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Greetings Mary I was interested in your post. Yes and no. Because whilst our actions create caring we must also acknowledge our crimes. In this I am mindful of something in a book by Anne Norton - 95 theses she mention that lawlessness is in our culture - that is in people and the institutions we create. Hence in our culture. In my profession I share with my students a notion of the "circle of desolation" in which we can position ourselves and our profession. When I presented this idea to a colleague she said no - we are positioned within the circle of hope. So like the people of this exhibition which calls us to this question we are confronted with owning crime and challenging it with our ethical action which includes our kindness. Respectfully Kim (Mr just in case) -----Original Message----- From: Performative Social Science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Gergen Sent: Saturday, 20 September 2008 10:43 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Harm, crime and injustice: Photography competition call for entries HI... It makes me sad in a way to see this competition. What it generates is more hate, more fear, and more concern that crime is everywhere... be nice to have another collection called something like the secret life of caring that shows all the kindness and helpfulness that happens unnoticed every day.. Mary On 9/18/08 11:07 AM, "Anna Gilmour" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Colleague, > > What is crime? Photography Competition > Help us to challenge common sense thinking > www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/whatiscrime.html > > The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is proud to launch a new > photography competition 'What is crime?' which seeks to explore how we view > harm, crime and injustice. We are writing to ask you to consider incorporating > this initiative into your classes or to encourage your students to take part. > You may also be interested in participating yourself! > > Launched today, the ŒWhat is crime?¹ photography competition seeks to > challenge common sense thinking by seeking innovative submissions of images > of 'crime' and the 'criminal'. Violent events caused by businesses and the > state; hidden violence against women, children and the elderly; the way in > which poverty injures, hurts and kills; the impact of environmental pollution > > all of these rarely attract the same level of political and public concern > as Œconventional¹ crime. So, rather than the usual law and order images of > police, prison and judges, the competition invites entries which stimulate > thinking about harm, injustice and crime around the themes of financial harm > and inequality; environmental harm and; different forms of violence. > > Open to members of the public, students and campaigners, amateur and > professional photographers alike, the competition represents an innovative way > of intervening in public debates about justice and will seek creative, moving > or > funny images. This is an opportunity for you and/or your students to > contribute visually to this exploration of harm, crime and injustice. If you > would > like to promote the competition, like paper or electronic versions of our > flyers, > or have any queries, please email me at this address. > > Entry is via our website only and closes on March 1st 2009. More information > about the competition can be viewed here > http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/whatiscrimephoto.html or to download a > leaflet, click here > http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/opus833/WICleafletSept08.pdf. > > As part of our wider 'What is crime?' initiative we are also publishing a > series of > briefing papers and holding a number of events; you may have come across > our publication earlier this year by Professor Steve Tombs and Dr Dave Whyte > on injuries at work was the first briefing (under the violence strand), and > we're > also planning a lecture on structural violence and human insecurity to be > given > by Dr David Roberts early next year. We're in the process of commissioning a > number of other papers on environmental harm and financial harm. More details > of the project are here http://www.whatiscrime.org.uk. > > Please feel free to pass this to any friends or colleagues you feel might be > interested. > > Best regards, Anna > > Anna Gilmour > Competition Coordinator > Centre for Crime and Justice Studies > King's College, London > Strand > London WC2R 2LS > > Tel: 020 7848 1677 > [log in to unmask] > www.crimeandjustice.org.uk > > The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King¹s College London is an > independent charity that informs and educates about all aspects of crime and > criminal justice. We provide information, produce research and carry out > policy > analysis to encourage and facilitate an understanding of the complex nature of > issues concerning crime. We are a membership organisation working with > practitioners, policy makers, academics and students, the media and voluntary > sector, offering a programme of events, publications and online resources. > > Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (ISTD) > Registered Charity No 251588 > A company limited by guarantee > Registered in England, No 496821 > --