00:00In the week that the idea of a blue plaque was introduced for Clinton McIrvin, I'm sat here with Clinton's mother Esther to talk about that and also the event that we're having. We're at tonight.
00:13First of all Esther, how did you feel when you heard about the idea of the blue plaque being introduced for your son?
00:19I was impressed, really impressed that people see the need because we didn't have a memorial for him for a long time, over 37 years. So I think it was really amazing.
00:40Are the memories of those days still as strong now as they were back then?
00:46Not really, because of a Christian. And I've learned to live with certain things that I cannot fix.
00:56But God was able to do the best for me and others. So when his birthday comes around, yes, I remember that.
01:10But I suppose I ask about the fact that no police officer was ever prosecuted at the time. Do you still think about that again? Do you sort of reflect on your faith and what that does?
01:22Yeah, I do think about it sometimes. How cruel, how disgraceful it was that that police guy did not get prosecuted because there was no evidence of a stolen card was presented in court.
01:46So even till now, it does bother me.
01:52I suppose as well, I can imagine it still bothers you that there's still been no official apology as well.
01:58Pardon?
01:59There's been no official apology either as well. So how do you feel when you reflect on that?
02:06How do I feel when there's been no official apology?
02:12Angry. And now because of this group that has raised up city need and how it's necessary to protect our children, especially our men, then it's important.
02:34And the fact that you don't reflect on the negatives these days, you reflect on the positives and the positive memories of your son.
02:40Yes, I see great things happening. If the school continue the way they started, then it will be important, it will be good for the community, you know, of young men growing up in Wolverhampton, even in the world, because you have these situations rise up everywhere.
03:09And you still have the good memories of your son as well.
03:12Yes, I have. Yes, I have. Yes, I have. Yes, I have. Good ones.
03:18Good one.
03:19Good one.
03:20Good one.
03:22Good one.
03:25Good evening to Wolverhampton.
03:28Good evening to Wolverhampton.
03:30So, it's really great to be here, and obviously we've got a whole range of speakers, but we're going to take a short time to talk about the launch today, the official launch today, of the Clinton Corbyn Memorial Campaign.
03:45I've got a short speech, I just want to bring you to our particular climate audience. Today, we are going to have no more than a month that was taken, but it's not a new moment to say, no more silence, and no more forgetting.
04:00So, we officially launched the Clinton Corbyn Campaign, a campaign rooted in the memory, justice and healing. On the 21st of February of 1987, Clinton Corbyn, who was 23 years old, walked soon to the next clothes shop with a friend, and he never walked out.
04:16He's done with police custody, there were no charges, no justice, his family were left with grief, and a community was left with anger.
04:27The country moved on, but we did not forget.
04:32So, nearly 40 years old, children's death have gone unrecognised in public memory, in criminal records, and in national conversation on justice.
04:41Today, we're going to make a draw what we need for that.
04:45Today, we're going to make a draw what we need for that.
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