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Black Lives Matter UK Urges: Play Reggae Hit At 7pm To Protest Covid Deaths Whitewash
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Black Lives Matter UK is urging supporters to play reggae hit The Harder They Come at 7pm on Thursday to protest the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on BAME people – and a “disappointing” government review that made no recommendations.
With many returning to work in the phased reopening of the economy, the campaigners want to know how those most affected, especially Black key workers, will be protected.
Members of the public are being encouraged to play the reggae hit by Jamaican legend Jimmy Cliff and share clips of this to social media using a hashtag.
Previously, Thursday evenings saw the public take to their doorsteps to “clap for carers”. The organisers chose the same day for the reggae protest to recognise the fact that BAME people are overrepresented in the NHS and other essential services.
The campaigners draw attention to the fact that, while the UK depends on these workers to stay alive, these workers’ lives themselves are not being adequately protected.
Protest co-organiser Alex, a founding member of Black Lives Matter UK, said people are “angry” about the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
“The timing of this very much to do with the PHE report. Though it was really descriptive and gave us figures – there’s nothing new in there. We already knew about the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BAME people.
“It’s talking about how inequalities that already exist were just reproduced and made worse. Then, of course, people have concerns about how they were sitting on the report because they didn’t want people to riot.” The government has denied this claim, reported by Sky News at the weekend.
“A lot of people are angry.”
Because this protest can be joined indoors, those who are shielding or have concerns about taking to the streets during the pandemic can still get involved.
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