Good news from the House of Lords 💛 On Wednesday, peers debated the use of creative expression as evidence in criminal trials, which demonstrated clear and unchallenged cross-party concern about the current approach of creative expression as evidence in criminal trials.

Art Not Evidence flying the flag - literally - for Kneecap and in solidarity with Bob Vylan. Read our full statement below...

➡️ Come with us to Parliament to talk to MPs in about the use of rap music as evidence in criminal trials… #artnotevidence #rapontrial #rap #rapmusic #drill #drillmusic #jointenterprise #law #parliament #portcullishouse #westminster #debate #freedomofexpression #ukmusic

ANE back in Parliament! Huge thanks to the APPG on Music and APPG on Miscarriages of Justice for coming together to support our cause and bill, specifically @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, @petewishart.bsky.social, our day 1 @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social and @ukmusic.bsky.social for facilitating.

✨ WE'RE HIRING ✨ Campaign Coordinator (Part-time) Deadline: Monday 23rd June More details and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A huge thank you to Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social for supporting our campaign and his insightful thoughts on the connection to Kneecap’s current situation. We're in absolute agreement. Read his full statement below!

‼️ “How parents regulate their childrens lives and how the state regulates our creative expression are two different things” ‼️ Our very own Dr Abenaa Owusu-Bempah joins Nkem Ifejika on BBC R4’s ‘Hip-Hop Homework’ navigating the varying opinions and aspects of the genre...

3 opportunities in 3 cities to hear about Art Not Evidence this week ‼️ Links to free tickets: lnk.bio/artnotevidence

Too many Black and Asian-led events are being shut down for no reason, denied licenses and policed more heavily than others. Your experience can help shift policy and protect the future of Black music culture. Take the REMEL survey today. 
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David Letterman’s reaction to Jay-Z here shows the problem with using rap as evidence ‼️ Imagine 12 David Letterman’s on a jury, being told that lyrics by a Black teenager are literal and amount to a confession…

Not sure we believe in coincidences anymore…the same week we visit the US for the first time at SXSW we have also officially aligned with our sister campaign in the US 'Free Our Art'

Thank you for 1000 signatories on our open letter!!! Learn more about what we’re campaigning for and add your name via the 🔗 in our bio or on our website 💛

We're SO PROUD of our co-founder Keir Monteith KC who is @thetimes.com Lawyer of the Week after his incredible work quashing his client Ade Adedeji's conviction in the Court of Appeal.

The Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley went on Nick Ferrari’s @lbc.co.uk show yesterday morning, commenting that he agrees with the former commissioner Cressida Dick and ‘supports’ controls on drill rap and lyrics...

On Tuesday we were in Portcullis House running an Art Not Evidence “drop-in session” sponsored by our number 1 @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social This was an opportunity for MPs to come and speak with the team and ask questions about the campaign and we were delighted with the turnout 💛

We had a little gathering to thank our team and supporters over what has been a crazy first year of campaigning to stop the use of rap music unjustly against young Black people in UK courts. Here’s to making bigger and better moves in 2025! 💛

A whole year of campaigning to stop the unjust use of rap music as evidence in criminal trials. We’ve got a lot more work to do but we’re proud of how far our scrappy lil team has come and what we’ve managed to achieve and learn in 365 days. Next year we’re levelling up 📈