The protest will take place on Sunday 20 March in support of “Black girls and boys dehumanised in our education and policing system”.
“The ‘adultification’ of black children means they are often denied the care or protections we have in place for children… and their assumed guilt justifies abusive treatment by those who are supposed to protect them.”
Sharing her experiences in a written account, the girl – who is referred to throughout the report as Child Q – said she can’t go a single day “without wanting to scream, shout, cry or just give up”., where I was supposed to feel safe, took me away from the people who were supposed to protect me and stripped me naked, while on my period,” she said.
“I feel like I’m locked in a box, and no one can see or cares that I just want to go back to feeling safe again, my box is collapsing around me, and no one wants to help. I don’t know if I’m going to feel normal again. I don’t know how long it will take to repair my box. But I do know this can’t happen to anyone, ever again.”
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