Dear friends and fellow travelers, The challenges, loss and hardship of 2020 motivated us to organize with urgency, responsiveness and solidarity. As health, economic, and…
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On March 30, 2020, Critical Resistance and a powerful cast of movement partners came together for “Organizing Against Toxic Imprisonment in the Face of Covid-19,”…
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A Winning Start to Defund CampaignMoves Forward in Oakland Defund Oakland Police Department (OPD) Coalition successfully moves community recommendations through Reimagine Public Safety task force to Oakland City…
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Hot off the Press: The Abolitionist Issue 34, Winter 2021! We are thrilled to announce that our winter issue of The Abolitionist (#34) has gone…
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New “Advice to New Abolitionists” Video by Rachel Herzing In 2020, we saw one of the biggest waves of people identifying as abolitionist and calling…
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Critical Resistance is pleased to offer a brand new anti-imprisonment tool, a “Reformist reforms vs. abolitionist steps to end imprisonment” poster! Wondering about the differences…
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Mutual Aid for Abolition in the Face of Pandemic: The Zachary Project 2020-2021 Update In 2020, The Zachary Project supported our people secure safe housing…
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We are pleased to announce that our latest Issue of The Abolitionist (#33) is finally being mailed out to our readers right now! Help us send it free to thousands…
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The Immediate Post-Election Moment The presidential race having gone to the Biden/ Harris ticket last weekend, we at Critical Resistance are engaged in reflection and analysis about what this means…
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Critical Resistance is excited to share with you our new organizers’ toolkit—Our Communities, Our Solutions: An Organizer’s Toolkit to Developing Campaigns to Abolish Policing—now available…
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