Resistance Lab

Collective of scholars, activists, and grassroots community groups working to confront state violence in Greater Manchester. Account not routinely monitored.

[Resistance Lab @ResLabMcr]

✨NEW REPORT ✨

Despite their claims to the contrary, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are now using Tasers more than ever before according to new Home Office data. This data shows the highest use of the weapon in England and Wales on record.

[Resistance Lab @ResLabMcr]

Check out our sister group GFSC's new podcast!

[Geeks for Social Change @gfscstudio]

✨ Announcing the Geeks for Social Change Podcast!! ✨

We are thrilled to announce the start of our podcast. In this first ep, I'm joined by @Chican3ry @ @indigenousmanc talking about the limits that government technologies put on our lives.

https://t.co/YK9DHNYTwg

[No Borders MCR @nobordersmcr]

#STOPTHEPLANE URGENT APPEAL - LIVESTREAM TONIGHT 8PM

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These deportations are part of a framework of Britain's violent borders. This flight cannot leave.

Join us this evening to find out more about the scheduled deportation and what you can do to help.

Pls RT & tune in

[Resistance Lab @ResLabMcr]

Last chance to get your objections in. It's mercifully a really short form - took me one minute!

[NPMP @npolicemonitor]

1) Express your opposition to Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) proposal to increase the Police Precept and show your support, instead, for non-policing oriented, community-based alternatives to public safety. Here’s why🧵… https://t.co/3H3NRDbNwK

[Geeks for Social Change @gfscstudio]

Do you use Facebook events heavily for promoting events? Would you like a simple way to sync them to an iCal file? Well... @PrincenAlice has been working hard on a solution.

We're not quite ready for full release yet but get in touch if you can help us test it!

[Resistance Lab @ResLabMcr]

So, racist dogwhistle or unfortunate metaphor somehow missed by the dozens of people who worked on this video? Neither look great, and both provide further evidence of the ongoing strucutral racism of GMP as an organisation. @MayorofGM & @DeputyMayorofGM must do better.

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[Resistance Lab @ResLabMcr]

🧵 Chief Constable Watson of @gmpolice was raised in apartheid South Africa, where Black and indigenous people were routinely hanged.

Here he says GMP need to "pull on the same end of the same piece of rope" to "put bad people on the back foot"

https://t.co/2OlQjeyuNR

[Resistance Lab @ResLabMcr]

"Watson ... believes the public's tolerance of 'woke' policing is at a 'high water mark'. Asked if he would take the knee ..., he said:

“No, I absolutely would not. I would probably kneel before the Queen, God, and Mrs Watson, that’s it."

(Telegraph)

https://t.co/ejGT5ifFsw

[NPMP @npolicemonitor]

If you're unable to join but would like to help cover the cost of a ticket for someone else, please get in touch: [email protected]

[The Monitoring Group @MonitoringGroup]

Our friends at NPMP (@npolicemonitor) have booked a coach to attend the United Families & Friends Annual Rally (@UFFCampaign) against deaths in or following custody, which will be in London on Sat 30 Oct 2021. Reserve a FREE coach space at the link below
https://t.co/1ukWJ7K4Kq

[Resistance Lab @ResLabMcr]

Solidarity with Erin for writing this amazingly courageous piece on her experience with the GMP ✊

[Geeks for Social Change @gfscstudio]

✨NEW BLOG ✨

In 1980, Manchester declared itself a 'Nuclear Free City'. You can still see signs proclaiming it as such around the city today.