Black Lives Matter walks through the Black Country

August 28, 2020

Black Lives Matter campaigners from Stourbridge will be walking across the Black Country this weekend to commemorate important civil rights milestones in black history.

The socially-distanced ‘Walk the Black Country’ event, supported by Black Country Stand Up to Racism, has been organised to start today (Friday, 28 August) – the date on which slavery was abolished in Britain and its colonies in 1833 and the date of Martin Luther King’s famous 1963 ‘I have a dream’ speech.  The two day event begins tomorrow in Stourbridge and ends on Saturday, 29 August in Wolverhampton.

Our BME Network invites all interested colleagues to join this inclusive event. If you don’t wish to complete the full walk you can join the walkers at any of the points along the way. Donna Mighty, Chair of the BME Staff Network remarked: “Set over a weekend of historical significance this is going to be a thought-provoking weekend walk. It’s an ideal opportunity to get chatting to different people and hear different perspectives along the way.”

To find out more visit https://www.facebook.com/events/608078709706079/