Art Not Evidence
@artnotevidence.bsky.social
Campaigning to stop the misuse of rap music as evidence in criminal trials. Link in bio to sign our open letter calling for law reform 🤝
We urge the government to reform the law, to prevent the misuse of creative expression.
July 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We urge the government to reform the law, to prevent the misuse of creative expression.
Art Not Evidence flying the flag - literally - for Kneecap and in solidarity with Bob Vylan.
Read our full statement below...
Read our full statement below...
July 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Art Not Evidence flying the flag - literally - for Kneecap and in solidarity with Bob Vylan.
Read our full statement below...
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
#artnotevidence #rapontrial #rap #rapmusic #drill #drillmusic #jointenterprise #law #parliament #portcullishouse #westminster #debate #freedomofexpression #ukmusic
June 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
➡️ 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
#artnotevidence #rapontrial #rap #rapmusic #drill #drillmusic #jointenterprise #law #parliament #portcullishouse #westminster #debate #freedomofexpression #ukmusic
Even bigger thanks to @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social for speaking about us and our bill in last week’s debate on the Crime and Policing bill, highlighting how rap music is so often used to produce ‘gang narratives’ and introduce racist stereotypes into the courtroom.
June 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Even bigger thanks to @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social for speaking about us and our bill in last week’s debate on the Crime and Policing bill, highlighting how rap music is so often used to produce ‘gang narratives’ and introduce racist stereotypes into the courtroom.
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.
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.
June 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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.
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...
Campaign Coordinator (Part-time)
Deadline: Monday 23rd June
More details and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
✨ WE'RE HIRING ✨
Campaign Coordinator (Part-time)
Deadline: Monday 23rd June
More details and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Campaign Coordinator (Part-time)
Deadline: Monday 23rd June
More details and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
‼️ “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...
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...
May 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
‼️ “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...
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...
Thursday 1st May in Manchester: Jailed for 8 Years Over a Group Chat? Challenging Institutional Racism in the Courts.
In this year’s annual lecture at @uomsoss.bsky.social University of Manchester, Keir Monteith KC, Honorary Senior Lecturer, breaks down Ade’s case — one of the Manchester 10
In this year’s annual lecture at @uomsoss.bsky.social University of Manchester, Keir Monteith KC, Honorary Senior Lecturer, breaks down Ade’s case — one of the Manchester 10
April 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thursday 1st May in Manchester: Jailed for 8 Years Over a Group Chat? Challenging Institutional Racism in the Courts.
In this year’s annual lecture at @uomsoss.bsky.social University of Manchester, Keir Monteith KC, Honorary Senior Lecturer, breaks down Ade’s case — one of the Manchester 10
In this year’s annual lecture at @uomsoss.bsky.social University of Manchester, Keir Monteith KC, Honorary Senior Lecturer, breaks down Ade’s case — one of the Manchester 10
Wednesday 30th in Bradford: Know Your Rights Workshop: The Criminalisation of Music and Young People with Adèle Oliver, the author of 'Deeping it - Colonialism, Culture and Criminalisation of UK Drill' ahead of ‘Public Interest’ the new immersive show from Common Wealth
April 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wednesday 30th in Bradford: Know Your Rights Workshop: The Criminalisation of Music and Young People with Adèle Oliver, the author of 'Deeping it - Colonialism, Culture and Criminalisation of UK Drill' ahead of ‘Public Interest’ the new immersive show from Common Wealth
Tuesday 29th in Leicester:
The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Annual Lecture 'Race, Respectability & Disproportionality: The Use of Music in the Criminalisation of Young Black People' - Keir Monteith KC will be keynote speaker, followed by incredible panellists
The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Annual Lecture 'Race, Respectability & Disproportionality: The Use of Music in the Criminalisation of Young Black People' - Keir Monteith KC will be keynote speaker, followed by incredible panellists
April 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tuesday 29th in Leicester:
The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Annual Lecture 'Race, Respectability & Disproportionality: The Use of Music in the Criminalisation of Young Black People' - Keir Monteith KC will be keynote speaker, followed by incredible panellists
The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Annual Lecture 'Race, Respectability & Disproportionality: The Use of Music in the Criminalisation of Young Black People' - Keir Monteith KC will be keynote speaker, followed by incredible panellists
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…
Imagine 12 David Letterman’s on a jury, being told that lyrics by a Black teenager are literal and amount to a confession…
March 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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…
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'
March 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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'
The more signatures, the stronger the message to policy makers!
✍️ Add your name at artnotevidence.org
✍️ Add your name at artnotevidence.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The more signatures, the stronger the message to policy makers!
✍️ Add your name at artnotevidence.org
✍️ Add your name at artnotevidence.org
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 💛
Learn more about what we’re campaigning for and add your name via the 🔗 in our bio or on our website 💛
February 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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 💛
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.
January 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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...
January 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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 💛
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 💛
January 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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 💛
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! 💛
Here’s to making bigger and better moves in 2025! 💛
November 26, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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! 💛
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 📈
Next year we’re levelling up 📈
November 22, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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 📈
Next year we’re levelling up 📈