It was only afterwards that I realised how bizarre the situation had become. As so often with fast-moving events, you are too busy coping with things as they happen to step back and see the bigger picture – or in this case, a different picture altogether. But I’ll come to that.
Leicester’s prominent anti-racist organisation, The Race Equality Centre, or TREC, organised an “Anti-Racism Workshop” at De Montfort University a few weeks ago. Someone from my office picked up a leaflet announcing the event and passed it on to me. As the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire and Rutland my remit includes fostering community cohesion as well as trying to improve public trust and confidence in the police.
I thought it would be interesting to attend the event to gauge how the public responded and to see firsthand what sort of events TREC was organising. My interest was solidified when I saw that the main speaker was Shareefa Energy. I had never met this young lady, but knew her by reputation. She describes herself as “a working-class Indian award-winning poet, writer, documentary producer, storyteller, art and wellbeing practitioner, educator and anti-racism creative campaigner”. Google her if you like.
After all, the police are routinely accused of racism by race activists. And Reform UK, of which I’m a member, attracts similar accusations. In neither case is any evidence put forward. The accusation alone seems to be enough.
So after work on the appointed day I
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You hold the moral high ground, but I think you should have refused to leave, and stridently point out the (age) discrimination against you,
Would have been interesting to see what the police would have done, had they been called and attended.
This is an outrage, if they want a backlash this is how they will get one, and I’m not calling for one, this behaviour in our own country cannot continue.
Being told to fuck off in your own country.
Remigration now.
Surely as he’s s a PCC, he should be claiming a Non Crime Hate Incident
Indeed. Except that discriminating on the grounds of age probably is against some law or other.
“She describes herself as “a working-class Indian award-winning poet, writer, documentary producer, storyteller, art and wellbeing practitioner, educator and anti-racism creative campaigner”
Translation: non-wealth producing parasite.
“Anti-Racism Workshop”
Workshop by definition is where goods of value are made or repaired, not gabfests for assorted loonies.
thank you rupert, i think it would just be stooping to their level to argue with them and be angry. i miss the old england.you did well.
Narcissistic women. The cause varies, the behaviour doesn’t.
Thank you Rupert. Suspect I am not the only DS subscriber who would very much like to read more of your thoughts on these pages.
Take their names check visa status, send them back to india.
Monitor all future events featuring this woman and that organixation, using under cover cops.
Slightest infraction, ton of bricks.
Chase their funding investigate the lot.
Get them shut down .
We have to start being vindictive.
You could have called in a dozen younger colleagues to replace you.
Maybe stop sending aid to India. Stop allowing money transfers to India. Stop granting visas. Etc.
Yes yes yes, and no more stupid trade agreements basically invitingvthem to send as many “workers” as possible.
Thank you for unimportant contribution to our understanding of the race industry. I suppose the speaker was fully funded by taxpayers and interfering foreign billionaires through the Soros et al “charities”.
They don’t want you to find out about what ails the youth or their “communities”. They want special privileges and money and to have something to moan about, forever.
Look at the amount of wealth that has been transferred to descendants of spaces in the US. Probably trillions. When will it be enough? Add in the ambition among certain elements of the Muslim population to establish a more Islamic culture and you have a force that will never stop
It seems to me that the best way to do that is for the police to do a good job, by which I mean deter crime by having police on the beat, pursuing criminals (real ones) and otherwise leave people to their lives.
Going to a meeting about racism to “foster community cohesion” sounds like politics, not policing.
That said, the story is interesting and insightful.
100%
Fostering community cohesion is not very well disguised code for pandering to supposed victim groups
Perhaps we need a new word to describe Robert Peel’s (unintended) legacy.
Politicing.
Largely paid for with our money.
According to recent The Race Equality Centre (TREC) financial reporting, the charity relies primarily on institutional grants rather than individual philanthropists. [1]
The primary top donors, grant-makers, and funding partners backing their projects include: [2]
Public & Government Bodies
Trust & Foundation Grant-Makers
Civic & Independent Partners
Give no money to any of the above – and don’t play the lottery.
Top research ToF.
There needs to be a massive crackdown on the way public money is firehosed at these dodgy setups.
Oh dear. Is this the best that can be managed? Just shuffle out when told to?
How about staying put and demanding to know how old was too old. Just staying put and challenging Miss Award-winning Poet to see if she was ‘creative’ at anything other than hectoring old men.
Instead of being dismissed, demand to know why you were the subject of ageism. Why were you being denied the opportunity to ‘share’. Or was supper just too attractive. One must get the priorities in the right order.
Of course, facing these aggressive types down is a hard and exhausting task. But if you don’t go to the gym, you will end up flabby. Is it likely that these activists put luncheon before their organising?
Indeed, you should have stood your ground and asked “what they were going to do?”. They now know they can push the indigenous population around without concern.
I think DeMonfort should be brought into this as well, supporting ageism.
I agree.
These award winning wokesters only have the power that we are willing to relinquish.
By quietly shuffling away, by not questioning, resisting, challenging their behaviour you, Mr Matthews, have handed over to them another victory. You have confirmed that they are right, that you are a soft target, that you are a pushover.
And I note that you are a police and crime commissioner. This is not an “old lady too frail to fight off a thug” situation, no. You should have the authority to raise your voice. I would go as far as to say that you get paid to ask difficult questions.
But yes, of course, the idea of supper was more attractive.
He’s ex Tory now Reform. Points for going along but no points for backing down if there in an official capacity.
That said, the author has perhaps discovered a little more about what he and we are up against, which may serve a purpose in future.
This story needs to be stuck in front of neutrals in the mainstream, not preaching to the choir at DS. Then it would be truly useful. The article should be accompanied by detailed information about their sources of funding and the basis on which their funding is given – I would not be surprised if they were in breach of conditions regarding inclusivity.
“It was only afterwards that I realised how bizarre the situation had become. “
I think, Claphamanian, that we can all sympathise in this regard.
But, yes, I would have expected more… force (!) from him.
What would escalating the confrontation have accomplished?
Possibly making them understand that we have limits and won’t be easily pushed around. Also if I go to an event as a private individual and I am not welcome I am happy to leave, but if I am there as part of my job at a public event that receives funding from the taxpayer then I should be doing my best to stay.
All thrse siruations need to be escalayed once they realise theres no more money, no more black/POC privilege, they will start to Foxtrot Oscar back to shitolistan whence they came.
Just need to stop this absurd kid gloves treatment. Those that obviously despise us and our culture of which there are millions, need to be removed.
End of.