Hackney People's Press: No More Racist Murders
Object
Newspaper
Production date
January 1979
Object number
2026.20
Physical Description
Hackney People's Press newspaper (No More Racist Murders) January 1979 No. 40
Object history
Hackney People's Press was a local left wing newspaper published between 1973 and 1985. Hackney People's Press was formed through a merger between two radical newspapers, Hackney Gutter Press and Hackney Action, which were published in the early 1970s. The paper was known for covering both social and political topics, such as anti-racism, women's rights, council housing and policing.
Associated Organisation
Hackney People's Press (Publisher)
Material
Paper
Dimension
Height (Cover): 415mm
Width (Cover): 293mm
Width (Cover): 293mm
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No
Inscription
Black protest sets up self-defence group
NO MORE RACIST MURDERS
Two weeks before Christmas a black youth, Michael Ferrier was murdered in Stoke Newington Road by three white men who had shouted National Front slogans at him and his friends.
This was the fourth known racist murder in Hackney and Tower Hamlets in the last eight months. Already there has been a storm of protest about this attack. 150 people attended a protest meeting at which a Hackney Black People's Defence Organisation was formed.
At about 1.30am on Sunday 10 December six black youths were walking past the Astra Cinema in Stoke Newington. They were returning from a party. Three of them stopped to get a drink and the other three waited. While these three were waiting, three white men walked past on the other side of the road. They stopped and shouted National Front slogans at the black youths, two of whom decided to move off to avoid any aggravation. One of them, Michael Ferrier, decided to stand his ground. The three white thugs crossed the road and one stabbed Michael in the chest. He feel and the three ran away.
Michael's friends returned and carried him a short distance to Stoke Newington Police Station. They arrived there at 2am. The police began to question the others about what they were doing out at that time and didn't seem very interested in Michael bleeding to death. It took 45 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.
(Shoreditch Ambulance Station is less than ten minute's drive away.)
Michael was eventually taken to St. Leonard's Hospital where he died at 4am.
A meeting to protest at Michael's death was held on 21 December. It was attended by about 150 people, including many young West Indians. So disgusted were many people at the lack of protection that they receive from the police that they decided to set up the Hackney Black People's Defence Organisation.
This has decided to concentrate on activities to inform the public about the lack of police protection and the frequency with which black people are harassed by them. Public meetings are being held regularly every Saturday in Ridley Road market, and signatures are being collected for a petition.
A picket of Dalston Lane police station has been called for Saturday 20 January, at 11 am. Simultaneously pickets will be at police stations in Tower Hamlets and Newham, to protest at police action there.
Pickets are also attending every appearance in court by the three men accused of Michael Ferrier's murder.
They are due to appear next at Highbury Court on Friday 12 January.
For furth details contact Hackney CRE, 245 Mare Street, E8. (986 4121.)
NO MORE RACIST MURDERS
Two weeks before Christmas a black youth, Michael Ferrier was murdered in Stoke Newington Road by three white men who had shouted National Front slogans at him and his friends.
This was the fourth known racist murder in Hackney and Tower Hamlets in the last eight months. Already there has been a storm of protest about this attack. 150 people attended a protest meeting at which a Hackney Black People's Defence Organisation was formed.
At about 1.30am on Sunday 10 December six black youths were walking past the Astra Cinema in Stoke Newington. They were returning from a party. Three of them stopped to get a drink and the other three waited. While these three were waiting, three white men walked past on the other side of the road. They stopped and shouted National Front slogans at the black youths, two of whom decided to move off to avoid any aggravation. One of them, Michael Ferrier, decided to stand his ground. The three white thugs crossed the road and one stabbed Michael in the chest. He feel and the three ran away.
Michael's friends returned and carried him a short distance to Stoke Newington Police Station. They arrived there at 2am. The police began to question the others about what they were doing out at that time and didn't seem very interested in Michael bleeding to death. It took 45 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.
(Shoreditch Ambulance Station is less than ten minute's drive away.)
Michael was eventually taken to St. Leonard's Hospital where he died at 4am.
A meeting to protest at Michael's death was held on 21 December. It was attended by about 150 people, including many young West Indians. So disgusted were many people at the lack of protection that they receive from the police that they decided to set up the Hackney Black People's Defence Organisation.
This has decided to concentrate on activities to inform the public about the lack of police protection and the frequency with which black people are harassed by them. Public meetings are being held regularly every Saturday in Ridley Road market, and signatures are being collected for a petition.
A picket of Dalston Lane police station has been called for Saturday 20 January, at 11 am. Simultaneously pickets will be at police stations in Tower Hamlets and Newham, to protest at police action there.
Pickets are also attending every appearance in court by the three men accused of Michael Ferrier's murder.
They are due to appear next at Highbury Court on Friday 12 January.
For furth details contact Hackney CRE, 245 Mare Street, E8. (986 4121.)