Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks out against injustice
Civil Rights campaigner Reverend Jesse Jackson stopped by the offices of Operation Black Vote in East London today to offer his friendship and advice for families who’d lost relatives at the hands of police brutality.
Reverend Jesse Jackson offered words of support to the families of Sean Rigg and Kingsley Burrell who died during police custody.
Speaking at the media briefing the Reverend Jackson urged for a non violent response to the alarming number of people who have died whilst being held in police custody.
Realising that time was against him, the Reverend Jackson took the decision to travel by underground to St Pauls Cathedral where he was delivering a speech before hundreds gathered at Occupy London.
Accompanying Jackson was political activists Lee Jasper who said: “The black community stands in solidarity with you against violence and oppression.”
Adding to this Reverend Jesse Jackson compared the global anti-capitalist movement to the struggles against apartheid, civil rights and inequality.
Taking questions from reporters Reverend Jesse Jackson avoided talking directly on his personal views on Barack Obama but said: “Barack Obama has today announced the fight in Iraq is now over, that should be considered as progress.”
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Thank you Flyer for flying the flag for everyday Britain’s. Unlike that ‘other’ so called black newspaper which happily gave in to police requests to print pictures of rioters across its pages.
Great to see that Flyer could see through the racism that exists in the state sponsored release of rioter’s images.
The police are responsible for keeping the peace and yet hundreds of deaths in police custody have not resulted in a single prosecution. It took the death of Mark Dugan for them to realize that this is an issue about the underclass irrespective of race.
I must also commend the Guardian Newspaper for resisting a police order to hand over their video images of rioters. The press in this country is far from free and following the Leveson inquiry should there be an inquiry into the culture, media, practices and ethics of the police force?