',! ,/ATE ,WILL ,NOT ,SAVE ,US1 ,ONLY ,WE ,CAN ,SAVE ,US' 
A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO ,COVID-#a#i 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,AN OP5 LETT]1 ON :AT WE MU/ DO TO MITIGATE ?IS CRISIS4 

,WE >E A GR\P ( MIGRANT SOLID>ITY1 PRISON ABOLITIONI/ & ANTI-RACI/ ORGANIZ]S4 ,WE WANT$ TO WRITE ?IS /ATEM5T FROM AN ABOLITIONI/1 ANTI-RACI/ P]SPECTIVE1 HI<LI<T+ ! REALITY ?AT ! CAUSES ( ! CURR5T CRISIS LIE DEEP] ?AN ! \TBREAK ( DISEASE ITSELF3 IT IS ROOT$ 9 ! V]Y WAY \R ECONOMY IS ORGANIZ$1 H[ \R SOCIETY IS G5D]$ & RACIALIS$4 ,SEE BEL[ \R OP5 LETT]1 :I* DETAILS :AT WE MU/ DO 9 ! FACE ( ?IS CRISIS4 

,CORONAVIRUS IS A POLITICAL ISSUE4 ,AT ROOT1 ?IS P&EMIC IS A DISEASE ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM1 BO? 9 ITS G5ESIS & ITS TRANSMISSION4 ,)\T ! DRIVE T[>DS OV]PRODUCTION1 ! P>TICUL> CONDITIONS = ! 9CREAS$ OCCURR5CE ( 9FECTI\S DISEASE W\LD NOT EXI/2 )\T GLOBAL COMMODITY *A9S & REGUL> LABOR MIGRATION1 ! SPREAD ( DISEASE W\LD NOT BE SO RAPID2 )\T ! RUL+ CLASSES' VE/$ 9T]E/S 9 MA9TA9+ CAPITAL FL[1 PEOPLE W\LD NOT BE =C$ TO CONT9UE TO WORK1 FUR!R EXPOS+ !MSELVES TO ! VIRUS4 

,AS ABOLITIONI/ ORGANIZ]S1 \R RESI/ANCE TO ! EFFECTS ( ?IS VIRUS >E ROOT$ 9 A VISION ( A WORLD )\T BORD]S1 PRISONS1 OR ! POLICE - /RUCTURES ?AT EXCLUDE & EXPLOIT ! MO/ M>G9ALIZ$4 ,! WORLD WE NE$ N[ IS ONE ?AT WE HAVE ALWAYS NE$$3 A WORLD :]E EV]YONE CAN ACCESS HEAL?C>E1 :]E EV]YONE HAS A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE1 :]E NO ONE IS LOCK$ 9 A CAGE1 :]E !RE IS NO IMP]ATIVE TO WORK - A WORLD ?AT IS ACCESSIBLE TO DISABL$ PEOPLE4 ,:AT ?IS P&EMIC PUTS 9 %>P RELIEF IS ! FACT ?AT ! SAME CONDITIONS ?AT ALREADY PLACE C]TA9 COMMUNITIES AT GREAT] PROXIMITY TO DEA? >E DETRIM5TAL TO ! HEAL? ( ALL4 

,9 ! ,U,K1 ,BORIS ,JOHNSON'S FLIP-FLOPP+ FROM 0TAKE IT ON ! *90 TO 0DEVELOP H]D IMMUNITY01 ALL ! WAY TO LA/ WEEK'S PITIFUL MITIGATION /RATEGY - ?AT SCI5TI/S CALCULAT$ W\LD'VE LEFT #b#f1 DEAD - HAS BETRAY$ \R GOV]NM5T'S CASUAL DISREG>D = ! LIVES ( ?OSE MO/ AT RISK ( DEA? FROM ! VIRUS4 ,BELAT$ & HALF-HE>T$ CALLS = SOCIAL DI/ANC+ HAVE COMPLETELY FAIL$ TO ADDRESS ! 9ABILITY ( MANY TO SAFELY & EFFECTIVELY PRACTICE SOCIAL DI/ANC+ & SELF-ISOLATION4 ,MEAN:ILE1 WE HAVE WITNESS$ FAMILI> PATT]NS ( FE> LEAD+ TO SCAPEGOAT+ & RACI/ VIOL5CE 9 ! UPSURGE ( ATTACKS AGA9/ PEOPLE RACIALIS$ AS ,EA/ ,ASIANS & O!R MIGRANTS4 ,:AT IS CLE> IS ?AT = \R GOV]NM5T1 ! LIVES ( ! ELD]LY1 IMMUNO-COMPROMIS$ PEOPLE1 UNDOCUM5T$ MIGRANTS1 ASYLUM SEEK]S1 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 DISABL$ PEOPLE1 PEOPLE EXP]I5C+ HOMELESSNESS1 9C>C]AT$ PEOPLE & POOR PEOPLE DO NOT MATT]4 

,9 LI<T ( GOV]NM5T 9ACTION1 MANY >E CALL+ = EXCEPTIONAL MEASURES1 FRAM+ ?IS MOM5T AS ONE ( 0CRISIS0 REQUIR+ URG5T ACTION & ATT5TION4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT WE NE$ URG5T ACTION1 BUT WE ALSO MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT ! V]Y IDEA ( 'EXCEPTION' OBSCURES ! REALITY ?AT ! PEOPLE ?AT \R GOV]NM5T IS EFFECTIVELY WILL+ TO LET DIE HAVE ALWAYS LIV$ 9 PREC>I\S CONDITIONS1 SUBJECT TO ! VICISSITUDES ( AN ECONOMIC SY/EM DESIGN$ TO PLACE PR(IT & P[] ABOVE PEOPLE'S LIVES4 ,NOT ONLY DOES ! LOGIC ( 0CRISIS0 EXCEPTIONALISE1 IT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY = ! /ATE TO CONSOLIDATE P[] - 9CREASE SURVEILLANCE1 RE/RICT FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T - 9 ! NAME ( ADDRESS+ ! 0CRISIS04 ,9DE$1 IT WAS REC5TLY ANN\NC$ ?AT POLICE & IMMIGRATION (FICIALS WILL BE GRANT$ EM]G5CY P[]S TO DETA9 PEOPLE SUSPECT$ ( HAV+ ,COVID-#a#i4 ,IF WE HAVE LE>N$ ANY?+ FROM ! ONGO+ RACI/ SURVEILLANCE & CRIM9ALIZATION ( ,MUSLIMS & O!R RACIALIS$ COMMUNITIES UND] ! 0,W> ON ,T]ROR01 WE KN[ ?AT WE MU/ BE VIGILANT AGA9/ ! 9T5SIFICATION ( POLICE & BORD] VIOL5CE 9 ! NAME ( A RACIALIS$ 0,W> ON ,DISEASE04 

,:5 WE CALL = ! /ATE TO ACT TO PREV5T DEA? AS A MATT] ( URG5CY1 !N1 WE DO SO ) ! KN[L$GE ?AT ! UND]LY+ CRISIS IS ONGO+1 & ) ! HOPE ?AT ANY ACTIONS TAK5 N[ WILL REV]B]ATE BEYOND ?IS SEEM+LY 0EXCEPTIONAL0 MOM5T4 ,& :5 WE EMPHASIZE ! URG5CY ( 0QU>ANT9ES0 & PHYSICAL DI/ANC+1 WE DO SO AS A ME?OD ( COLLECTIVE C>E ?AT R$UCES ! V]Y REAL RISK TO ! MO/ VULN]ABLE1 :IL/ RESI/+ A P>ALLEL EXPANSION ( /ATE CO]CION & SURVEILLANCE4 

,) ?IS 9 M9D1 WE PROPOSE ! FOLL[+ NON-EXHAU/IVE URG5T DEM&S TO 5SURE ?AT ALL CAN SAFELY PRACTICE RECOMM5D$ SOCIAL DI/ANC+ TO CONTA9 ! VIRUS1 & TO 5SURE ?AT ALL CAN SAFELY SELF-ISOLATE & ACCESS HEAL?C>E3 

#a4 ,5D ! HO/ILE 5VIRONM5T 

,AS AN 9FECTI\S DISEASE1 ,COVID-#a#i IS EXEMPT FROM ! HO/ILE 5VIRONM5T HEAL?C>E *>GES1 & ! GOV]NM5T HAS CLAIM$ ?AT ! ,N,H,S WILL NOT %>E DATA ) ! ,HOME ,(FICE REG>D+ CASES ( CORONAVIRUS PATI5TS4 ,H[EV]1 WE >E CONC]N$ ?AT MIGRANTS WILL /ILL HAVE LEGITIMATE FE> AB\T ACCESS+ HEAL?C>E :ILE DET5TION & DEPORTATION ORD]S1 & DATA-%>+ BETWE5 ! ,N,H,S & ! ,HOME ,(FICE CONT9UE4 

#b4 ,NO NEW POLICE P[]S 

,= ,COVID-#a#i1 WE BELIEVE 9CREAS$ POLICE & IMMIGRATION (FIC] P[]S WILL ONLY BE US$ TO T>GET ?OSE ALREADY T>GET$ BY LAW & IMMIGRATION 5=CEM5T1 9CLUD+ BLACK PEOPLE1 ,MUSLIMS1 & PEOPLE ( COLOR1 UNDOCUM5T$ MIGRANTS1 HOMELESS PEOPLE & SEX WORK]S4 ,! GOV]NM5T %\LD 9VE/ 9 PROVID+ FA/ & G5]AL TE/+ = ,COVID-#a#i1 RA!R ?AN 9VE/+ 9 ! EXPANSION ( ! C>C]AL REGIME4 

#c4 ,ACCESS TO WELF>E = ALL 

,MIGRANTS ) NO REC\RSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS1 OR :O >E O!RWISE UNABLE TO ACCESS WELF>E & H\S+ ASSI/ANCE1 >E AT RISK ( HOMELESSNESS & DE/ITUTION4 ,MANY MIGRANTS :O >E ALREADY 9 PREC>I\S WORK+ & LIV+ CONDITIONS WILL NE$ TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS WELF>E & H\S+ SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DI/ANC+ & SELF-ISOLATE IF NECESS>Y4 

#d4 ,5D 9-P]SON IMMIGRATION REPORT+ 

,MIGRANTS :O >RIVE 9 ! ,U,K )\T P]MISSION TO REMA9 >E USUALLY REQUIR$ TO REGUL>LY ATT5D APPO9TM5TS AT IMMIGRATION REPORT+ C5T]S4 ,!RE >E #ad C5T]S 9 ! ,U,K & MANY MIGRANTS >E =C$ TO TRAVEL LONG DI/ANCES TO MAKE !IR APPO9TM5TS1 :I* IS P>TICUL>LY DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IF !Y DO NOT HAVE REC\RSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS4 ,?IS PROCESS IS DESIGN$ TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT & DET] ?OSE SEEK+ ASYLUM FROM CONT9U+ ) !IR CLAIM4 

#e4 ,SAFE H\S+ = ALL 

,WE HAVE ALWAYS NE$$ SAFE H\S+ = ALL & IT IS ALL ! MORE NECESS>Y N[1 AT A TIME :5 SOCIAL DI/ANC+ & SELF-ISOLAT+ >E ! ONLY WAYS TO PREV5T ! \TBREAK FROM SPREAD+ FUR!R4 ,CURR5TLY1 SELF-ISOLAT+ & SOCIAL DI/ANC+ >E NOT POSSIBLE = R\< SLEEP]S1 PEOPLE LIV+ 9 OV]CR[D$ H\S+ & PEOPLE 9C>C]AT$ 9 OV]CR[D$ & UNSANIT>Y CONDITIONS 9 PRISONS & DET5TION C5T]S4 ,SELF-ISOLATION & SOCIAL DI/ANC+ 9 ! HOME IS DANG]\S = ?OSE EXP]I5C+ DOME/IC VIOL5CE4 ,HOTEL ROOMS1 /UD5T ACCOMMODATION1 & SUITABLE EMPTY PROP]TIES ) PRIVATE ROOMS & BA?ROOMS %\LD BE REQUISITION$ TO H\SE ?OSE :O CANNOT O!RWISE SAFELY SELF-ISOLATE1 9CLUD+ PEOPLE EXP]I5C+ HOMELESSNESS1 TRAVEL+ COMMUNITIES & SURVIVORS ( DOME/IC VIOL5CE4 

#f4 ,RELEASE PEOPLE FROM PRISONS & DET5TION C5T]S 

,KEEP+ PEOPLE LOCK$ 9 CAGES IS 9HUMANE1 ESPECIALLY 9 A TIME ( SU* FE> & PANIC4 ,PRISONS & DET5TION C5T]S >E ALSO NOTORI\S = OV]CR[D+ & LACK ( HYGI5E4 ,!RE IS1 AS MIGRANT RI<TS GR\PS HAVE PO9T$ \T1 0A V]Y REAL RISK ( AN UNCONTROLL$ \TBREAK ( ,COVID-#a#i 9 IMMIGRATION DET5TION04 ,! ,U,K MU/ FOLL[ ! EXAMPLE ( ,IRAN1 :I* HAS RELEAS$ #h#e1 PRISON]S TO /EM ! SPREAD ( DISEASE4 ,9C>C]AT$ & DETA9$ PEOPLE MU/ BE RELEAS$1 & PLAC$ 9 SAFE H\S+ & ACCOMMODATION1 ) ! NECESS>Y SUPPORT & ACCESS TO HEAL?C>E4  

#g4 ,P]IODS ( ,NEGOTIAT$ ,/OPP+ = TRAVEL+ COMMUNITIES 

,5=C$ MOVEM5T ( 5CAMPM5TS IS LIKELY TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL RISK ( UNMANAG$ SPREAD ( ! VIRUS4 ,NEGOTIAT$ ,/OPP+ 9VOLVES ,LOCAL ,AU?ORITY (FIC]S MAK+ AN AGREEM5T ) TRAVEL+ COMMUNITIES ON UNAU?ORIZ$ 5CAMPM5TS1 ALL[+ TRAVEL+ COMMUNITIES TO EI!R /AY ON ! L& !Y >E CAMP$ ON OR MOVE TO A BIT ( L& MORE SUITABLE = ALL P>TIES4 

#h4 ,SUSP5D R5T1 EVICTIONS1 & UTILITIES PAYM5TS 

,AS ! CORONAVIRUS \TBREAK CONT9UES1 MORE & MORE PEOPLE WILL BE PUT \T ( WORK1 MAK+ IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET R5T & UTILITIES PAYM5TS4 ,! GOV]NM5T HAS ANN\NC$ 0MORTGAGE HOLIDAYS0 = L&LORDS & HOME[N]S2 H[EV]1 IT HAS NOT1 AS 9 O!R CITIES1 COMMITT$ TO /OPP+ EVICTIONS4 ,)\T A RO( OV] !IR HEADS1 PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO /AY SAFE & HEAL?Y1 NOR TO SELF-ISOLATE IF !Y HAVE SYMPTOMS OR PRACTICE SOCIAL DI/ANC+ TO PREV5T ! SPREAD ( DISEASE4 

#i4 ,PROVIDE FREE ESS5TIALS SU* AS CLEAN+ PRODUCTS & SOAP TO ALL 

,PANIC BUY+ ( PRODUCTS SU* AS H& SANITIZ] & TOILET PAP] HAS L$ TO %ORTAGES ACROSS ! ,U,K4 ,?OSE :O CANNOT AF=D ! /EEP RISE 9 CO/S1 OR :O DO NOT HAVE ! TIME OR MONEY TO SC\R MULTIPLE SUP]M>KETS = DAILY ESS5TIAL PRODUCTS1 >E SUFF]+ ! BRUNT ( ?IS HO>D+4 ,PEOPLE MU/ BE PROVID$ ) FREE CLEAN+ PRODUCTS & SOAP TO PROTECT !MSELVES & !IR COMMUNITIES4 ,FOOD BANKS & FRONTL9E S]VICE PROVID]S MU/ BE SUPPORT$ AS !Y CONT9UE TO SUPPORT ?OSE 9 \R COMMUNITIES4 

#a4 ,FULL PAY = SICK LEAVE & A UNIV]SAL BASIC 9COME = ALL 

,SOCIAL DI/ANC+ & SELF-ISOLATION >E A PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY = MANY WORK]S4 ,AS IT /&S1 IT W\LD LEAVE MANY WORK]S ) R$UC$ OR NO 9COME1 ) PREC>I\S WORK]S SUFF]+ ! BRUNT ( ?IS LOSS ( 9COME4 ,! GOV]NM5T'S CURR5T PROPOSAL = /ATUTORY SICK PAY ( ,G,B,P#i#d4#b#e = ONE WEEK'S SICK LEAVE OR SELF-ISOLATION IS 9SUFFICI5T = LIV+ & R5T CO/S4 ,WE !RE=E E*O DEM&S FROM UNIONS TO 5SURE FULL PAY AT LIV+ WAGE PLUS CO/S = SICK LEAVE OR SELF-ISOLATION4 ,WE >E CONC]N$1 H[EV]1 AB\T PROVISIONS = ?OSE SELF-EMPLOY$ PEOPLE & ?OSE ON Z]O H\RS CONTRACTS4 ,SEX WORK]S >E ALREADY SUFF]+ A LOSS ( CLI5TS1 =C+ MANY 9TO SITUATIONS ( GREAT] PREC>ITY2 MIGRANT DOME/IC WORK]S1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE :O LIVE-91 >E VULN]ABLE TO EXPLOITATIVE WORK+ CONDITIONS4 ,WE !RE=E BELIEVE ?AT GU>ANTEE+ A UNIV]SAL BASIC 9COME ?AT IS SUFFICI5T = FOOD & HOME SECURITY W\LD BE/ 5ABLE WORK]S TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DI/ANC+ & SELF-ISOLATION4 

#a#a4 ,SAFE WORK+ CONDITIONS 

,M$ICAL WORK]S1 C>E WORK]S1 CLEAN]S & DELIV]Y WORK]S AT ! FRONTL9E ( DEAL+ ) ! \TBREAK WILL BE =C$ TO CONT9UE LABOR+ 9 9CREAS+LY DANG]\S CONDITIONS - (T5 ) 9SUFFICI5T PROTECTION FROM !IR EMPLOY]S & ! GOV]NM5T4 ,?OSE PREC>I\SLY EMPLOY$ 9 !SE SECTORS >E DISPROPORTIONATELY MIGRANTS1 P>TICUL>LY BLACK PEOPLE1 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 & ,EA/]N ,EUROPEANS4 

#a#b4 ,MAKE PRIVATE CL9ICS PUBLIC 

,! ,N,H,S WILL SOON BE AT BREAK+ PO9T1 P>TICUL>LY 9 REG>DS TO BE+ ABLE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL C>E OR ,I,C,U B$S4 ,HEAL?C>E WORK]S >E ALREADY BE+ /RET*$ BEYOND CAPACITY4 ,! ROOT ( ?IS IS AU/]ITY1 :I* HAS SE5 MAJOR CUTBACKS TO 9VE/M5TS 9 ! PUBLIC HEAL?C>E SECTOR & 9CREAS+ PRIVATIZATION ( S]VICES UND] SUCCESSIVE ,CONS]VATIVE GOV]NM5TS4 ,H[ MU* Y\ CAN PAY %\LD HAVE NO BE>+ ON :E!R Y\ CAN ACCESS ESS5TIAL HEAL?C>E4 

,WE HAVE ALREADY BE5 FI<T+ VIOL5T SY/EMS1 & NOT JU/ N[ ?AT !Y >E HAV+ A KNOCK ON EFFECT ON ! HEAL? ( ! RUL+ CLASSES4 ,! HEAL? ( ! RUL+ CLASSES HAS ALWAYS BE5 PREMIS$ ON ! EXPLOITATION ( WORK]S & ! EXCLUSION ( M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLE4 

,WE >E AW>E ?AT ! /ATE IS ULTIMATELY CONC]N$ ) CRISIS MANAGEM5T & RECONSOLIDAT+ ITS P[]4 ,H[EV]1 WE BELIEVE ORGANIZ]S CAN & %\LD PRESSURE ! /ATE TO PREV5T DEA? TODAY1 :IL/ /AY+ CRITICAL & BUILD+ AUTONOMY4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT M>G9ALIZ$ COMMUNITIES HAVE ALWAYS1 & WILL CONT9UE1 TO 5GAGE 9 PRACTICES ( MUTUAL AID & COMMUNITY C>E TO CREATE SAFETY \TSIDE ( ?OSE /RUCTURES ?AT !Y HAVE NEV] BE5 ABLE TO RELY ON4 ,WE NE$ EA* O!R N[ & ALWAYS4 

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,COMMUNITY ,ACTION ,AGA9/ ,PRISON ,EXPANSION 7,C,A,P,E7 

DAIKON"9Z9E 

,H>+EY ,ANTI-,RAIDS 

,LESBIANS @& ,GAYS ,SUPPORT ! ,MIGRANTS 7,L,G,S,M7 

,MIGRANTS 9 ,CULTURE 

,NOR? ,EA/ ,LONDON ,MIGRANT ,ACTION 7,N,E,L,M,A7 

,SI/]S ,UNCUT 

,NE:AM ,ANTI-,RAIDS 

,PREV5T+ ,PREV5T 

,PRISON] ,SOLID>ITY ,NETWORK 7=M]LY ,I,W,O,C7 

,SMA% ,I,P,P 

,S,O,A,S ,DETA9EE ,SUPPORT 

,S\? ,ASIA ,SOLID>ITY ,GR\P 

,/REETS ,KIT*5 

,UNIS ,RESI/ ,BORD] ,CONTROLS 7,U,R,B,C7 

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