A event on Wednesday 28th January. The event starts at 18:30.
Urban Resistance to Fascism (URF) presents a film screening and panel/audience discussion of Babylon (1980) on Wednesday 28.01.2026 at the Malcolm X Community Centre, fundraising for Netpol.
Babylon (1980) by Franco Rosso: Blue (Brindsley Forde's character) fronts a dub sound system based in Brixton. It captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths during the rise of the National Front and Thatcherism. This film and discussion will tackle the Caribbean diasporas experience of White Supremacy in the UK, mechanisms of survival and revolutionary art.
The event will follow a PWYC model with a £5 suggested donation. All profits will go to Netpol. Netpol supports communities and social movements facing repressive and discriminatory policing, building solidarity through working directly with and being led by movements and communities most affected across all forms of policing. We help those we work alongside to understand the impact of legislation, police practice and operational decision-making on the policing of our communities and the freedom to participate in protests.
Doors at 18:00 with the film starting at 18:30. The film will run for 135 minutes, with a 15 minute break immediately after. This will allow 40 minutes for discussion. The audience will have an opportunity to ask our 4 panelists questions.
Osei Johnson is a multidisciplinary creative and black liberationist. In the arts he has mostly focused on acting and dancing and directing theatre, with a specific focus on black and queer experience. He has worked to save local community centres in the St Pauls area and is well versed in Bristols dubstep scene.
Dr Natalie Hyacinth is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol. Her research incorporates Geopolitics, Philosophy and Black Studies, focusing on sound system and black diaspora music culture.
Kat Hobbs is the Communications and Engagement Coordinator at the Network for Police monitoring, and volunteers with Green and Black Cross and several other grassroots police monitoring and legal support projects.
John Pegram is the founding member of Bristol Copwatch and a community activist. He has been involved with anti-racist campaigning for many years and has been monitoring the police since 2018. He has lived experience of stop and search and racial profiling having been stopped over 50 times in his life.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Babylon (1980) by Franco Rosso: Blue (Brindsley Forde's character) fronts a dub sound system based in Brixton. It captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths during the rise of the National Front and Thatcherism. This film and discussion will tackle the Caribbean diasporas experience of White Supremacy in the UK, mechanisms of survival and revolutionary art.
The event will follow a PWYC model with a £5 suggested donation. All profits will go to Netpol. Netpol supports communities and social movements facing repressive and discriminatory policing, building solidarity through working directly with and being led by movements and communities most affected across all forms of policing. We help those we work alongside to understand the impact of legislation, police practice and operational decision-making on the policing of our communities and the freedom to participate in protests.
Doors at 18:00 with the film starting at 18:30. The film will run for 135 minutes, with a 15 minute break immediately after. This will allow 40 minutes for discussion. The audience will have an opportunity to ask our 4 panelists questions.
Osei Johnson is a multidisciplinary creative and black liberationist. In the arts he has mostly focused on acting and dancing and directing theatre, with a specific focus on black and queer experience. He has worked to save local community centres in the St Pauls area and is well versed in Bristols dubstep scene.
Dr Natalie Hyacinth is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol. Her research incorporates Geopolitics, Philosophy and Black Studies, focusing on sound system and black diaspora music culture.
Kat Hobbs is the Communications and Engagement Coordinator at the Network for Police monitoring, and volunteers with Green and Black Cross and several other grassroots police monitoring and legal support projects.
John Pegram is the founding member of Bristol Copwatch and a community activist. He has been involved with anti-racist campaigning for many years and has been monitoring the police since 2018. He has lived experience of stop and search and racial profiling having been stopped over 50 times in his life.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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