Divisive rhetoric about which refugees and asylum seekers deserve safety must stop
The UK government has announced its resettlement scheme for 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban's sudden takeover of the country. The...
Sophia is a journalist and community organiser whose work focuses on racism, state violence and anti-racism in education, policing, and the justice system. In particular, she seeks to shine a light on the harmful systems of punishment and surveillance that target marginalised children and young people in the UK.
She believes that the abolition of police, prisons, and all systems of punishment, incarceration and exploitation is necessary for our collective survival, and makes a case for this in her writing, research and activism. Her hope for a future in which everyone can thrive doesn’t lie in the state and its institutions, but in the grassroots activism of communities working in solidarity to build new infrastructures of care and healing.
The UK government has announced its resettlement scheme for 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban's sudden takeover of the country. The...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games drew to a close on 8 August, but the repercussions of its racist, transphobic policies...
On 1 August, a Black estate agent was showing a house to a Black man and his teenage son when...
The Disabled Children's Partnership (DCP) has launched a campaign calling on chancellor Rishi Sunak to properly fund disabled children’s social...
The UK Home Office has detained over 30 people ahead of a mass deportation charter flight to Jamaica on 11...
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has published its report on "racial equality". It highlights significant race disparities in the force's policing...
Right-wing commentator Nigel Farage has attacked the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for its work saving the lives of migrants...
The Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) has published a damning report revealing the "devastating" impacts of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on...
NHS workers and unions have responded to the government’s confused, last-minute announcement of an "insulting" 3% pay rise with outrage....
A petition urging the government to make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account has gained over...
In a House of Commons debate on 14 July about the racist abuse of England footballers in the aftermath of...
On 7 July, the government announced that London's Metropolitan Police will begin trialling new Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs). The...
On 7 July, England's football team beat Denmark 2-1 during the Euro 2020 tournament, reaching their first major final since...
On 1 July, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Democracy and the Constitution published a report following its inquiry on...
The Home Office plans to deport young Black Bristolian Anthonell Peccoo to Jamaica, a country he left when he was...
On 15 August 2016, ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson died as a result of excessive use of force by police. West Mercia...
New analysis published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on 24 June shows that one in 12 key workers in...
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