Experiencing the summer 2024 UK riots: Reflections from North East England

Abstract In this commentary, Taj Khan – a community activist based in Newcastle upon Tyne – reflects upon her experiences and negotiations of the summer 2024 UK riots. We discuss the changing everyday mobility practices that Taj negotiated at the time as well as the ways in which she was encouraged to avoid urban spaces and religious buildings. We also reflect on the counterdemonstration she attended and how this transformed urban space through solidarity.