In 1968, the British Metropolitan Police created the 'Special Demonstration Squad', an undercover group to infiltrate protest groups. 50 years later and over 1,000 groups including community action groups and justice campaigns have been spied on by over 250 officers. On many occasions, officers entered into relationships with female campaigners who knew nothing of their […]
Join us in Cambridge for a talk on state surveillance, monitoring, and infiltration, and repression of activist movements. The panel includes: Aziz Choudry (editor of Activists & The Surveillance State), Eveline Lubbers of the Undercover Research Group, and 'Jessica', an activist who was deceived into a relationship by an undercover police officer. The use of […]
Past Struggles, Present Realities, Future Victories? Social movement learning and knowledge production Aziz Choudry on the new book he edited, Activists and the Surveillance State: Learning From Repression. The use of secret police and security agencies to disrupt and undermine political opposition to the prevailing social political and economic order has a long history. Many […]
It's ten years since the Information Commissioers Office raided an obscure company, the Consulting Association, and uncovered a major scandal. More than 3,000 people were on a secret illegal construction industry blacklist. Those who'd organised trade unions, complained about unpaid wages or taken action to try to get overdue wages were on the list. Many […]
Activists vs the surveillance state: Learning from Repression What can activists learn from each other across generations, communities, struggles and countries about state security practices, about the interests that they protect, and from the resistance of activists and movements being spied upon? Drawing from a new collection edited by Aziz Choudry, with contributions from/on Aotearoa/New […]
Andy Coles then and now What: Demonstration outside Peterborough City Council meeting calling for former abusive spycop Councillor Andy Coles to resign. Where: Town Hall, St Peter’s Road, Peterborough PE1 1YX (rear entrance; the main Bridge Street entrance is not usually used) When: 6pm, Wednesday 6 March 2019 Why: Andy Coles deceived a teenager into […]
Aziz Choudry on Activists & the Surveillance State: Learning From Repression. He will be joined by Donal O'Driscoll of the Undercover Research Group. The use of secret police and security agencies to disrupt and undermine political opposition to the prevailing social political and economic order has a long history. Many of today’s policing and state […]
Associate Professor Aziz Choudry from McGill University in Canada talks about his newly edited book Activists and the Surveillance State: Learning From Repression. The use of secret police and security agencies to disrupt and undermine political opposition to the prevailing social political and economic order has a long history. Many of today’s policing and state security […]
Activists and the Surveillance State: Learning from Repression An evening with Aziz Choudry and Eveline Lubbers Join us for an evening of discussion with Aziz Choudry and Eveline Lubbers, editor of and contributor to Activists and the Surveillance State: Learning from Repression respectively. We will hear about the surveillance, harassment and infiltration directed against activists, […]
The Westminster Law, Development and Conflict Research Group invites you to the launch of Activists and the Surveillance State - Learning From Repression, Aziz Choudry (editor) (Pluto Press, 2019). When: Monday 11 March 2019 6-8pm Where: Room RS UG04, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, W1B 2HW London This book reflects on the surveillance, harassment […]