would have loved to have been there! Read This When Things Fall got me thru a particularly hard time recently & Everything for Everyone did the same thing for me last year. Thanks for all you do!

Project 2052 (Everything for Everyone) — Common Notions Press Project 2052 is a website of revolutionary speculative short fiction, visual art and poetry, set in the world of Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072

Everything for Everyone made me the person I am today. It's powerful and lovely and so incredibly thoughtful. I hope you enjoy!

@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social & M. E. O'Brian did something truly special and foundational. There's also some cool follow-ups here: www.commonnotions.org/project-2052...

Image five description: Picture of the following text: "No rules on what happens to your data The Bill places no limits on how long police can store the photos, recordings and information they gather; or on who can access it, or what they can use it for. Police already use AI and other algorithmic processing (like facial recognition) in their databases.⁶ This technology is known to be biased against minority groups.⁷ A database full of photos of Māori, fed into biased algorithms, means more Māori flagged, more Māori stopped, and more Māori entering the justice system – which is already stacked against Māori."

Image six description: Picture of the following text: "The Bill breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi The Bill amplifies racist policing of Māori. It authorises the collection of images of tā moko and moko kauae, which are taonga protected under Te Tiriti. The Bill was drafted and introduced without consultation or partnership with Māori. It fails to protect tamariki and rangatahi Māori, and does not guarantee the Māori the same rights as Pākehā."

Image seven description: Picture of the following text: "Make a submission Submissions close on 22nd April You don’t need to be an expert. Simply write a few sentences about why this Bill concerns you. We need the Justice Committee to hear loud and clear that this Bill should be thrown out. We also want the police to actually delete the tens of thousands of photos that they illegally gathered. And rather than surveillance, we want the government to invest in things that actually keep communities safe: housing, healthcare, education, eradicating poverty, and giving effect to Te Tiriti. On our blog you can find links to make your submission, as well as a guide to making submissions and our draft submission on this Bill: papa.org.nz/blog"

Image eight description: Picture of the following text: "¹ Tamiefuna v R [2025] NZSC 40 ² Cardwell, Hamish. 2022. "Police Illegally Photographing Youth, Māori a 'Widespread Practice', Investigation Finds." RNZ, September 8, 2022. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/474366/police-illegally-photographing-youth-maori-a-widespread-practice-investigation-finds. ³ Understanding Policing Delivery Independent Panel. 2024. Kia Tika Ai, Kia Tōkeke Ai: Make Fair and Just Decisions; Independent Panel Report Two. Wellington: New Zealand Police. https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/understanding-policing-delivery-publications. ⁴ People Against Prisons Aotearoa. 2022. "Input to Review of Search and Surveillance Act 2012." https://papa.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Input-to-review-of-Search-and-Surveillance-Act-2012.pdf. ⁵ Cardwell, “Police Illegally Photographing Youth”. ⁶ Sims, Alexandra. 2023. "NZ Police Are Using AI to Catch Criminals – but the Law Urgently Needs to Catch Up Too." The Conversation, October 13, 2023. https://theconversation.com/nz-police-are-using-ai-to-catch-criminals-but-the-law-urgently-needs-to-catch-up-too-214833. ⁷ Lynch, Nessa and Andrew Chen, "Facial Recognition Technology: Considerations for use in policing," accessed 30 May 2022; Kitharidis, Sofoklis, Anthonie Schaap, Thomas Bäck, and Niki van Stein. 2026. “Bridging Racial and Age Gaps in Face Recognition: A Data-Augmentation Framework for Fair AI.” SN Computer Science 7 (4): 338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-026-04885-x."

Continued: papa.org.nz/2026/04/12/p...

Image one description: Picture of the following text: "In 2021, it was revealed that police all over the country were stopping rangatahi Māori in the street and photographing them for no reason. Tens of thousands of photos were added to police databases, over 50% of them of Māori. The Supreme Court, IPCA and Privacy Commission all said this was illegal. Now the government is changing the law to make these practices legal. Police will be able to photograph you and your kids, anytime and anywhere, and keep those photos forever. Here’s what you need to know about the Policing Amendment Bill…"

Image two description: Picture of the following text: "What the Bill does The Policing Amendment Bill gives police the power to photograph and record anyone, both in public and on private property, so long as they think it “will or may support” any function of the Police. That means they don't need to suspect you of anything. Any intelligence gathering can be justified simply “in anticipation of the possibility of future offending.”¹ This kind of discretion has already resulted in rangatahi Māori being targeted. This is a massive violation of rights to privacy and freedom from unreasonable search."

Image three description: Picture of the following text: "Who the Bill targets Before the IPCA and Privacy Commission stepped in, more than half of the photos that police had collected were of Māori.² This isn’t a coincidence. The police’s own research confirms deep institutional racism.³ Māori are six times as likely to come into contact with police for no reason than Pākehā, and are subject to warrantless searches at a rate four times higher.⁴"

Image four description: Picture of the following text: "Tamariki and rangatahi are not protected Police were illegally stopping tamariki and rangatahi in the street to photograph them and record their details.⁵ The Bill makes this practice legal, and includes zero protections for children and young people. It creates a pipeline for tamariki and rangatahi Māori into police databases and a lifetime of surveillance by the justice system."

You have until Wednesday 22nd April to submit against the Government's bill that will allow Police to photograph you and your kids for any reason and erode our political and civil liberties. You can make a submission and find a guide to submit here: papa.org.nz/2026/04/12/p...

Just finished reading @lalouverouge.bsky.social book and absolutely loved it. Really cool to read further engagement with her work at @theflytrapmedia.com !

I agree with this and it's something for which community groups should already be developing concrete plans. I think reparations are already due.

So excited for this new book by Kathi Weeks!!

“How many of these gentle people have I helped to kill just by paying my taxes?" June Jordan, 1984

There you go. An overt technofascist Trump ally will now own CBS, CNN, HBO, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Discovery, and a big chunk of TikTok

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

When they propose spending increases on violence work, you can treat that as a big pot of money that should be given to life affirming things instead.

probably should abolish the police at the same time just to be safe

Send prisoners some holiday cheer! Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa.

We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please consider donating to our Holiday Card Drive fundraiser here: givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...

We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.

Image description: Picture of the following text: “Prisoner Correspondence Network Holiday Card Drive 2025 Come along and share some hope with our incarcerated whānau this holiday season! Ōtepoti Sun 23rd November 1-4pm Fua Lelei Room 42 Macandrew Bay Road Kai, cards and pens provided”

Ōtepoti friends & whānau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Sunday 23 November from 1-4pm at the Fua Lelei Room, Catholic Social Services, 42 Macandrew Bay Road. www.facebook.com/events/13638...

can’t wait to read this, need to order asap!

Project 2052 — Common Notions Press Project 2052 is a website of revolutionary speculative short fiction, visual art and poetry, set in the world of Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072.

We’re launching a website of revolutionary speculative fiction, art and poetry set in the world of Everything for Everyone! We’re calling it Project 2052. To support author honoraria, subscribe as a sustainer, make a one-time donation, or pitch a story here: www.commonnotions.org/project2052.

Poster sharing about Ōtepoti Holiday Card Drive 2025; come along and share some hope with our incarcerated whānau this holiday season. Sunday 23rd Nov 1pm-4pm Fua Lelei Room 42 Macandrew Bay Rd. Kai, cards, and pens provided.

this coming Sunday, Ōtepoti!! @papa.org.nz @pcn.nz

Image one description: Picture of the PAPA logo with the following white text above the logo on top of a black and red background: "PAPA Mobilisation Prisoners Clothing Protest 1PM 16 November Auckland Region Womens Correction Facility 20 Hautu Drive, Wiri, Manukau City Help Fight For Better! www.papa.org.nz"

Image two description: Picture of an artistic depiction of a clothes line with the following white text on top of a red and black background and next to the PAPA logo: "Our Demands: - A minimum standard of providing clothing for prisoners. - Corrections to follow their own regulations around providing clothing to prisoners - Halt all prison expansions. - All prisoners to be provided appropriate and hygenic supplies. Tāmaki Makaurau | 16 November"

Image three description: Picture of an artistic depiction of clothes in front of Māori iconography and with a broken chain and the PAPA logo around both, with the following pink text around the picture and on top of a red and brown background: "Prisoner Clothing Protest Dignity For Victims of Dispossessive Colonial Accumulation Fund Our Future Not Incarceration Invest In The Classroom, Not the Cell Block Minimum Standards Of Care For Prisoners Now! Halt All Megaprison Expansions! November 16th 1pm Outside Auckland Regional Women's Corrections Facility 20 Hautu Drive, Wiri, Manukau City"

Image four description: Picture of a poster by Min Iles that contains the following text surrounded by chains and locks: ""Clothing or footwear that is provided by the prison must be adequate for safety, warmth, comfort and health." - Corrections Regulations 20025, Clause 68 (In others words, THE LAW)"

People Against Prisons Aotearoa invites you to support us in calling on the Department of Corrections to give people in prisons appropriate clothing and hygienic supplies on Sunday 16 November from 1PM outside Auckland Region Womens Corrections Facility. www.facebook.com/events/68706...

No efforts to reform policing have ever been successful because the police cannot be reformed - they are enemies of equality that we must struggle against and overcome.

The massive cover-up of allegations made against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming gets right at key contradictions in policing itself. The police exist in order to maintain social order - but that social order is fundamentally unjust.

Image one description The image has a clothes rack with different coloured shirts and pants on it. Below is black text in a white box with a pink border. The text reads as follows: “People in prison are unable to access basic clothing items.”

Image two description The image contains a text-based post against a brown background. At the top is a white text box with a pink border, the text is orange. Under this there are four bullet points with images of underwear, socks, a t-shirt and shoes. Underneath is some orange text. The text reads as follows: “In the 2024/2025 year, PAPA has provided people in prison with: 240 pairs of underwear, 255 pairs of socks, 102 thermals, 111 pairs of shoes. Corrections is legally responsible for providing reasonable clothing requests! Are underwear, shoes, socks and warm clothes not reasonable?”

Image three description The image has a white title on a black background and below it black text in a white text box with a pink border. On the bottom left side there is a stack on money. The text reads as follows: “Where is the money going??? In 2022 it cost roughly $151,000 per year to imprison someone. This is more than double the average yearly NZ salary ($65,749). Where is the money going if not providing basic?”

Image four description The image contains a text-based post against a brown background. One text box is white with orange around it and the other is pink with white around it. The text reads as follows: “People in prison are made to make requests for their basic property needs. When they get told no, they have to request items externally or go without. Why is the burden of being warm, safe, and comfortable put on those already suffering?”

The Department of Corrections is failing to provide people basic necessities like hygenic bedding, underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a breach of human rights and a failure to care for those in state care. Sign our petition: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ge...

We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.

Image description: Picture of holiday cards from the Holiday Card Drive with the following text above the picture: "Send prisoners some holiday cheer! Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa."

We are holding our 9th annual holiday card drive! We’ll be sending holiday cards to hundreds of incarcerated people. We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please donate to our fundraiser: givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...

Open letter to UniSaver Board members 2025 Tēnā koe, University Workers for Palestine has been trying for over a year to get UniSaver, the preferred superannuation provider for most universities, to divest from Israel and companies complicit ...

Demand that NZ's Unisaver divest from Israel and companies complicit in occupation and genocide docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ah two of my faves, what a treat!!! my fav things I’ve read this year are def enemy feminisms, the politics of emotional life, and everything for everyone: an oral history of the New York commune 2052-2072 (also the main subjects of my lectures/conversations/monologues over the last six months)

Love this! I wrote about Noem with Lewis’s enemy feminisms framing, may be of interest: blindfieldjournal.com/2025/06/04/n...