Abolitionist Digest - May 2025
Events
Free training: Visiting Muslim women in prison
with Nejma Collective
Sunday 25th May, 11am-1pm
Online
https://www.instagram.com/nejmacollective/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-1372664920729Direct Action and Arrestee Support Training
with PalAction
Various dates & locations including online
https://palestineaction.org/events/Workshop: Protest First Aid
Sunday 1st June, 6pm-8.30pm
Pelican House (E1 5QJ)
https://www.instagram.com/protest_fa/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 requestedOverdose Prevention Site
London Harm Reduction Collective
Thursday 26th June
Location to be shared at a later date
https://www.londonhrc.org.uk/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
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-propertySuing 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-violenceReport: 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
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.
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.
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.