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Press June 2025: Disclosure – Unraveling the Spycops Files, by Kate Wilson, Now Available from Veggies, in person at the Sumac Centre, or from our online store.
In 2003, in Britain, secret political police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental activists in Nottingham, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians.
Kate Wilson fought back. She took the Met to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, at times battling alone without funding or legal representation, enduring bullying, psychological intrusion and further state surveillance. It took her nearly twenty years to uncover the eerie truth about Britain’ s secret political police, and the extent of their operations, which she has revealed in her new book.
Much of the activity documented by Kate took place at Nottingham’s Sumac Centre; we are delighted that Kate will be joining us here to tell her story. Kate will be joined by three others Sumac Centre organisers from the time, who were impacted by the undercover police operation.
More on spycops activities as Sumac were discussed at the The Spies Who Ruined Our Lives event in October 2024.
For full and further details of this event check the DISCLOSURE: Unravelling the Spycops Files event on Sumac’s diary.
Sumac Screen Room invites you to a special Zoom event on Sunday 1st June at 1pm
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88614705691?pwd=Zf7bgpsMJ86vHaX547Xbpuk49FkzeR.1Meeting ID: 886 1470 5691
Passcode: 786048Please note that the zoom presenation and Q&A’s will be recorded (though you can turn off your camera).
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Nottingham’s Rainbow Centre opened at 180 Mansfield Road on 9th September 1985, the co-operative having been established on 9th April 1984 by campaigners for peace, animal rights, human rights, civil liberties and the environment. 
