PREMIERING AT ICOPA 2017 (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PENAL ABOLITION) JULY 27TH Check back for videos links, coming September 6… VIDEOS IN THE FIRST SERIES: Soffiyah Elijah executive director, Alliance of…
For the past 15 years, CR has been a leader in the movement against prison and jail construction across the US. Our innovative, integrated approach to fighting the expansion of…
Why fight policing? Experiences of criminalization & imprisonment are some of the most durable obstacles to full, equitable participation in our society and major blocks against healthy, stable communities. The…
May 5, 2017 Dear Friends, With tender spirits and heavy hearts, we at Critical Resistance bid farewell to one of our co-founders and long time leaders, Rose Braz, who braved…
Sign on to the organizational statement here. As organizations in commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our communities, we stand united across Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties…
April 21, 2017 Last week, news broke that as Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions seeks to assert a “tough on crime” approach in his position, he is committed to ramping…
Our latest issue of The Abolitionist Newspaper has finally arrived! Issue 27 is themed around the Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the…
People’s Victory! A broad and vibrant effort by New Yorkers defeated Governor Cuomo’s plans to reduce visiting hours at New York’s maximum security prisons. Together we won. This spring Gov.…
Watch the video of this inspiring event: Without Walls: Abolition & Rethinking Education Date: Friday April 14th, 6 – 8: 30 PM Location: Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (4…