PAUL GILROY IN CONVERSATION WITH COURTENAY GRIFFITHS, QC
November 14, 2020
In conversation with Courtenay Griffiths QC
Paul Gilroy is joined by Courtenay Griffiths QC, distinguished criminal defence advocate with 40 years of experience, for a conversation on racism within the criminal justice system and its disproportionate effect on Black people, and the need to confront patterns of criminalisation, the hierarchy within institutions and reforming education in relation to this.
This conversation was recorded on 24th June 2020
Speaker:Courtenay Griffiths QC, Barrister, 25 Bedford Row
Executive producer: Paul Gilroy
Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu
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