16. Interview Episode with Liza Bilal & Tiffany Lyare (All Black Lives UK Bristol)

In this interview episode we were lucky enough to speak to Liza Bilal and Tiffany Lyare - two of the founding members of the All Black Lives Matter Bristol group - who organised the momentous protest seen in the city of Bristol on 7th June 2020. The march made history when the statue of a 17th century slavetrader was pulled down by protestors and dumped into the harbour. Tiffany and Liza spoke to us about what it took to organise the march, the impact it had and where we go from here. They spoke to us about their experiences as young, Black women in Bristol and also told us the stories of their favourite femmes: Olive Morris and Crissle West.

Find Tiffany and Liza on Instagram @allblacklivesbris and be sure to sign up for their 'How to be an ally' online event on 18th August. There are many places to donate to show your support for the Black Lives Matter movement, which is one of the most helpful things allies can do. Below are some places that Julia and Anna have been donating to, please contribute if you can:

Black Minds Matter UK - an organisation aiming to provide Black individuals and families with free professional mental health services across the UK: https://oxfordshire.enthuse.com/cf/black-minds-matter-uk
Black Lives Matter UK: https://bit.ly/3jOKpl6
RIP Belly Mujinga: https://bit.ly/2P57cu
Runnymede Trust:  The UK's leading race equality think tank.
https://www.justgiving.com/runnymede-trust

Petitions:

• Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://bit.ly/2P3yNwh
• Stop the School to Prison Pipeline: Free Grace from Incarceration: http://chng.it/gzs2z9Cpnf
• STOP THE SALE & GIFT US BACK our Rastafari Culture Centre http://chng.it/FLzbggqrTY
• Justice for Elijah McClain: http://chng.it/nMYjFJdTst 
• Reopen LaVena Johnson's case! http://chng.it/tR72jnsdP8
• Teach British children about the realities of British Imperialism and Colonialism: http://chng.it/t2GZrzPpwL

Other ways to engage:

• The Runnymede report, "Bristol: a city divided?": https://bit.ly/330BYNo