I dreamed I quit my police unit and went on a walk (Part II)

“Imagination is required because we need to invent new worlds and new ways of being with each other.” Mariame Kaba 

For years, trust in the police has been declining as it has become clear that police violence and discrimination are not isolated incidents. So what if the police not only have a problem but the very structure of the police is the actual problem? 
Miriam & team share their research on a world-building game that envisions a world without police. What would a society look like that ensures safety primarily through its social structures? How can we resolve conflicts together? And how can we redistribute the Basel police’s annual budget in a more purposeful way?  

Miriam is a theater maker, holds a Bachelor’s degree in law, and works at the intersection of art and activism. For her, theater spaces are places where we can take the time to imagine alternatives to how we organize societies. In their last theater piece ‘Court Fantasies’  (2023), Miriam and her artistic partner Salma Said speculated on a world with freedom of movement for all; in 2024, she developed the workshop ‘Hungry Stars - A workshop to stimulate desire for more collective futures’ in Morocco. 

The showing is part of Cliffhanger #2.

Meeting point: Kasernenhof 8, kHaus entrance

Box office: Tickets can be purchased 15 minutes before the start of the show at the meeting point of the respective venue.

We need you with all your doubts
A letter to a friend who doesn’t believe in alternatives to the police

Feature by Miriam Coretta Schulte on her research in the Kaserne LAB