Note that this file contains language that is by its nature offensive to black and other minority ethnic groups. Includes public letters of protest, including ‘racist’ hate mail, directed against Bernie Grant and the campaign for justice for Joy Gardner following the final court verdict and acquittal of the police officers associated with the death of Joy Gardner.
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BG/P/6/2/2
Signed petitions supporting justice for Joy Gardner and calling for an independent public inquiry. The petitions were sponsored by ‘The Voice’ newspaper and ‘The Weekly Journal [The International Black Newspaper] Pride’. The petitions stated that “We the undersigned support the demand of the Joy Gardner Memorial Campaign to have a full public inquiry into the circumstances of her death. We call upon the Home Secretary, Michael Howard, to instigate such an enquiry and we request that the Black community be consulted in the composition of the panel”. File also includes stray correspondence from members of the public re support for the campaign and letters from Bernie Grant appealing for campaign funds. File also refers to organisations such as Black Women for Wages for Housework who played an important role in helping to gather signatures for the petitions.
BG/P/6/2/3
Signed petitions supporting justice for Joy Gardner and calling for an independent public inquiry. The petitions were sponsored by ‘The Voice’ newspaper and ‘The Weekly Journal [The International Black Newspaper] Pride’. The petitions stated that “We the undersigned support the demand of the Joy Gardner Memorial Campaign to have a full public inquiry into the circumstances of her death. We call upon the Home Secretary, Michael Howard, to instigate such an enquiry and we request that the Black community be consulted in the composition of the panel”. File also includes stray correspondence as well as clippings and press releases issued by Bernie Grant eg re planned demonstrations; calling for a public inquiry; and the disciplining of police officers charged with manslaughter of Joy Gardner.
BG/P/6/1/9
File consists of key correspondence with the Home Office calling for an independent public inquiry into the death of Joy Gardner (eg letter from Bernie Grant to Michael Howard, [Secretary of State for Home Affairs] and letter from Pauline Green [Leader of Labour MEP’s and Member of the European Parliament for Joy Gardner] to Michael Howard urging a full and independent public inquiry into the death of Joy Gardner. Also includes written exchange between Bernie Grant and Sir Condon [Commissioner of Metropolitan Police] posing key questions concerning the handling of investigations [written in the knowledge of Joy Gardner’s life support machine being due to be switched off in the coming hours]. Includes background note from Police Complaints Authority relating to the investigation into the death of Joy Gardner; press releases and clippings condemning ‘sensationalist tabloid stories’ levelled against Joy Gardner; and letter from Barbara Roche [Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green] to Michael Howard regarding another constituent’s deportation case and the drawing of parallels with the Joy Gardner case.
BG/P/6/1/14
File consists of letters of support for Bernie Grant and the campaign for justice for Joy Gardner following the final court verdict and acquittal of the police officers associated with the death of Joy Gardner. Many letters are compiled by members of the public and organisations wishing to convey sympathy to Joy Gardner’s family and renewing calls for justice eg letter from Black Community Forum. Annotated on original file cover was ‘On Bernie’s computer wordperfect WPDOCS/Gardgood.Lis up to 27 Jun 1995’.