Abolitionist Digest - April 2025

Events 

1. Public lecture: ‘Moynihan Redux: How Courts Theorize Black Families in the Prosecution of Sexual Assault’ by Professor Sameena Mulla
   Wednesday 30 April, 6pm‐9pm, Birkbeck University
   https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/50094/professor-sameena-mulla-public-lecture

2. Court Support: The Filton18 Hearing
   Friday 2 May, 9.30am‐4.30pm, Old Bailey
   https://palestineaction.org/event/the-filton18-hearing/

3. Workshop: Know Your Rights, From Schools to the Streets
   Sunday 4 May, 12pm‐5pm, Kilburn
   https://www.tickettailor.com/events/nomoreexclusions/1669214
   

4. Day of learning: Energy, Extractivism and Empire
   Sunday 18 May, 10am‐5pm, London
   https://www.outsavvy.com/event/26792/energy-extractivism-and-empire

5. Immersive theatre show: Public Interest by Common/Wealth
   21–31 May, Loading Bay, Bradford City Centre
   https://bradford2025.co.uk/event/public-interest/

Articles

1. The Abolitionist 1979 - 1987 (Archive)
   https://abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/the-abolitionist-1979-1987

2. The Bank and The Mayor’s Office Won’t Give us our Freedom
   by Lola Olufemi
   (part of the Abolitionist Futures series on Gender Based Violence)
   https://abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/the-bank-and-the-mayors-office-wont-give-us-our-freedom

3. New Collection: Psych Abolition and Mad Liberation
   curated by Healing Justice London
   https://healingjusticeldn.org/in-practice/psych-ab-collection-1-main-page/

Recordings

1. Abolition School, Youtube Recordings
   Discussing Black Reconstruction by W. E. B. Du Bois, chapter by chapter
   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYEoXrSp2iUM2mlj6tVrYyQ/videos

2. Inquest, Digital Archive
   Documenting state violence, death and resistance in the UK since 1981
   https://history.inquest.org.uk/

3. The Dugout Podcast: Black Anarchism, Fascism and Media
   With Jonina Abron-Ervin
   https://open.spotify.com/episode/6R4e0byUF2PUKT85PLzLcc?si=84d5bebe28584d4f

Solidarity Support

1. Fund the Dolls
   A new open mutual aid resource of funds belonging to trans women, trans girls & trans fems.
   https://bit.ly/fundthedolls

2. Antiraids Solidarity Fund
   A solidarity fund supported by Southwark and Lambeth Antiraids providing legal support to those resisting prison barge transfers, immigration raids and detention.
   https://opencollective.com/southwark--copwatch/projects/support-people-resisting-prison-barge-transfers-raids-detention-london