Osime Brown’s case is a reflection of the UK’s racist, ableist state and its institutions
On 15 June, Osime Brown’s mother announced that the Home Office has dropped the deportation case against her 22-year-old autistic...
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.
On 15 June, Osime Brown’s mother announced that the Home Office has dropped the deportation case against her 22-year-old autistic...
Kids of Colour and the Northern Police Monitoring Project (NPMP) have launched a petition calling on the Greater Manchester Combined...
On 12 June, campaigners are demonstrating against the deportation of Osime Brown. Brown is a Black, autistic 22-year-old who hasn’t...
A report published by Ofsted on 10 June has revealed that sexual harassment has become "normalised" for children and young...
On 1 June, the BBC shared a video of swimmers enjoying London's new 'Sky Pool', which is "believed to be...
West Midlands Police have charged a man with the murder of 14-year-old Dea-John Reid. On 31 May, a group chased...
On 26 May, Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana asked prime minister Boris Johnson to confirm that British-made weapons weren’t used in...
On 26 May, Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to prime minister Boris Johnson, gave evidence on the government's mishandling of...
On 15 May, the Times published an openly racist article by former Tory MP Matthew Parris. In the shocking article,...
On 6 May, police carried out the deadliest raid in Rio de Janeiro history. This was executed in the predominantly...
Domestic violence charity Sistah Space is calling on the UK government to take action on domestic violence. It argues that agencies...
The Israeli government continues to commit human rights violations and war crimes against Palestinians. Since 10 May, the Israeli army...
AQA has approved Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health UK (BLAM) to deliver educational units on Black British history. The...
On 5 May, Israeli soldiers shot and killed 16-year-old Palestinian Saeed Odeh in Nablus. The extrajudicial killing comes as Israeli forces...
Police have found a body in their search for missing Bristol student Olisa Odukwe. They are carrying out the formal...
A Bristol resident has told The Canary about experiencing two years of racial harassment from her neighbours. She alleges that...
On 28 April, the government voted to pass the Fire Safety Bill with no amendments. This means that leaseholders will continue...
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