Nominations open on 1 May 2026
From 1 May please click the image (left) or the link below for full details of the process, and to access the online nominations form.
Nominations open in May for the 2026 Memorial and Gala Campaigner Awards
In May 2026 we will be announcing the nominations process for the second National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) Gala Dinner & Campaigners Awards.
See our report on the 2023 award event here >
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Tippa Naphtali, NMPMFF founder and Development & Programmes Manager, said;
"These awards recognise the efforts of grassroots individuals, groups and organisations that have developed or led on initiatives supporting those that have been affected by state custody deaths and killings or injustices, or that have demonstrated a significant commitment to making change in our communities and raising public awareness at all levels."
The 2026 award event will be supported by 4WardEverUK, The People's Tribunal on Police Killings, Naphtali & Associates, and others to be announced.
The 2026 activists campaign awards will be in the following categories:
- Mikey Powell Youth Action Award
- Benjamin Zephaniah Literary Award
- Pauline Campbell Systems Change Award
- Gilly Mundy Family Advocacy Award
- Joy Gardner Arts & Education Award
See the National Memorial Family Fund's historic moments!
"We want to share some of the historic and pivotal moments for the the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) over the last 5+ years. These mark some of our key milestones and developments over the period which demonstrates how we have progressed our mission." Tippa Naphtali (Founder)
After years of waiting for change, friends and family of people who ‘died in police custody’ are coming together to demand justice from the police writes James Whitfield.
In 2023 The NMPMFF revamped our MemberBASE service which combines contributions to the Fund with a number of extra benefits. Your support is needed - please help!
It is extremely rare for anyone to be held accountable for such deaths. In the past 35 years, only one police officer has been convicted of manslaughter following a death in police custody.
Clinks Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3) Special Interest Group, has published a report on a ‘Whole Systems Approach’ for women in contact with the criminal justice system.
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) Gala Dinner & Campaigners Awards was first conceived in 2021, with its inaugural event held in November 2023.
The Peoples Tribunal on Police Killings (PTPK) are announcing the second session which will focus on police killings across Europe. The session takes place in October 2026, London.
