Thursday, 12 August 2021
RIP SENI: racism, graffiti and the UK's mental health crisis
One morning in June 2020, graffiti reading RIP SENI appeared emblazoned across a public artwork outside the Bethlem royal hospital, a psychiatric hospital in south London. The spray-painted letters drew attention to Olaseni Lewis, a 23-year-old black man who died after being restrained by 11 police officers while in the care of the hospital in 2010. This film follows what happened after the graffiti, as it launches a discussion about race, mental health and injustice in the UK, and the effects on families. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Produced by the Bethlem Gallery and supported by the Mental Health and Justice Project ► https://mhj.org.uk/ Read about the consultation on 'Seni's Law' which follows the delay in enacting the legislation passed after his death ► https://ift.tt/3feTTFT ► https://ift.tt/2E0Ejh3 The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Website ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy Facebook ► https://ift.tt/RENIv3 Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://ift.tt/2NMuUyt
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