Search

...work in large urban centres and inner cities with high crime rates and where ordinary people are fearful of being victimised? Abolitionism is about building communities of inclusion and strengthening social bonds. We are less likely to be fearful of ‘crime’ if we feel a sense of connection to our local communities. Fear and insecurity around ‘crime’ are often...

...work for them as well) but at conferences and work-in-progress seminars especially at postgraduate level, there is that sense of maturity, of being able to show up, respect others’ opinions and respect the hours and hours of work that might go into a poster or a presentation or workshop and being about to generate a sense of community. I certainly felt that on...

...work on the Home Front. They can feel the weight of the gas mask and smell the stifling warmth of the mask on their face. This gives them a depth of understanding that nothing else could. For the moment they are connecting with the sensations and physical feelings of a wartime child. This richness and immediacy of experience can be applied across the curriculum and with...