John Pegram

John Pegram is the founding member of Bristol Copwatch and a community activist. He has been involved with anti racist campaigning for many years and has been monitoring the police since 2018. He has lived experience of stop and search and racial profiling have been stopped over 50 times in his life.

John was dragged through the criminal justice system at a young age and understands the trap of the cycle many black youth find themselves caught up in. He understands the trauma police can create and is a firm believer we should challenge racist and disproportionate policing.