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‘Aftermath’ by Preti Taneja
Aftermath starts with grief and shock, a violent act that has left many calling for an intensification of the punitive state. Taneja has resisted this and has instead recommitted herself to abolition which for her, ‘in the widest sense and at the cellular level is a word, a world, a choice to make. A resonance to action’
Borders, Bills and the Hostile Environment
A look at the growing erosion of rights in the UK — Panel organised by Shado Magazine
Mutual Aid On The Road To Abolition
Join Dean Spade and Abolitionist Futures for this discussion on mutual aid on the road to abolition Weds 09 March 7pm-8:30pm
Oh Angela! Policing the crisis will never solve the economic or policing crisis
The increased sense of insecurity felt by so many people has nothing to do with crime.
Reading groups starting soon
Join us for our new reading groups starting fortnightly from 15th February
Harper’s law – a legitimisation of the intensification of punitive repression
The proposed amendments to the #PoliceCrackdown Bill are not meant to address violence, but rather weaponise tragedy to increase the state’s capacity to do harm, especially against minoritised communities.
Candles in our hands, fires in our bellies this Trans Day of Remembrance
As we assemble to light candles for those who have died, let us also light a fire under the action needed to truly honour those lost, by joining together to fight like hell for the living.
Cops in Culture #7: Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) is some of the most deliberately and pointedly political police procedural drama ever made for TV. Clair Quentin discusses its politics of trans representation.
Blood on Their Hands: Why We Must Dismantle Policing, not Rebuild Trust
Why would we ask for anything less than the ability for all women to exist loudly and vividly in public spaces? Let us not sell ourselves short, a world without violence against women is one without the Met Police force.
Cops in Culture #6: Twin Peaks
There’s something about Twin Peaks’ Dale Cooper which has rendered him, at least in certain circles of the anti-cop left, somewhat of an exception — a kind of solitary good apple. But why? And is this exception justified?
Protecting the Property of Slavers: London’s First State Funded Police Force
Can the origins of the police help explain why they are beyond reform and need abolishing? In this article John Moore shows how England’s first central government funded police were established to protect the interests of slavers and impose order on the London’s dock workers.
Cops in Culture #5: The Police and Prisons in our Picture Books
Children’s picture books help young people grow their understanding of self and the world that surrounds them. In doing so, they may replicate prevailing notions of power, policing, punishment and irredeemability. But they can also create space for radical alternatives.
Cops in Culture #4: Death in Paradise
With its exotic setting and undemanding nature, Death in Paradise is the product of a racist paradigm which it in turn reinforces in its audience.
Cops in Culture #3: Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz is a police movie about police movies, and the relationship between media and real policing.
Knife Crime Prevention Orders: Punitive, not preventative
Pre‐emptive intervention is premised on slippery, speculative assessments police make about whether somebody is the ‘type’ of person who might offend at some point.