Also includes campaign flyers issued by the Anti-Racist Alliance and the Standing Conference on Racial Equality in Europe (SCORE). Letters of support sent to Bernie Grant were authored by members of the public as well as organisations [eg Unison Public Service Ealing branch (NALGO)] and councillors such as Bill O’Connor [Labour Councillor for the London Borough of Hackney].

Note that this file contains language that is by its nature offensive to black and other minority ethnic groups. Includes public letters of protest (mainly ‘racist’ / hate mail) directed against Bernie Grant and the campaign for justice for Joy Gardner.

File contains correspondence such as a facsimile copy of a letter from Mrs Myrna Simpson (mother of Joy Gardner) to Prime Minister John Major calling for an independent public inquiry; letters of support from Members of Parliament and constituents re the campaign; correspondence re new medical evidence and use of restraints on Joy Gardner; copy of a letter from Max Madden MP to Michael Howard [Secretary of State for Home Affairs] urging for an independent inquiry into deportation procedures.

File comprises correspondence from various local, national and international organisations and individuals voicing support for the local campaign of protest, expressing sorrow and anger at the death of Joy Gardner, calling for justice, and supporting Bernie Grant’s efforts and the larger campaign in general. Includes letters to Bernie Grant from correspondents such as local constituents and members of the public, Black European Community Development Federation, Trinidad and Tobago Association of the United Kingdom, Confederation of Indian Organisations (UK), The Parish of Holy Trinity, London Borough of Croydon, Holwell, The Yorkshire Bookseller, Olabisi Olaleye Foundation, and the British Afro-Asian Solidarity Organisation.