We are inviting folks to get creative in their sci-fi imaginations of futures without violence or punishment. We know that what people say should make us safe (like police, prisons, and borders) actually does the opposite. So we want to hear from you — what would really make you feel safe? What would safety feel and taste and smell like?… Read more →
Research Roundtable
Do you want to learn more about transformative justice through research? Do you work on topics related to: sexual & partner violence, state violence (policing, border regimes, prison), sex work, carceral feminism/femonationalism/instrumentalization of queer-feminism, critique of punishment/criminology, restorative and transformative justice alternatives, conflict mediation? We are hosting a roundtable for people who research or want to research on transformative justice… Read more →
Summer Book + Tour
“What really makes us safe?” Book The “What really makes us safe?” project that we’ve been working on for the past several years culminated in the publication of a toolkit last summer, which many of our collaborators and allies like LesMigras, Hydra, and Women in Exile contributed to. The toolkit is still available to download here, and will also be… Read more →
Social Media
dear Transformative Justice (TJ) fans & co-conspirators, It’s been awhile since you’ve heard from us, so we wanted to send you some updates about Transformative Justice Kollektiv related events and actions going on this summer across Germany, where we hope to see your shining faces. The best way to stay on top of the most updated info is to follow… Read more →
Updates: ZineFest, taz Interview, & “Justice & Racism” Event
1* The collective will be hanging out at Berlin ZineFest ! Come by and say hi! There will be copies of our zine, „Risiko wagen. Strategien für selbstorganisierte & kollektive Verantwortungsübernahme bei sexualisierte Gewalt“, and the „Was macht uns wirklich sicher? Toolkit für Aktivist_innen“ from our library. zinefest berlin: 4 & 5 Nov. 2017 13.00-19.00 Uhr New Yorck (Bethanien Südflügel) Mariannenpl. 2 free entry… Read more →
“Was macht uns wirklich sicher?” Toolkit (in German) available for free download
The little monster is finally here! The “What really makes us safe? Was macht uns wirklich sicher?“ Project, which includes a website, seminars, events, an exhibition, and now this toolkit asks the question: How can seemingly good ideas like supporting survivors of violence go so wrong by supporting racist surveillance and security regimes? In light of the debates around the sexual assaults and… Read more →
TJ in Discussions on Police Violence at G20 Protests
analyse & kritik / Zeitung für linke Debatte & Praxis published an article last winter about transformative justice (written by Mel from the Kollektiv) and reposted, in light of current discussions of police violence related to the G20 protests: Angesichst der eskalierten Polizeigewalt beim G20-Gipfel wird jetzt über ein Problem diskutiert, dass Opfer sexueller… Posted by ak –… Read more →
“Lab for Alternatives” video now up!
Darlins, Ta da! For a quick overview of the whole “What really makes us safe?” Project, as well as our most recent “Lab for Alternatives to Prisons and Police”, check out this video. After minute 4, you’ll get the documentation of TJ Kollektiv’s Melanie Brazzell in conversation with author & midwife Mai’a Williams‘ on the topics of community accountability & revolutionary… Read more →
What really makes us safe? Laboratory for Alternatives to Police & Prisons
Talking Community Accountability with U.S. author & activist Mai’a Williams Launch Party for the “Was macht uns wirklich sicher?” Toolkit & Website Healing Archives Exhibition -linocuts, audio installation, & screening of the film “yes” Reading Lab Transformative Justice Kollektiv Berlin’s zine translation “Das Risiko wagen” & Mai’a Williams’ new anthology “Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines”… Read more →
Interview for Prison Radio
Oldie but goodie. Check out our radio interview (in English) with Montreal-based Prison Radio, which has been on the air in Montreal for more than a decade. The show seeks to confront the invisibility of prisons and prisoner struggle, by focusing on the roots of incarceration, policing, and criminalization, and by challenging ideas about what prisons are and who ends… Read more →