Reading Groups & Events

DALSTON- Reading & Discussion Group 

Time 18:00 – 21:00

Venue: Halkevi –  Kurdish Community Centre 31 – 33 Dalston Lane, Hackney, E8 3DF

  • Session One: Introduction to penal abolition Thurs 13 Feb 2020
  • Session Two: What’s wrong with reform? – Thurs 12 Mar – 2020 
  • Session Three: Feminist, queer, anti-racist approaches to abolition – Thurs 2 April 2020
  • Session Four: Transformative Justice & Abolition – Thurs 14 May 2020 

There has been a huge uptake in interest in abolitionist principles as we see abolition enter mainstream conversation. Let’s come together in imagining societies that prioritise community, safety and health, and work towards building those worlds we want to see.

Register through here.

Manchester – Reading & Discussion Group

Time: 18:00-20:00

Venue: Room G16 on the ground floor of Manchester Met University in the Brooks Building, 53 Bonsall St, Manchester M15 6GX *[Except Session Two – see below]

  • Session One: Introduction to penal abolition –Thurs 6 Feb 2020
  • Session Two: What’s wrong with reform? – Thurs 5 Mar 2020 [NOTE: The venue is different for this session:  Room 2.32, Burley Campus, Manchester Met University.]
  • Session Three: Feminist, queer, anti-racist approaches to abolition – Thurs 9 April 2020
  • Session Four: Transformative Justice & Abolition – Thurs 7 May 2020

No registration needed, contact abolitionistfutures@gmail.com for contact details.

Stoke On Trent – Reading & Discussion Group 

Time 17:30 – 19:00

Venue: Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 at Keele Student Union, Keele University, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Staffordshire, ST5 5BJ

Session One – Thursday 13 Feb 2020

Other dates to follow, more central locations being investigated

BRIXTON- Reading & Discussion Group 

Time 18:00 – 21:00

Venue: The Advocacy Academy, 5-7 Vining Street, London, SW9 8QA

First Wednesday of every month, held in partnership with Talking Drugs

  • Session One: Introduction to penal abolition –Weds 4 Mar 2020
  • Session Two: What’s wrong with reform? – Weds 1 April 2020
  • Session Three: Feminist, queer, anti-racist approaches to abolition – Weds 6 May 2020
  • Session Four: Transformative Justice & Abolition – Weds 3 June 2020

There has been a huge uptake in interest in abolitionist principles as we see abolition enter mainstream conversation. Let’s come together in imagining societies that prioritise community, safety and health, and work towards building those worlds we want to see.

Register here

For an archive of past events, click here.