Why fight policing? Experiences of criminalization & imprisonment are some of the most durable obstacles to full, equitable participation in our society and major blocks…
CR members across the country were hard at work in 2016 eroding the power of the PIC and paving the way for healthy, self-determined communities….
“POLICING IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE” Because policing fails to meet people’s needs, and puts people in danger of arrest, imprisonment, and/or even death, we…
Below is a look back at the amazing work of our local chapters in 2016. It has been a humbling and inspiring year. Thank you…
“Dear Abolitionist [editors], I just want to say that the work you guys do at The Abolitionist is inspiring. I have been receiving your paper…
The Profiles in Abolition Video Project In this period of astonishing energy and public discussion about the state of policing, imprisonment, sentencing, and surveillance, CR…
Remembering the Nakba and the ongoing struggle for liberation. This Sunday, May 15 marks the 68th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” when the state…
Critical Resistance NY Chapter partnered with the Beyond Attica Coalition in hosting a Speak Out to Close Attica Prison on September 12, 2015. The event…
July 8 marks the 2nd anniversary of the 2013 CA Prisoner Hunger Strikes, the largest prisoner hunger strike in history. Many imprisoned people have asked…
Four weeks after the tragic death of 18-year old Michael Brown at the hands of the Ferguson, MO police department, we have seen law enforcement…