Autumn Book Club 2023: Abolition Revolution
Join Abolitionist Futures for our autumn 2023 Book Club! We will be reading ‘Abolition Revolution’ by Aviah Sarah Day & Shanice Octavia McBean.
This groundbreaking book is a practical guide and pathway to bringing about revolutionary abolitionist politics in Britain and beyond. It provides much-needed tactics, methods, and conversations to tangibly transform our community organizing. It is suitable for activists already involved in abolitionist organizing that want to deepen their strategies and approaches, as well as those looking for an introduction into resisting police power, systems of criminalization today, and enacting abolitionist futures.
Read our recently-published review of the book, here.
We will have three sessions for this Book Club, online via Zoom.
Session 1: Tuesday 19 September 2023 7:30-9:00PM (London time)
Read pages 3-88
Introduction and Part 1 - The Tools of Police Power
Session 2: Tuesday 17 October 2023, 7:30-9:00PM (London time)
Read pages 88-176
Part 2 - Roots In Empire: The History of Criminalisation and Resistance & Part 3 - Systems of Criminalization Today
Session 3: Tuesday 21 November 2023, 7:30-9:00PM (London time)
Read pages 176-229
Part 4 - Abolitionist Futures and Part 5 - Symposium: Abolition in the UK
Getting the book: Pluto Books is currently offering this book at this link. If you wish to join but are facing difficulties with purchasing the book, please contact us a: abolitionistfutures@gmail.com.
Tickets: This book club designed to read the full book divided over three sessions. We encourage participants to sign up to all three events, but you are also welcome to come to single sessions as well.
Format: Our book clubs are run in small online groups of 5-12 participants. Each session will begin with a general welcome and overview for everyone on the call and then we'll go into smaller breakout rooms to discuss the book. Each group will have a facilitator who will help create a supportive space for discussion, ask prompt questions and encourage participation.
Zoom link: The zoom link will be sent out the day before each session.
Accessibility: If you have any specific access needs, please get in touch in advance of the sessions so we can support your participation: abolitionistfutures@gmail.com
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Call for facilitators! If you are interested in helping to facilitate the bookclub sessions, please get in touch. Register your interest to facilitate here!