Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century
 
Revolutionary
Socialism in the
21st Century

Video | Abolition Revolution

Shanice McBean

Why do we have a police force in the first place? How does policing uphold racism, capitalism and colonialism? Shanice Octavia McBean spoke on the anti-racist struggle against the police at a meeting of Edinburgh rs21 on 3 April 2024. 

You can read a verbatim transcript of Shanice’s talk here.

Abolition Revolution, co-authored by Shanice and Aviah Sarah Day, is available from Pluto Press.

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