Our History

 

The Monitoring Group’s history dates back to April 23, 1979 when a protest by the local community in Southall, West London against the National Front led to over 700 arrests, hundreds of injuries and the murder of Blair Peach. The campaign into the death of Blair Peach focused local people to examine racial attacks on local estates, for example the Golf Links Estate, in the London Borough of Ealing. This led to the formation of the `Golf Links Racial Attacks Groups ’, and later the `Southall Monitoring Group’.

The Southall Monitoring Group evolved to become the leading agency in the West London area providing a range of services to victims of racial harassment and domestic violence. As it evolved it began to help people from across London and later from different parts of the United Kingdom. In 1996 the management committee decided to change the name of the group to The Monitoring Group to reflect the changing nature of the work. It is a registered charity and receives funding mainly from different trusts and charities.