Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance are holding an introduction to the Undercover Policing Inquiry. It will take place at Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street, central London on 19th October from 2pm to 4pm.
This event will be an introduction for people who know about the spycops scandal but want to learn more about the Inquiry itself or are thinking of attending the hearings. On top of the horrendous abuses - intimate relationships, fathering children, spying on grieving families whose loved ones were killed in racist attacks, miscarriages of justice – undercover policing has been a significant attack on democratic rights since 1968, and done untold damage.
Politically police systematically targeted left wing groups to undermine their ability to organise and effectiveness, and went after those family justice campaigns seeking to hold the police to account. The Inquiry has been a unique moment in British history to witness the secret state in action, and what we’ve learned has been worse than we imagined.
The lessons learned, and the Inquiry’s own recommendations will impact on political policing going forward.
The first part will be a practical session on the Inquiry set up, how it works, what to expect and how to register.
It will also cover what we've learned in the Inquiry so far about the scandal, and what to expect in the coming sets of hearings. With fifty years of scandal, it's been a lot, and we've had some victories along the way, but there is much more to come.
It is open to all.
This event is supported by Police Spies Out of Lives, the Blacklist Support Group and the Undercover Research Group.
Any queries: Drop us an email at info@campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com
