Abolitionist Digest - May 2025

Events 

  1. Free training: Visiting Muslim women in prison
    with Nejma Collective
    Sunday 25th May, 11am-1pm
    Online
    https://www.instagram.com/nejmacollective/ 

  2. Zine-making event: ‘Under Our Watchful Eye’
    Two former members of the Abolitionist Futures Reading Group are assembling a free zine-making event, which will documents surveillance infrastructure in London & how it links to global architectures of policing and militarised violence.
    Saturday 31st May, 2pm-4pm
    SET Social Peckham
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/under-our-watchful-eye-zine-launch-making-workshop-tickets-1372664920729

  3. Direct Action and Arrestee Support Training
    with PalAction
    Various dates & locations including online
    https://palestineaction.org/events/

  4. Workshop: Protest First Aid
    Sunday 1st June, 6pm-8.30pm
    Pelican House (E1 5QJ)
    https://www.instagram.com/protest_fa/

  5. ROT Collective Community Space 
    Strengthen and build community power by sharing skills, food & more.
    Sunday 8th June, 12.30pm-7pm, King's Cross London
    Volunteers requested

  6. Overdose Prevention Site
    London Harm Reduction Collective 
    Thursday 26th June
    Location to be shared at a later date
    https://www.londonhrc.org.uk/ 

  7. Daily solidarity vigil to Free Alaa, Save Laila
    Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 230+ days to demand the release from prison of her son Alaa. Alaa should have been released last September. All are invited to join Laila in her daily vigil outside Downing St.
    Every day, 10-11AM
    Downing St, London.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ1nkGtotT9/?hl=en

Articles & Resources

  1. Contesting the nexus between law, rape, and property 
    by Jenny Logan
    Part of the Abolitionist Futures series on Gender Based Violence
    https://abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/law-rape-and-property

  2. Suing for sexual violence 
    by Nikki Godden-Rasul
    Part of the Abolitionist Futures series on Gender Based Violence
    https://abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/suing-for-sexual-violence 

  3. Report: Exposing UK Arms Exports to Israel
    by PYM Britain, Workers for a Free Palestine & Progressive International
    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/664aed65d320123f2b3ab647/t/681b13a2197d634a11d746c0/1746604963269/REPORT-ExposingUKArmsExportsToIsrael-05072025.pdf

Solidarity Support

  1. Workers For a Free Palestine is fundraising ffor arrestee legal fund for 9 protestors arrested last year for protesting Britain’s role in arming Israel’s genocide, who are now facing trial costs.

  2. The Lad Fund is a mutual aid fund by and for drag creators in the UK who are withdrawing their labour from gigs tied to genocide. Help support performers as they forego gig payments and adhere to boycotts.

  3. Strikefest Fund is a newly launched strike fund organised by and for artists and workers in UK, to provide needed financial support for those in the music industry who are boycotting gigs and festivals which have links to Israel's genocide. 

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