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Its given it political power at this moment in time. thats what blm has done. but once this all fades away, the attacks will continue and itll all be ignored as it was before blm started. lets see what opal has to say. what is your answer to carma? well, i really appreciate this question and i think its an important one. i think what we know for sure is that when black people begin these types of social movements like weve done all throughout history, every single community that has been margina...

Happening in the states and blm are living off that. its definitely not happening in the uk. good, ok, thank you. a bit of a ding dong there, lets now go to china. whats your question, please? i want to ask the panelists for their opinion _ about the role of civil disobedience in protest movements. _ do you think it is necessary or counterproductive - or simply unavoidable? duwayne brooks. i think the simple answer to that is it doesnt work, and therefore is counterproductive. if you have a fami...

Dont really see the news feed from australia here in the uk, constantly gave us examples of incidents across the states where police officers were shooting and killing black people when not under any threat. in those conditions, black lives do matter, and in those situations, the statement "all lives matter" has no relevance. as all lives are not facing the same painful experiences around the world. all right, jamaal, what do you think? more or less the same answer there from opal and duwayne, b...

More calls to take action. its already under way. our next question comes from london, where i am at bbc headquarters. its from blessing. thank you. as much as i am not- against the black lives matter and taking the knee, it is a fact that thesei are symbols the politicians i are comfortable selling to us. what is the real change were looking for? - how do we avoid this trap ofiust _ embracing a symbol, l whilst the real change doesnt really come at all? and juts be happy for. a symbol that is e...

Is, where theyre from, they identify with the black lives matter movement. they respect, they appreciate it, they know that ultimately, this is a human rights movement that benefits all of us. let me ask you very quickly, opal, because on social media, we had so many people asking us if its possible for there to be a stronger alliance between blm and stop asian hate, because we have seen some really horrific attacks on people of east asian origin in the united states because theyre being blamed ...

The met have been found to be institutionally racist. the answer to that is yes. in terms of the judicial system, the reports have said no so i have to follow the evidence. ok, clear enough. final question from richmond, virginia. please, go ahead. hello. it seems like were at a global tipping point for action on - social and racialjustice, so. my question is, are we seeing positive outcomes? is there a light at - the end of the tunnel? and what are the best ways to move forwardj is these moveme...

Black people are highly policed. were only 14% of the population. the fact we also see that black people are incarcerated at 40% of the prison population rate versus the fact that were 14% of the population, you see the disparate impact on black people. duwayne brooks? opal speaks about what happened in the states. ive never lived there, never been policed by any police in the states. i only know what the media tells me, and the media says that systemic racism exists in all those institutions th...

Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. the european commission recommends easing restrictions to allow more travellers this summer. but as a number of european countries begin to ease coronavirus lockdowns, theres a growing debate about how much travel should be allowed. us secretary of state antony blinken meets the british foreign secretary ahead of the g7 gathering in london. coronavirus, afghanistan and threats from russia and china were on the agenda theres nothing quite like being f...

To be violent, its ok... did she say that? she said civil disobedience. sometimes its ok, thats what she said. did you say that? im recorded on camera and i didnt say any such thing, so its bizarre that... you said sometimes there needs to be violence, thats what you said. we can play it back. are you saying... are you condoning... are you condoning the violence during the demonstrations across the states over the past year? im focusing on the question. all right... are you condoning the violenc...

What would make you want to support a cause that causes pain and misery to other people? thats not the way forward. violent conduct during a protest is always avoidable. im not against the protest or the right to protest. i believe the right to protest or demonstrate is fundamental in any society, but to commit violence, to loot, thats not necessary and thats wrong. opal tometi, role of civil disobedience. the new york times has reported 7% of the protests last year had any kind of property dama...