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SUMMARY:The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:8 Fabulous  Films : Thursday 7th   May – Friday 19th June 2026 \n\n\n\n\nDownload: Crime and Justice Film Festival Calendar – May – June 2026\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWelcome to the 2026 festival sponsored by the School of Sociology & Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University and curated by the university’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit. \n\n\n\nSince 2019 we’ve had a consistent mission – screening great films which provoke debate and provide an alternative take on crime\, justice and punishment in the 21st century. \n\n\n\nThis year’s programme brings you an eclectic mix of international crime classics and lesser-known gems from a century of cinema\, with settings ranging from the Scottish islands to the south of Chile. Our experts will be on hand to introduce the movies and to answer your questions at Q+A sessions after each screening. Selected screenings will also feature short films documenting creative projects delivered in prisons\, in partnership between artist Faye Claridge\, learners from each establishment and our partner Novus. \n\n\n\nScreenings will take place at Grosvenor East Building\, the university’s Arts and Creative Hub. Grosvenor East is on the corner of Oxford Road and Cavendish Street\, five minutes walk from Oxford Rd train station. We also have a joint screening with our partners at Instituto Cervantes Manchester.     \n\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming old friends and new audiences alike\, from the UK and internationally. \n\n\n\nSee you at the movies! \n\n\n\nYour festival team: \n\n\n\nKevin Wong\, Gavin Bailey\, Anton Roberts\, Katie Hunter\, Phil Edwards and Benedicte Brahic \n\n\n\nFilm notes by Phil Edwards
URL:https://ahead.mmu.ac.uk/event/the-manchester-international-crime-and-justice-film-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East Building\, Manchester Metropolitan University\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Lecture Series : Ecological Harm Reduction: Reimagining Drug Policy with Clemmie James
DESCRIPTION:What if drug policy wasn’t just a health or legal issue\, but a climate issue too? \n\n\n\nIn this powerful and eye-opening talk\, Clemmie reveals how drug prohibition is not only failing to reduce harm\, but is also quietly driving deforestation\, environmental destruction\, and social injustice across some of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet. \n\n\n\nFocusing on the global coca and cocaine economy\, this talk uncovers how prohibition has created a vast\, unregulated market that fuels illegal mining\, land grabbing\, and violence\, particularly in regions like the Amazon. The communities most affected are often Indigenous peoples and smallholder farmers\, who are criminalised for their traditional practices while being pushed off lands that are critical to protecting biodiversity and tackling climate change. \n\n\n\nBut this isn’t just a story of harm\, it’s also about possibility. \n\n\n\nClemmie introduces the concept of “teacher plants” such as coca\, cannabis\, and poppy\, plants that have been used for generations in Indigenous cultures for healing\, spirituality\, and sustaining relationships with the natural world. Rather than recognising their value\, modern drug policies have reduced them to illicit commodities\, breaking vital cultural and ecological connections. \n\n\n\nThe talk also explores an innovative new approach: Ecological Harm Reduction\, developed by the International Coalition for Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice. This fresh framework challenges us to rethink drug policy as part of a wider system of environmental and social justice\, one that protects ecosystems\, respects Indigenous knowledge\, and supports sustainable\, community-led economies. \n\n\n\nAt a time of escalating climate crisis\, Clemmie makes a compelling case: without rethinking prohibition\, efforts to protect the planet may continue to fall short. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a thought-provoking discussion that connects drug policy\, climate justice\, and Indigenous rights and invites us to imagine a future rooted in care\, balance\, and sustainability.
URL:https://ahead.mmu.ac.uk/event/reimagining-drug-policy-clemmie-james/
LOCATION:Geoffrey Manton Building\, Rosamond St West\, Manchester\, M15 6EB
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