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Synergi Project @synergiproject.bsky.social · Dec 20
🎉We are Synergi Project, hosted by @nsunnews.bsky.social & funded by Lankelly Chase

🌿Started in 2017, our work has continued to evolve by shifting power & resources to user-led groups working around racial justice & mental ill health/distress/trauma

👉🏿Learn more about us from the link in our bio!
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We're taking time to rest and recharge. We'll be back in September with new events, opportunities, and resources on abolition and mental health.
August 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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One day, there will be an end to police violating our young people in life and death.
One day, there will be an end to police violating our young people in life and death. The far right do not care about the lives of young people. They care about opportunities to be racist. Their approach, as always, is to weaponise tragedies surrounding children and young people to mobilise hatred, and ignore the much needed justice fights that children and young people require of us long term. Those who actually care about young people have long fought for their justice in communities. That justice may be fights to improve education systems, to end police violence, to end child poverty, to ensure children live in safe housing, to address children's worsening mental health, and so on. And those who fight for young people who are most oppressed - often racialised young people across the board - from the position of genuinely caring for young people's collective justice, by default fight for all young people. Because the improvement in the lives of those most oppressed, justice in their lives, liberation in their lives, would mean every young person's life has improved. When we fight for young people experiencing racist oppression, particularly by the state, we never fight to make specific young people's live's better or worse than others. That is the narrative and work of fascists. It is what we of course now see emerging from from their tired playbook following the devastating death of a young person, whose life was met with the state violence that racialised communities have long been fighting against. We are thinking of Henry Nowak and his loved ones. We hope they find the incredible support and justice networks we know exist, who hold families with these shared experiences of state violence. And we hope one day, there will be an end to police violating our young people in life and death.
June 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Our new report, 'Reparative Resourcing', explores what is possible when resources flow directly to Black and Global Majority community groups. As well as the challenges that these groups face in getting the what they need to do abolitionist work.

Read it here: synergiproject.org.uk/reparative-r...
April 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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What would justice look like for women and girls if it was delivered by the community instead of police?

Manchester Women’s Justice Collective dare to challenge increases to local policing budget and dream of approaches to community justice in new piece.

Read: synergiproject.org.uk/2026/04/09/f...
April 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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It is important to make space for joy in our activism. But with so much violence directed at our communities, how do we make space for joy as Black people and people of colour?

Join us for a group discussion on joy, at our next Abolition in Practice group session on the 9th February at 12pm (UK)
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Hear people seeking asylum directly on the ways they experience racism in their day to day lives.

We are so proud to be publishing this zine from Mr Boy Cookery School CIC.

Full zine: synergiproject.org.uk/2026/01/23/m...
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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How do we tell our own stories and build our own cultural archives when so often institutions exclude us from the spaces where cultural history is preserved?

Mahasin Ahmed writes about what they have learnt about archiving, and how they are using those lessons to better tell their own story.
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Following our conversations on rage and conflict, we’ll be talking about grief in next months Abolition in Practice group.

In a world where we are surrounded by loss, how can our grief become a pathway towards liberation?

Monday 12th January at 12pm

Register: synergiproject.org.uk/event/abolit...
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Abolition in Practice group will be looking at abolitionist approaches to conflict again, but this time asking ourselves how love can play a role in building alternative approaches to resolving conflicts.

Join us next week: synergiproject.org.uk/event/abolit...
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Remembrance as Resistance is a collection of creative works by artists living at the intersection of mental health and racial inequality.

These pieces showcase a range of abolitionary approaches to mental health.

See it here: synergiproject.org.uk/remembrance-...
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Lets look at abolitionist approaches to conflict. How do we respond to our rage in navigating injustice? What is useful about transformative approaches to justice, and what feels hard about them?

Join us on 10 November at 12pm for this free session: synergiproject.org.uk/event/abolit...
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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“I’ve gained a deeper understanding of how the structures and designs that people look to for support fail racialised communities.”

This is why spaces by and for Black people and People of Colour are so important.

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October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Our Director Debbie Solomon will be joining this wonderful panel discussion on Black Power. Reflecting on her life and her activism, this event is all about building Black power in our lives and in our communities.

Friday 24 October, 8PM

Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...
An Evening On Black Power
Eventbrite - Black Psychotherapy presents An Evening On Black Power - Friday, October 24, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Spaces for Black people to focus on their wellbeing and recharge are so important. House of Dread and History for Our Futures are putting on something really special here, on 25 Oct between 1-3pm at The Dojo Space.

RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Be Still & Remember Deep Dive Session with Dr Rowan Hassan A circle of somatic yoga, meditation, and breath work to return, reclaim, and move forward with intention. We are inviting you to join our next DEEP DIVE session as part of History for Our Future Network to help our network pause, restore, and ground. Curated by Nubia Assata, this special gathering offers space for researchers, leaders, and artists working on histories of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans to step back from the demands of daily work and reconnect with intention. Guided by Dr. Rawan Hassan and supported by Amberlee Green, the afternoon will centre on holistic wellbeing for the Black Diaspora through: Breathwork and somatic practice Gentle yin yoga and guided meditation A calming herbal tea ceremony Journaling and collective reflection We invite you to come as you are—to slow down, release, and replenish in community. Places are limited and RSVP is essential
October 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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School exclusions are a form of structural racism, and indicate deep failings within educational settings, our latest report with Communities Empowerment Network details 🧵
September 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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This weekend's far right marches will have been triggering and traumatising for many Black and Global Majority people. In times like these we need to hold our communities close and take care of each other.
white text on green background Reads: Many Black and Global Majority people are afraid and feeling anxious. Our sense of safety has been rocked by this weekend’s far right marches. We’re seeing the rise of the far right, and their rhetoric increasingly becoming mainstream. We are seeing policing treat pro-Palestinian protesters more harshly than far right racist protestors. And existing as a Black person or a person of colour in this reality is in itself traumatising. white text on a green background Reads: These events have a detrimental impact on our mental health. But the systems as they exist are not prepared to help Black and Global majority people process the trauma of systemic racism. Hold your communities close, talk to each other to help heal the pain, and organise spaces for healing. We move through spaces where sharing our experiences and feelings around racism is dangerous, so find those spaces where you can be yourself. White text on a green background. Reads: We will be sharing resources and community spaces in our stories. Tell us in the comments what you are doing to take care of yourself during these difficult times.
September 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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🌱Our upcoming Abolition in Practice Group is on the theme of non-carceral alternatives to policing, community accountability, transformative justice & intersectionality

Date: Monday 12th May
Time: 12-2pm
Where: Online (zoom)

🔗Register using link in bio

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#abolition #bpoc
May 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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🥀Our upcoming Abolition in Practice Group will explore rage, fear & numbness. How do we make space for grief in our movements?

📅Date: Monday 9th June
⏰Time: 12-2pm
💻Where: Online (zoom)

🔗Register your place using link in bio!

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#abolition #bpoc #grief
May 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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🌱Our upcoming Abolition in Practice Group is on the theme of non-carceral alternatives to policing, community accountability, transformative justice & intersectionality

Date: Monday 12th May
Time: 12-2pm
Where: Online (zoom)

🔗Register using link in bio

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#abolition #bpoc
May 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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🫖✨ Amy Bullard from The Teapot Collective and Story of the Changing joins us for this months community blog. She shares with us her love for tarot, yoga and being in community!

🔗🌱Read it following the link in our bio

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#joy #healing #bpoc #tarot #decolonial
Image description: orange background with green flowers and two brown hands with a green and blue card in each hand. There is the green synergi flower logo in the bottom right hand corner. The text reads: Joy As Resistance by Amy Bullard.
April 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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🌱Register your place for Friday this week!

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synergiproject.bsky.social Synergi Project @synergiproject.bsky.social · Apr 17
⏰Coming up next Friday with Sistren Legal Collective!

🔗Register your place using the link in our bio

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synergiproject.bsky.social Synergi Project @synergiproject.bsky.social · Apr 2
⚖️🙏🏾Our second workshop with the wonderful folks from Sistren Legal Collective is coming up soon!

🌿This workshop is for folks from BPOC user-led organisations

📅 Friday 25th April
⏰1pm - 3pm
💻Online (zoom)

#Legal #legalworkshop #abolition #bpoc #racialjustice

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April 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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⏰Coming up next Friday with Sistren Legal Collective!

🔗Register your place using the link in our bio

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synergiproject.bsky.social Synergi Project @synergiproject.bsky.social · Apr 2
⚖️🙏🏾Our second workshop with the wonderful folks from Sistren Legal Collective is coming up soon!

🌿This workshop is for folks from BPOC user-led organisations

📅 Friday 25th April
⏰1pm - 3pm
💻Online (zoom)

#Legal #legalworkshop #abolition #bpoc #racialjustice

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Image description 1: Green background with brown hand on blue squiggly background holding a twig with leaves. There is the white synergi logo in the bottom right hand corner. Text reads: Legal Workshop.For BPOC user-led organisations working at the intersection of racial justice & mental ill health, trauma & distress led by: sistren legal collective. Date: Friday 25th April . Time: 1pm - 3pm Where: Online (zoom).
April 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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🗣️✨We had a wonderful time at the Northern Race Equality Conference in Bradford last week!

👐🏾We had important discussions around making racial justice the centre of our sustainable movement building, funding and leadership!

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#racialjustice #socialjustice #event #fyp #le #bpoc
April 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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⏰🌱Register for your place ahead of Monday's session!

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synergiproject.bsky.social Synergi Project @synergiproject.bsky.social · Mar 28
🫶🏿🎋Our upcoming Abolition in Practice Group is on the theme of Somatic abolitionism, decolonizing ‘wellness’, embodied social justice & the body as a resource & locus of trauma

📅: Monday 14th April
⏰: 12-2pm
💻: Online (zoom)

🔗Register your place using link in bio!

#bpoc #le

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Image description 1: Maroon background with flowers with orange dotted border. There is pictures of Liberated to The Bone book by Susan Raffo and My Grandmothers Hands by Resmaa Menakem as well as a video picture of vice video titled A Therapist Breaks Down How Our Bodies Carry Racial Trauma. Text description: Abolition in Practice Group. Theme: What's the Body got to do with it? Date: Monday 14th April. Time: 12-2pm.Where:Online (zoom).
April 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Drop us a comment of any organisations/folks doing this work 👇🏾

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#disabilityrights #Disability #bpoc #qtibpoc #grassroots #communityorganising #le #mh
Image description: Green background with green polka border. There is a black synergi flower logo in the right hand corner. Text description: Do you know any folks/organisations doing work to support BPOC communities affected by Labour’s Disability benefit reforms?
April 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM