June 1, 2018

base #3
London, June 2018

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02 /  Good News in a Hostile Environment

Editorial from the base collective – June 2018 – Exploring the ways in which a series of recent victories for extra parliamentary organisers can better inform sustainable forms of organising and campaigning

06 / Fascism in the UK

‘Fascism in the UK’ charts the emergence and continuance of far-right trends on the streets and through party politics, offering a critique of anti-fascist focus and mobilisation

11 / The Abolition of Carceral Forms

This article seeks to re-orientate the focus of abolition to all carceral forms, from prisons and immigration detention centres to mental health inpatient facilities, where the formations of structural violence permeate all

14 / Fuck the SWP: Care & Affinity in Confrontation

A piece on the experiences of a group of people organising to challenge the SWP, collectivising confrontation, antagonism and care in the process [CN SWP / sexual violence]

17 / Harm, Abuse and Accountability: A Discussion

A conversation between 5 people discussing accountability in our everyday lives and spaces, offering a critical discussion about harm, abuse, gas-lighting and identity

25 / Dead Canaries

A look at the social within the technical: surveillance, cryptoculture and digital life. Responding to the death of Riseup.net’s warrant Canary in 2016, the authors consider trust and affinity in this context

30 / Stigmata

[CN Sexual Violence] Lynsay Hodges presents the dichotomy within which rape survivors are positioned: simultaneously objectified by a disciplinary gaze, their history interrogated in perpetuum for cracks