Subversion, sabotage & spying: political policing & state racism in the UK


Subversion, sabotage & spying: political policing & state racism in the UK

A two-day conference examining the role and impact of undercover policing and the surveillance of protest groups and ‘suspect communities’.

  • Saturday 16 April and Sunday 17 April 2016
  • Southbank University, London Road Building, 100-116 London Road, London SE1 6LN

Saturday 16 April: Policing of Black, Asian & suspect communities: spying, lying, dying, & racism

  • Political policing: setting the context
  • Policing of suspect communities
  • From suspect communities to targeting of campaigns against injustice
  • Why the undercover policing inquiry is important

Sunday 17 April: Spycops and the public inquiry: is accountability possible or a pipe dream?

  • The history of SDS, spycops, Herne and Ellison
  • Spycops: the spied upon speak out
  • Spycops: the hidden voices
  • Holding the public inquiry to account

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This conference is co-organised by The Monitoring Group, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and is supported by Imran Khan and Partners and Tottenham Rights. Cost, £5-£60. To book for Saturday 16 April ONLY, click here. To book for Sunday 17 April ONLY, click here. Lunch is included in the registration fee.