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The power of the Migrant vote!

Submitted 30 Jan 2015 3:32pm
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Never mind Ukip, what about the migrant vote? A new report by the Migrant Rights Network group clearly demonstrates that those individuals living abroad but have the right to now vote in the 2015 General election could be a critical element in deciding who wins and who loses this May’s General Election.

Upper Cut: Unravelling UK Black politics

Submitted 28 Jan 2015 4:50pm
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It’s strange watching a play that depicts a life that you know so well, a life and lives that you’ve seen up close and personal, albeit at a distance.

That was my experience last night watching Juliet Gilkes Romero’s moving play; Upper cut, at the Southwark Theatre last night.

Rev Al Sharpton: “They hope you won’t vote”

Submitted 27 Jan 2015 1:07pm
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Rev Al Shaprton made a blistering attack on the UK’s political elite when he told a packed audience at Westminster University, that those who refuse to effectively tackle race inequality are ‘depending upon the fact that come polling day, Black people won’t show up’.

Because if we did, he added, we could not only vote them out but also demand those who come in to address our issues. Reciting from OBV political research, he said:

Selma’s message relevant to the UK in 2015

Submitted 23 Jan 2015 2:36pm
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Our thanks to the US Embassy for hosting the private viewing of Selma last night, and asking OBV to lead the event. As a result, a number of the invitees were OBV guests, and Baroness King of Bow and Simon Woolley made up the panel, chaired by Afua Hirsch, which discussed the film and took questions from the audience.

Rev Al Sharpton's only UK public talk-University of Westminster

Submitted 23 Jan 2015 11:42am
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OBV launches its General Election campaign this  Saturday 24th Jan at 12 noon at the University of Westminster, 4-12 Little Titchfield St, Central London, W1W 7BY.

To help with that launch we OBV has invited international civil Rights icon Rev Al Sharpton.

Last few tickets for hear Rev Al Sharpton

Submitted 21 Jan 2015 10:35am
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Due to high demand OBV has made available more tickets to see Civil Rights Icon Rev Al Sharpton, who will help launch OBV's 2015 election campaign; Our time, our success.

To reserve your place for the last few available tickets email: ashok@obv.org.uk

This will be Rev Sharpton's only public debate during his UK visit.

We look forward to seeing at this historic event.

Simon Woolley

Has the memory of Martin Luther King been airbrushed?

Submitted 20 Jan 2015 5:32pm
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Yesterday was Martin Luther King day in the US, a day that celebrates the courage and achievements of this amazing man who galvinised people, black and white, to change American history.

Interestingly, however, a growing number of US activists believe the memory of Martin Luther King has been sanitised and are behind the #ReclaimMLK day hashtag.

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