Alternative Approaches to Harm

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO HARM - A SHARING CIRCLE

Friday January 20th, 2pm to 5pm

Many Studios - 3 Ross St, Glasgow G1 5AR

Join us for a sharing circle about alternative approaches to harm.

The meeting is open to individuals or organizations, community organizers, caregivers, activists, researchers and basically anyone who is interested in building collective awareness about the way we relate to each other.

Our June meeting highlighted the pain that is inflicted by the current system of dealing with harms and showed the promise of, as well as obstacles to, alternatives to punishment, like transformative justice. There is a clear need for our communities to come together and have the opportunity to think about punishment and alternatives to it.

To start off the sharing circle, we will start with a short introduction to transformative justice, followed by a presentation of the book Abolition Science Fiction, edited by Phil Crockett Thomas. The book came out of a research project called Pr*son Break, which centered on creative writing workshops with activists and scholars involved in Pr*son abolition and transformative justice, using science fiction to imagine alternative approaches to harm and more just futures.

Most of our time will be dedicated to group discussion, during which we will try to draw a map of words that can connect our experiences and generate critical and radical thoughts.

The meeting will be facilitated, this means that we will hold space for all the feelings and thoughts in the room while being aware of the systems of powers in place.

Organized by CAP - Coalition Against Punishment. Facilitated by Giusi Palomba, writer and practitioner of transformative justice.

The space has level access from Ross Street, and we have an accessible toilet adjacent, but let us know if anyone has additional access requirements or requires further information. There is cash-only paid parking opposite the site, or free parking spaces on adjacent streets. If anyone is cycling they are welcome to bring their bike indoors. Coffee, (herbal) tea and snacks will be available.

Host or Publisher CAPScotland