Black Lives Matter Cardiff&Vale
@BLMCardiff
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Anti-imperialist grassroots group ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 Using our collective voice to stand against the oppression and exploitation of Black lives. 📣 #BLMCardiff
Joined June 2020
HAPPENING NOW! WE WILL SHUT IT DOWN FOR RAFAH! 🇵🇸. If our government will not listen, we will force them to! 📣
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HAPPENING NOW! PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR SUDAN! 🇸🇩. Until all our lands are free! 🇵🇸🇸🇩📣
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CARDIFF! YOU DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! 🚨. We've outnumbered the fascists last Saturday, Sunday and Friday. And now we come out in our masses to draw a line, very clearly, that Cardiff does not tolerate hate, racism, or fascism. ✊
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HAPPENING NOW! SIT-IN IN CARDIFF CENTRAL STATION! 🚨. JOIN US! We MUST escalate our actions - this government will not listen unless we force them to! . HANDS OFF RAFAH! 📣
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CALLED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS! CARDIFF IS ANTI-FASCIST! 🚨. No pasarán! 📣
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Currently occupy Cardiff Central train station. Join us and make your voice heard!🇵🇸 #FreePalestine
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HAPPENING NOW! SIT-IN AT ST DAVIDS SHOPPING CENTRE, CARDIFF! 🇵🇸🇵🇸. The UK just handed Elbit Systems, the genocidal arms company that provides over 80% of Israel's drone technology, new contracts. 🚨. We call on the UK govt to end their complicit in genocide! 📣
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THESE ARE OUR STREETS! 📣. You are not welcome in our city - we outnumber you and your five mates. Cardiff is an anti-fascist city! . FASCIST SCUM OFF OUR STREETS! 📣
Our demonstration site was taken over,but we are still here at Cardiff Central Library
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Occupying Cardiff Museum! The people have had enough. 🇵🇸
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Get the fuck out of our capital, you pathetic bigot.
Islamic chants being blasted at full volume from a mosque in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. This is unacceptable. This is Britain, not Saudi Arabia. We are a Christian nation.
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CARDIFF SAYS TO THE WORLD CEASEFIRE NOW! . 2024: the year Palestine is liberated! 🇵🇸🇵🇸
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We turned out today! We occupied Starbucks and made our voices heard! 🇵🇸. We will be doing a separate post on the conduct of @swpolice today. They followed activists and harassed them, sometimes physically.
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HAPPENING NOW! We are blocking Castle Street as our government continue to be complicit in genocide - and Israel continue bombing Rafah. 📣. There will be no normality whilst our government support a genocide! 🇵🇸
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ZARA OCCUPIED. ✅. Zara have shown themselves to be supportive of the genocide which is attempting to make extinct the Palestinians in Gaza and have even based an ad campaign on their mockery. We won't take that lightly. 🍉
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Unveiled today, introducing Wales' first statue of a woman - Betty Campbell. Wales' first black head teacher and black history campaigner. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
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HAPPENING NOW! NO HEMEDTI, NO BURHAN, PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR SUDAN! 🇸🇩📣
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The Cardiff University student encampment has begun! 🚨. Victory to the students! Free Palestine! 🇵🇸📣
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HAPPENING NOW! The people have occupied Castle Street in response to Israel's massacre of Rafah, with 1.4 million Palestinians trapped in an area the size of an airport, being bombed. 📣. We are complicit! We call on the UK government to stop arming Israel! 🇵🇸
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Do you believe Black History should be taught in Welsh🏴 schools?. RT if you agree. #BlackLivesMatter.
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THIS IS WHAT A MASS MOVEMENT LOOKS LIKE! 🚨
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URGENT CALL TO ACTION! 🚨🚨. After out numbering the fascists 400 to 20, they have organised ANOTHER demonstration in Cardiff tomorrow (Sunday), at 5PM. 📣. We NEED to be there 4PM. These are our streets. We do not tolerate fascism in Cardiff. BE THERE! 🫵
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HAPPENING NOW! A DOUBLE ACTION! CARDIFF CENTRAL STATION SIT-IN. 🇵🇸. Palestine will be free - make your voice heard! Join us now. 📣
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Your son drowns in a river, surrounded by 14 white boys. An investigation takes place and there is enough evidence for a prosecution. However, you are told that the death of your son does not warrant enough public interest. Sickening. #JusticeForChristopherKapessa.
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Cardiff University student encampment. 📍
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Just to avoid any confusion - we are pro Palestine, which means we're anti the apartheid, racist state of Israel. A state that murders and cages Palestinian children, deports Black Jewish refugees, and persecutes their own Black citizens. There is no 'if', there is no 'but'.
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CALL TO ACTION! CALLING ALL ANTI-FASCISTS! 🚨. JOIN OUR COUNTER DEMO! 📣. We have information that the fascists have called for a riot in Cardiff outside the Motorpoint Arena at 1PM, this Friday, 9 Aug. Meet at the lightning bolt outside St David's 2 at 12PM (near Admiral). ⚡️
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We've had word that the exact same thing has happened in Cardiff. A mother has been contacted by social services and her child may now be deemed as 'at risk' because she took her to a protest. Her 14-year-old daughter will also be receiving a fine. ⚠️.
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.@swpolice are scum. Literal scum. Two children have died because of how they have handled this. We need to organize in our communities to protect ourselves from the pigs. If you are from Ely, and you would like to speak to us, please message. @PantherodY
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Today’s Cardiff protest for Shukri Abdi. We have to make sure justice is rightfully given for Shukri. No justice, No peace #JusticeForShukriAbdi
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🖤 Socially Distanced But Standing Together 🖤
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At today's demonstration for Palestine in Swansea, @swpolice assaulted protestors and fractured the rib of a 70 year old lady. These are sick people. 🐷
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NIGEL FARAGE, WE SEE YOU - YOU'RE A RACIST AND BIGOT, TOO! 📣. Outside Reform UK national Welsh conf at Celtic Manor. 🚨. Farage is a privately educated former stockbroker who scapegoats refugees and other minorities to cover for the crimes of the billionaires and elites! ❌
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Remember what they said about Mohamud? About the Cardiff five? About every scandal they've ever faced?. They lie. They always lie.
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NEWPORT! YOU TURNED UP! 📣. We will not stop until there is a ceasefire, until the occupation ends, and until Palestine is FREE. 🇵🇸
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HAPPENING NOW! . Cardiff University students are conducting a sit-in in the Centre of Student Life. They demand Cardiff cut its ties to complicit companies involved in the genocide of the Palestinian people! 🇵🇸. Featuring a flute rendition of the Palestinian national anthem!
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AMPLIFY! SHARE! This was the behaviour of South Wales Police to peaceful protestors last night in Cardiff. They arrested around 17 activists in one day. We arrived to protest the unacceptable arrest of a Palestine activist who uses a mobility aid, being snuck up on and pulled
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RISE UP FOR SUDAN! AND JOIN US ON THE GLOBAL MARCH FOR SUDAN THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 13! 🇵🇸🇸🇩 . Palestine and Sudan: together in struggle! We are merging marches to give some urgent attention to Sudan, which is currently facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
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HUGE NEWS ON MOHAMUD'S CASE. 🚨. It has been leaked to us that in a 'community reference group' meeting, the IOPC admitted that from the time Mohamud was taken into custody to the day he was released, he came into contact with '50 plus police officers'. FIFTY PLUS. RETWEET!.
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What are our demands for Sudan, how is the UK complicit, and what can we even do about it? 🇸🇩. The answer can be as long as we want - but it should always end with peace and justice for Sudan and long live the revolution! 📣
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CARDIFF! LET'S PUT AN EXCLAMATION MARK ON THIS - THIS SATURDAY! 🚨. Cardiff is an anti-fascist city! Let's show it! 📣
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19 IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS! 🚨. We must make this a national campaign to ensure that those arrested do not face any charges! That the police respect our right to protest. This is an escalation at a level not seen anywhere in the UK
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SOUTH WALES POLICE ARE OUT OF CONTROL! 🚨. They arrested a woman from Gaza today, and put her TWELVE YEAR OLD CHILD in a PRISON CELL!
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Police when it's a vigil for Mohamud Hassan, Sarah Everard: we're going to beat you, arrest you, and fine you £10,000. Police when it's a vigil for a 99-year-old royal: right this way, sir.
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SATURDAY, 10 AUGUST. 1PM. NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST. 🚨. Do you think fascist gangs should be able to throw bricks and petrol bombs at mosques or storm and set on fire a hotel while refugees are in it?. Is this the kind of country you want? . If not, join us this Saturday! 🫵
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It's not "different" in #Cardiff🏴. Cardiff is home to the oldest continuous Black community in the #UnitedKingdom🇬🇧. Historically, Cardiff🏴 had one of the largest #Black communities in the United Kingdom, too. #BlackLivesMatter now, and throughout history. 1/
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HUGE NEWS. @mcdonaldsuk, taking over the building where the incredible mural by @unifycreative_ sits, have completely painted over it! . This is exactly how the capitalist system works, it dehumanises Black lives, Black art and Black culture.
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Great turnout today to stand in solidarity with #justice4mohamud. ✊🏿🚨. See you tomorrow, 3pm outside the police station. We will not rest until justice is served. 📣
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Let's make this huge! 🇵🇸. The genocide continues, yet our government and the world 'leaders' remain silent. Let's show them how loud we can be! 🍉. Nye Bevan statue, 12:30PM. This Saturday. Share widely! 📣
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🚨IMPORTANT🚨. We have been informed that an individual who protested with us around two months ago, fighting for @justice4mohamud, has been ARRESTED and given a caution for 'assaulting an emergency worker' by shining a torch in the direction of a police officer! . RIDICULOUS!.
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Cardiff demonstrates for Sudan! 🇸🇩🏴. Part of the national day of action for Sudan taking place in Cardiff, London, Manchester and Nottingham! 📣. Video: @cardiff4sudan (instagram)
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PALESTINIAN DIE IN AT CARDIFF PRIDE. 🇵🇸. Cardiff Pride is proudly sponsored by Principality Building Society, who bank w/ Barclays Bank, and allows Barclays to march in Cardiff Pride. Barclays has 2 BILLION in shares & provides 6 BILLION in loans to companies making 💣🧨 on 🇵🇸
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Success! Over 20 people turned up to stare down and resist the bailiffs and cops who were trying to force entry into a young Somali man's property because of a rail fare fine. 👮♂️❌. Please send us any footage you have via DM. 🤳.
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Wales - where a Black boy, so badly beaten by bullies, has had to have his finger amputated. We know what can happen when racist students outcast a Black boy here in Wales - Christopher Kapessa (@JKapessa) lost his life over it. @ALC_SECONDARY - what have you got to say?
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121 organizations, parties, politicians, prominent figures, and student encampments have signed our statement condemning the actions of South Wales Police, targeting pro-Palestine activists. 🚨
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WE SHUT DOWN BARCLAYS! 🏦❌. When we arrived lights were on and genocide complicity was in full gear. When we left, lights were off and Barclays had been SHUT DOWN. Barclays invest over a billion pounds into genocide and we have the power to stop them. Don't bank with Barclays!
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THE UK IS RISING! NO MORE ARMS FACTORIES! 📣
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The 28th week in a row and the momentum doesn't stop! 🇵🇸. Cardiff says FREE PALESTINE! . There was a small pro Israeli demo that purposefully stood in front of us at the beginning, but they were quickly shouted down and left. Their genocide support has no place on our streets.
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@BOUNCEPLAYDIRTY South Wales Police: Justice for Mohamud Mohammed Hussan - Sign the Petition! via @UKChange.
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Just when @swpolice release the woman from Gaza and her 12 year old daughter from custody - they then arrest another Swansea protestor! 🚨. They are out of control - that is NINETEEN PEOPLE ARRESTED IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS. 📣
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RETWEEEEEEEEEEETTTTT! 📣. ARE YOU ANGRY? HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH? THEN SHOW UP! 🚨. 📍Cardiff Bay, South Wales Police station.🗓Monday, 15 March (tomorrow).⏰ 6PM. We are not the organisers of this, as there are none, we are just sharing it. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
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🚨🚨ATTENTION 🚨🚨. The first police officer involved in the death of Mohamud has been identified by the IOPC. A violent arrest, tasers being used and more than 52 officers coming into contact with Mohamud, now we find medical treatment was denied. #Justice4Mohamud. RETWEET!
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CARDIFF! THIS SATURDAY! 🇸🇩📣. Listen to Welsh Sudanese activist Marwah explain why you need to join us this Saturday, 1st June, to commemorate the June 3rd 2019 Khartoum Massacre. 📍⏰ 12:30PM outside Cardiff Central Train Station.
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Annnoucement!.Our next protest will be this Saturday June 6th, in Bute Park, due to the incredible numbers of supporters we’ve had! .We are excited to see you all out there on Saturday!.#BlackLivesMatterUK #BLM #Cardiff #Wales #BlackLivesMatter
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Thousands on the streets of Cardiff to mark 76 years since the Nakba! 🇵🇸. This movement keeps getting stronger and growing bigger day by day. 7 months of the Israeli state's genocide and we will not resisting until Palestine is free! 📣
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TOMORROW! We need huge numbers. Please show up! 📣
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Thousands again! 🇵🇸. Today we marched with the climate protestors - they fear us when we are united! 🍉
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The biggest protest movement in the history of Cardiff. Words cannot comprehend the damage to the Palestinian mind and body, a genocide apathetically watched on by our 'world leaders'. Tomorrow we rise again: 12:30PM, Cardiff Central station, marching to the Nye Bevan statue.
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Until Palestine is free. 🇵🇸🍉. For an eighth week in a row, Cardiff shows it stands against genocide, and that it unequivocally stands for justice. 📣
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HUNDREDS OF THE STREETS OF CARDIFF FOR PALESTINE! 🇵🇸. This movement will not stop until Palestine is free - in our thousands we have marched and in our thousands we will continue. 📣. FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA. 📸: @voice_wales
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Huge protest outside the police station tonight! 🚨🚨. We are done with your system, with your status quo. You have taken too many lives.
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HAPPENING NOW! HANDS OFF RAFAH! 🚨. We are hearing that Israel is refusing ANOTHER ceasefire proposal - truly the most barbaric entity. 📣. We will not let 40,000 Palestinians die in vain, ceasefire or not. We want a LIBERATED PALESTINE.
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Huge news from the @JKapessa campaign! 🚨. The judge allowed the application on five grounds, including that the CPS's decision failed to "properly value human life" and that "undue and improper weight" was given to the impact of the prosecution on the teenage suspect.
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#BlackLivesMatter #Cardiff demonstration is tomorrow. "Why are you demonstrating? George Floyd was in #America🇺🇸. This is virtue signalling and has NOTHING to do with #Wales🏴!" [a thread on anti-Blackness and Wales] 1/
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Same place, same time! As promised, we will be out every single week. 🇵🇸. We will not stop until Palestine is liberated from the river to the sea. 📣. 📍12PM, Saturday, 11 November. Nye Bevan Statue ➡️ BBC. SHARE WIDELY!
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As you are all aware, one of our activists was fined for 'organising' the protests. We have a few things to say about this - the first is that @BBCNews have conveniently missed out the part where the police took two RIOT VANS to her house and were banging repeatedly on her door.
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RETWEEEEEEEEETTTTTTT! 📣. 📍City Centre South Wales Police station.🗓Wednesday, 17 March (tomorrow) .⏰6PM . Are you angry?! Then show up!. We'd list every reason as to why you should turn up to this, but it would be an essay. So we'll just see you there. No organiser for this!
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RETWEEEETTTTTT! 📣🇵🇸. Organised by Cardiff Palestine Solidarity Campaign, we are fully in support of this demonstration. 🇵🇸. Let's make this huge! 🚨
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An incredible success! Cardiff students, you came out in force! . Student organisation is a vital part of any movement for liberation and it is great to see so many take action today. With the kindness of students and the Pink Kiwi cafe We brought cakes and hoodies with all /1
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WE MOVE UNDETERRED! THEY WILL NOT INTIMIDATE US! FREE PALESTINE. 🇵🇸🚨. STATION SUPPORT AT CARDIFF BAY POLICE STATION NEEDED NOW! 📣
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SAVE THE DATE! WE MARCH FOR SUDAN! 📣. 29 June, 12:30PM at Nye Bevan Statue, Cardiff. 🇸🇩. Across Sudan, defiant protesters returned to the streets in their millions on 30 June 2019 in the wake of the June 3rd Khartoum massacre.
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And Cardiff today at 4PM! 🚨
TODAY 🚨. The far right aren’t stopping - and neither are we. Yesterday showed when we come out in big numbers we can beat them back. And we need to continue that today:. 📍 Rotherham .📍 Birmingham @sutrbrum .📍 Weymouth .📍 Lancaster
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