Just How Racist Are The Police?
Aaron looks at racism in British policing
Tag: Policing
3 Things About the Struggle for a Police-Free New York
Almost as soon as the NYPD launches its #myNYPD twitter campaign, thousands take to the net sharing their experiences of police violence and racism. Almost as soon as floods of police victims take to the internet, the mainstream media guffaws over the 'PR disaster'. Meanwhile, the New York anti-police movement is in motion.
Interview: Aderonke Apata
Aderonke Apata on her experience in Yarl's Wood detention centre.
4 Thoughts on ‘Brixton Unite’ and the Policing of Gentrification
Yesterday saw 'Brixton Unite' - a multi-agency police operation - take place in Brixton. While the claim by local government and the Metropolitan Police is that the operation was a response to 'gang crime', for many it is emblematic of the politics and management of gentrification: economic and social cleansing, racist policing, and the dispossession of urban space.
#CopsOffCampus
Aaron Bastani reports from the #CopsOffCampus protest, looking at police tactics and the evolution of the UK student movement.
#3Cosas: University Of London Workers Protest
Report on the 3 Cosas campaign and one of their recent demos. Aaron Bastani speaks to vice-president of ULU, Dan Cooper, as well as Sonia Chura, one of the outsourced workers at University Of London.
