Manchester Socialist Feminist Book Club: Abolition Revolution
Schedule
Sun Jan 05 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Gallery Café | Manchester, EN
About this Event
Join our Manchester Socialist Feminist Book Club, hosted by Workers' Liberty.
In our January meeting we'll be reading Abolition Revolution, by Shanice McBean and Sarah Aviah Day, with a particular focus on Theses 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6.
Please write to [email protected] for a PDF of the book.
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FROM THE BLURB: George Floyd's M**der in Minneapolis triggered abolitionist shockwaves. Calls to defund the police found receptive ears around the world. Shortly after, Sarah Everard's M**der by a serving police officer sparked a national abolitionist movement in Britain. But to abolish the police, prisons and borders, we must confront the legacy of Empire.
Abolition Revolution is a guide to abolitionist politics in Britain, drawing out rich histories of resistance from rebellion in the colonies to grassroots responses to carceral systems today. The authors argue that abolition is key to reconceptualising revolution for our times - linking it with materialist feminisms, anti-capitalist class struggle, internationalist solidarity and anti-colonialism.
Perfect for reading groups and activist meetings, this is an invaluable book for those new to abolitionist politics - whilst simultaneously telling a passionate and authoritative story about the need for abolition and revolution in Britain and globally.
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