Justice for Jean - Never Forget

Justice for Jean - Never Forget

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Mayor of London and Transport for London
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We the undersigned call on Transport for London and the Mayor of London to allow the Mosaic of Jean Charles de Menezes to be erected outside Stockwell Tube station as a permanent memorial.

Jean Charles De Menezes was an innocent man who died in tragic circumstances after being shot dead by police in 2005.  His story has touched people worldwide. The family and local community have maintained a temporary shrine for 4 years, outside Stockwell station, to express the huge amount of public sympathy about the manner and circumstances in which he died.  We believe the mosaic, made by the family of Jean Charles with local artists, represents the best and most fitting replacement to this shrine - it celebrates his short life whilst ensuring his tragic death is never forgotten.
We the undersigned call on Transport for London and the Mayor of London to allow the Mosaic of Jean Charles de Menezes to be erected outside Stockwell Tube station as a permanent memorial.

Jean Charles De Menezes was an innocent man who died in tragic circumstances after being shot dead by police in 2005.  His story has touched people worldwide. The family and local community have maintained a temporary shrine for 4 years, outside Stockwell station, to express the huge amount of public sympathy about the manner and circumstances in which he died.  We believe the mosaic, made by the family of Jean Charles with local artists, represents the best and most fitting replacement to this shrine - it celebrates his short life whilst ensuring his tragic death is never forgotten.
We the undersigned call on Transport for London and the Mayor of London to allow the Mosaic of Jean Charles de Menezes to be erected outside Stockwell Tube station as a permanent memorial.

Jean Charles De Menezes was an innocent man who died in tragic circumstances after being shot dead by police in 2005.  His story has touched people worldwide. The family and local community have maintained a temporary shrine for 4 years, outside Stockwell station, to express the huge amount of public sympathy about the manner and circumstances in which he died.  We believe the mosaic, made by the family of Jean Charles with local artists, represents the best and most fitting replacement to this shrine - it celebrates his short life whilst ensuring his tragic death is never forgotten.
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VICTORY! PERMISSION GRANTED FOR PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO JEAN AT STOCKWELL TUBE

Today, on International Human Rights Day, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes can announce that permission has been granted for the official installation of a permanent memorial to Jean outside Stockwell tube station.

Thanks to YOU and to hundreds of others who signed the petition backing the mosaic and following discussions between the family and London Underground, agreement was reached to place it on the wall outside of the station.

The mosaic will serve as a permanent reminder of the Menezes family's fight for justice and will replace the shrine that has been maintained for four and half years outside Stockwell tube station.

The mosaic was created by artist Mary Edwards with help from Jean's cousin Vivian Figueiredo and Chrys Vardaxi.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Vivian Figueiredo said:

"All of our family are so happy this memorial has been approved and we thank London Underground for their support. The pain of never achieving justice for Jean's killing continues to haunt us everyday. But knowing his memory will be kept alive in the local community through this memorial is a tribute we could not have dreamed of. We thank all the members of the public who have supported us from the bottom of our hearts"

Jean's family will be joined by special guests to unveil the beautiful locally-designed mosaic at 9:00am on January 7th 2010 to mark what would have been his 31st birthday. Further information on this event will be issued in early January.

PLEASE COME AN JOIN US ON 7 JANUARY AT 9am AT STOCKWELL STATION FOR THE UNVEILING OF THE MOSAIC

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We signed the "Justice for Jean - Never Forget" petition!
# 842:
7:15 am PST, Dec 9, MELISSA H SANCHES, United Kingdom
# 841:
6:15 pm PST, Dec 8, Name not displayed, Brazil
# 840:
11:23 am PST, Nov 25, Robert Demaine, United Kingdom
# 839:
10:05 am PST, Nov 22, Paul Mackney, United Kingdom
# 838:
6:27 pm PST, Nov 21, Keri Rodriguez, Australia
# 837:
12:49 pm PST, Nov 20, Steve Rogers, United Kingdom
# 836:
2:58 am PST, Nov 20, James Rodie, United Kingdom
# 835:
2:14 am PST, Nov 20, James Tweedie, Spain
# 834:
1:55 am PST, Nov 20, Robin Symonds, United Kingdom
# 833:
7:44 am PST, Nov 18, Panos Alexandris, Greece
# 832:
1:52 pm PST, Nov 17, Adam Yosef, United Kingdom
The mosaic should remain to remind future generations of what took place. The injustice, the struggle for justice, the story of a foreign student - an innocent civilian - who got caught up in the war of international politicians and ideologies and gave the heaviest sacrifice for it... his life.
# 831:
9:58 am PST, Nov 11, Janine Louise Randles, United Kingdom
# 830:
8:49 am PST, Nov 11, Francesca Caredda, Italy
# 829:
2:54 pm PST, Nov 2, Helen Todd, United Kingdom
# 828:
6:47 am PDT, Oct 30, Anna Perkins, United Kingdom
# 827:
5:39 am PDT, Oct 28, Diana Deeks-Plummer, United Kingdom
For me, British Policing changed forever the day un-uniformed, armed police shot a man to death in public, with impunity. I fear the unlimited power of the UK police now more than any once in a lifetime terrorist. Shocking!
# 826:
3:24 am PDT, Oct 28, Matthew Buchanan, United Kingdom
--All must obey the law. Justice for Menezes! He was said to have identified an electronic bomb on the train and was tragically assassinated for his discovery.
# 825:
10:04 am PDT, Oct 26, Name not displayed, Spain
La mémoire est un devoir, on le doit à ceux qui ont réalisé ou ceux qui ont été victimes, on doit au monde le droit de savoir et on se le doit à soi-même, si l'on veut demain, savoir encore qui on est
# 824:
10:48 pm PDT, Oct 25, Sabeena Z Ahmed, United Arab Emirates
# 823:
1:29 am PDT, Oct 24, Sean McGovern, United Kingdom
To the memory of a young man wrongly executed by Britain's security forces. RIP Jean
# 822:
4:06 pm PDT, Oct 22, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 821:
2:57 pm PDT, Oct 19, Fergus O Brien, Ireland
# 820:
6:41 pm PDT, Oct 12, Debbie Miller, Canada
# 819:
5:14 pm PDT, Oct 12, Simon Stonard, Canada
# 818:
7:26 am PDT, Oct 10, Hassina Malik, United Kingdom
# 817:
2:25 pm PDT, Oct 8, Zoe Collins, United Kingdom
history needs to be remembered - people need to know what happened in this station and the truth about how the whole operation was poorly handled and covered up.
# 816:
7:13 am PDT, Oct 7, Tom Somerville, United Kingdom
# 815:
1:50 pm PDT, Oct 2, Liliana Hernandez Rodriguez, Venezuela
Where is the punishment for those who killed this young boy?? This petition must be addressed to that cause. From my perspective a mosaic is not enough.
# 814:
7:18 am PDT, Oct 2, Lindsey Connon, United Kingdom
# 813:
7:06 am PDT, Oct 2, Katie Jones, United Kingdom
This was a truly tragic case and I think a memorial of this type seems the least we could do to ensure this incident is not forgotten.
# 812:
7:55 am PDT, Oct 1, Name not displayed, Brazil
# 811:
4:31 pm PDT, Sep 28, E Hall, United Kingdom
If soldiers are killed in error by their own troops they are given lasting remembrance. Why should a civilian's death by mistaken identity be treated differently?
# 810:
12:13 pm PDT, Sep 28, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 809:
4:24 am PDT, Sep 27, Kyle O'Doherty, Ireland
# 808:
3:17 am PDT, Sep 27, Nanar Vorperian, United Kingdom
# 807:
11:46 pm PDT, Sep 26, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 806:
12:16 pm PDT, Sep 25, Jane English, United Kingdom
Jean Charles de Menezes must not be forgotten. The horrendous brutality and lies of the police must not be forgotten.
# 805:
4:12 am PDT, Sep 24, Natalia Fernandez, United Kingdom
# 804:
2:50 am PDT, Sep 24, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 803:
2:38 am PDT, Sep 24, Eleni Liarou, United Kingdom
# 802:
3:49 am PDT, Sep 23, Lucy Insam, United Kingdom
# 801:
3:35 am PDT, Sep 23, Jane Phillips, United Kingdom
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