For the last five years, the left-wing political community of Birmingham has been involved in a community accountability process that takes collective responsibility against sexual violence. Here the victim in the case shares their reflections on that process. This is the final piece in a series of articles reflecting on the community accountability process. Please […]
By Nic Beuret (Plan C Essex) The Tory government announced plans this week to usher in a ‘green industrial revolution’, off the back of their pledge last year to make the UK net carbon zero by 2050, spurred by the actions of the school climate strikers and Extinction Rebellion, and in preparation for next year’s
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Climate/EcologyFor the last five years, the left-wing political community of Birmingham has been involved in a community accountability process that takes collective responsibility against sexual violence. Here an anonymous participant shares their reflections on that process. This is the penultimate article in a series reflecting on the community accountability process. Please note that this article
For the last five years, the left-wing political community of Birmingham has been involved in a community accountability process that takes collective responsibility against sexual violence. Here an anonymous participant shares their reflections on that process. This is the third in a series of articles reflecting on the community accountability process. Please note that this
For the last five years, the left-wing political community of Birmingham has been involved in a community accountability process that takes collective responsibility against sexual violence. Here an anonymous participant shares their reflections on that process. This is the second in a series of articles reflecting on the community accountability process. Please note that this
By Alice Swift For the last five years, the left-wing political community of Birmingham has been involved in a community accountability process that takes collective responsibility against sexual violence. Alice Swift shares her reflections on that process. This is the first in a series of articles reflecting on the community accountability process. Please note that
In the June 21st episode of the ‘This American Life’ podcast, producer Bim Adewunmi asked, partly rhetorically, partly seriously, “why now?”
Why Now? On the current phase of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More »
State Violence
Please note: there are sections of this book that describe and discuss violence, including sexual violence. “It is written to shift the discourse within the social movements that matter to me. It presents an argument that those outside the elite or capitalist class, those who define themselves as socialists, communists or anarchists, must address unequal
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Popular Education, Social Reproduction, Strategy
There are only a few days left to donate to the Water for Rojava campaign. Help us raise £100,000 to support women’s co-operatives and vital water projects in North-East Syria. Thankfully the target has been already reached, but the more the better. Water is not a weapon, water is life! DONATE HERE! If you have
Water for Rojava campaign: Last days, donate now! Read More »
Kurdistan
On 25th May, another great tragedy befell the black community of Minneapolis at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin has a long record of abuse of power (although calling it an abuse of power today feels like a euphemism: truly, it is business as usual for those in power). Prior to Floyd, Chauvin
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State Violence
Collective action, carried out with the precautions required by the COVID-19 pandemic, is necessary to generate the ‘social protection equipment’ we need to face the coronacrisis, argues this report on the 30 April and 1 May strikes in Italy originally published by Globalproject.info. #DemandANewNormal In the occasion of the two-day mobilisation called by ADL Cobas
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Coronavirus
By Olly, Plan C Bristol There’s been a lot of talk and chatter recently about how soon it might take us, meaning England, Britain, the world in general, to ‘get back to normal’. A big, big question though, is what does this mean? Is it about a return to being able to go to the
Demand a new normal! ‘Normal’ capitalism got us in this mess Read More »
Coronavirus