a creative exhibition with Offcentre and Art Against Knives at their Boxpark unit in Shoreditch. Anyhow if this subject interests you please come along to Boxpark on Thursday from 6 to see our exhibition, get in touch lucy@yhworld.co.uk and SIGN UP to www.stopandtalk.co.uk Peace Lucy

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  1. Don’t know if this is a stupid question but how were stop & searches responsible for the riots?

  2. Stop and Search weren’t responsible for the riots, but creates a them and us attitude between young people and the police. Stopping people because of the colour of their skin or the way they dress, reinforces negative stereotypes…..

  3. Stop and Search weren’t responsible for the riots, but creates a them and us attitude between young people and the police. Stopping people because of the colour of their skin or the way they dress, reinforces negative stereotypes…..

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