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Our deep desire for change is continually thwarted by the limiting political choices on offer. Political theorist and philosopher Neil Vallely digs into the roots of apathy and polarization.
Taken during a violent British raid, the Benin bronzes have sat in Western museums and private collections for over a century. Kieron Monks reports on Nigeria’s battle to get them back and what it means for the wider push to return works robbed from Africa.
Roxana Olivera tells a cautionary tale of her dogged attempts to get an abusive, intrusive photograph – taken without its subject’s consent – removed from the internet.
In Iraq a growing number of women are now doing the dangerous work of removing landmines – previously a male preserve. Adrian Margaret Brune reports.
Community organizations are helping keep people safe where the police fail. Here are some examples from Puerto Rico, Brazil and the US.
England’s schools funnel its most marginalized young people towards the criminal justice system, writes Zahra Bei. But abolitionists are reimagining what’s possible.
Sarah Lamble explores the opportunities to challenge punitive logic in our day-to-day lives and replace it with social justice.
Writing from a Californian prison, Jessie Milo sets out his vision for a more caring society.
From stopping criminalizing poverty to taking down the prison-industrial-complex.
Mass imprisonment and merciless policing were the preferred tools of control for European colonizers. Patrick Gathara explores the legacy left in Kenya.
Exploding population; Start 'em young; Health hazard; Covid-19.
Can we create a world where we don’t turn to police and prisons for justice? Amy Hall explores the movement offering a different vision for the future.
Best known for his work exploring colonialism and post-colonialism within the context of globalization. Words by Subi Shah.
Article title | Description | Author | Published | Magazine | Link |
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The politics of futility | Our deep desire for change is continually thwarted by the limiting political choices on offer. Political theorist and philosopher Neil Vallely digs into the roots of apathy and polarization. |
Neil Vallely | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
Stolen treasures | Taken during a violent British raid, the Benin bronzes have sat in Western museums and private collections for over a century. Kieron Monks reports on Nigeria’s battle to get them back and what it means for the wider push to return works robbed from Africa. |
Kieron Monks | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
A child’s right to be forgotten | Roxana Olivera tells a cautionary tale of her dogged attempts to get an abusive, intrusive photograph – taken without its subject’s consent – removed from the internet. |
Roxana Olivera | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
Feel the fear and carry on | In Iraq a growing number of women are now doing the dangerous work of removing landmines – previously a male preserve. Adrian Margaret Brune reports. |
Adrian Margaret Brune | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
So, what’s the alternative? | Community organizations are helping keep people safe where the police fail. Here are some examples from Puerto Rico, Brazil and the US. |
Amy Hall | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
Abandoned by the system | England’s schools funnel its most marginalized young people towards the criminal justice system, writes Zahra Bei. But abolitionists are reimagining what’s possible. |
Zahra Bei | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
Everyday abolition: resisting the cop in our heads | Sarah Lamble explores the opportunities to challenge punitive logic in our day-to-day lives and replace it with social justice. |
Sarah Lamble | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
Healed people, heal people | Writing from a Californian prison, Jessie Milo sets out his vision for a more caring society. |
Jessie Milo | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
10 steps towards abolition | From stopping criminalizing poverty to taking down the prison-industrial-complex. |
March, 2022 | 536 | Buy | |
Colonize and punish | Mass imprisonment and merciless policing were the preferred tools of control for European colonizers. Patrick Gathara explores the legacy left in Kenya. |
Patrick Gathara | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
Crime and punishment - The Facts | Exploding population; Start 'em young; Health hazard; Covid-19. |
March, 2022 | 536 | Buy | |
Action & info | Campaigns, groups, media, and further reading on Abolition. |
March, 2022 | 536 | Buy | |
Beyond punishment | Can we create a world where we don’t turn to police and prisons for justice? Amy Hall explores the movement offering a different vision for the future. |
Amy Hall | March, 2022 | 536 | Buy |
Spotlight: Yinka Shonibare | Best known for his work exploring colonialism and post-colonialism within the context of globalization. Words by Subi Shah. |
Subi Shah | January, 2022 | 535 | Buy |
Mixed Media: Music | Let My Country Awake; Shanu. |
January, 2022 | 535 | Read |