March over Joy Gardner’s death

Title

March over Joy Gardner’s death

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

7 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:55

Description

Peter Plisner reports on the march yesterday to protest over the death of Jamaican woman Joy Gardner after a struggle with police as they tried to serve a deportation order at her Hornsey home. The march passed the police station where the officers involved are based. Includes Joy’s mother Myrna Simpson and Barbara Roche MP calling for an inquiry; and Chris Hannington, Chairman of Racial Equality Council and Bernie Grant local MP talking about racial equality. Also sound of marchers. For weekend breakfast show.

Contributors

Chris Hannington; Bernie Grant; Myrna Simpson; Peter Plisner; Barbara Roche

Keywords

Deaths; Deportation; Interethnic relations; Police; Demonstrations; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Police personnel; Black peoples; Marches; Institutional racism; Joy Gardner; Hornsey

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