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We can build a different world: Abolition in the UK

Sep

02

We can build a different world: Abolition in the UK

by Decriminalised Futures

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Wed, 2 September 2020

19:00 – 21:00 BST

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We can build a different world is a weekly series of events exploring abolition and mutual aid in the UK.

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“Abolition requires that we change one thing: everything.”

- Ruth Wilson Gilmore

Over the summer, scores of protestors and organisers made it clear: the UK is not innocent. What then, does justice look like here - and what does abolition mean for the UK? The first panel in this series looks at abolition movements in the UK, and how we might meet but also go beyond the powerful calls to defund the police and close prisons.

Spanning the work of organisations and campaigns against criminalisation, racism, border violence, gender, prisons and other carceral institutions - we will be looking at what networks and collective histories we can draw lessons from in forging abolitionist paths. We will talk through movement challenges, how wider systems of violence are enforced and what it is that makes abolition so essential.

We are delighted that our speakers are Sita Balani, a lecturer in contemporary literature involved in struggles against Prevent and securitisation; Farheen Ahmed, a public / immigration law caseworker and member of Legal Sector Workers United trade union; Amal, an anti-psychiatry and prison abolitionist community organiser who works with the Prisoner Solidarity Network (PSN) and Queercare; and Harry Josephine Giles, a writer and performer who makes “art about protest and protest about art”. Chaired by Josh Virasami, an artist, writer and political organiser involved in movements such as UK Black Lives Matter and London Renters Union.

This event will be live captioned and recorded.

A link to attend will be sent out by email 1 hour before the live event. After the event we will also send out a link of the recording to everyone who has registered for a ticket. If you're not able to attend but would like to be updated when the recording is available, please register for a ticket to ensure you receive this.

We can build a different world is a weekly series of events being held throughout September 2020 exploring abolition and mutual aid in the UK. This series is organised as a collaboration between Decriminalised Futures, Abolitionist Futures and Verso, with support from Arika. All funds from the event will be used in support of the Decriminalised Futures project.

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  • Online Events
  • Online Seminars
  • Online Government Seminars
  • #transgender
  • #psychiatry
  • #migration
  • #abolition
  • #gender
  • #borders
  • #abolitionist
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